Error on startup when trying to open a file

I receive the same error, but only when opening or saving a file while a removable drive is attached to the computer (typically my camera's CF card). Naturally this is annoying when processing new photos. I don't have a solution to the underlying problem, but I do have a workaround for the annoying pop-up message. It involves using Windows Registry Editor, so use at your own risk.

1. Start Button -> Run
2. Type "regedit" without the quotes
3. Proceed through the following entries (double-click each name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet ->
Control -> Windows
4. Locate "ErrorMode" and double-click
5. Change the entry for "Value Data" from 0 to 2
6. Change the entry for "Base" from Hexadecimal to Decimal
7. Click "OK"
8. Press F5 to refresh the Registry Editor
9. Close all windows and restart your computer

Again, this will stop the pop-up messages warning you that there's no disk, but it doesn't solve the underlying problem. If you're comfortable that there's nothing actually wrong with your computer (I am) this will at least make GIMP usable again. Thanks to jamuma on answers.microsoft.com for the original idea. I receive the same error, but only when opening or saving a file while a removable drive is attached to the computer (typically my camera's CF card). Naturally this is annoying when processing new photos. I don't have a solution to the underlying problem, but I do have a workaround for the annoying pop-up message. It involves using Windows Registry Editor, so use at your own risk.

1. Start Button -> Run
2. Type "regedit" without the quotes
3. Proceed through the following entries (double-click each name:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet ->
Control -> Windows
4. Locate "ErrorMode" and double-click
5. Change the entry for "Value Data" from 0 to 2
6. Change the entry for "Base" from Hexadecimal to Decimal
7. Click "OK"
8. Press F5 to refresh the Registry Editor
9. Close all windows and restart your computer

Again, this will stop the pop-up messages warning you that there's no disk, but it doesn't solve the underlying problem. If you're comfortable that there's nothing actually wrong with your computer (I am) this will at least make GIMP usable again. Thanks to jamuma on answers.microsoft.com for the original idea.