Extra hard drive listed- Where did this come from?

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A hard disk drive labeled as Q: appears in the Computer directory after a Windows reinstall but is inaccessible and not visible in Disk Management. This issue is linked to the installation of Office 2010, which can create a phantom drive that does not correspond to any physical hardware. Users experiencing similar problems can find relevant discussions and solutions on forums dedicated to Windows troubleshooting.
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I see a hard disk drive (Q:) in my Computer directory but I don't know what it is. I recently reinstalled Windows and everything is fine except for this. I can't access it, it doesn't appear in Disk Management (when I right-click my computer icon and click Manage).

Here's a screenshot of what I have:
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/2932/clipboard02fb.jpg

Any ideas here?

Compaq SR5710F
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium Service Pack 2 (32bit)
AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 4450e 2.30 GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
SCSI Disk Device(931GB, IDE)
 
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Geeze. I hadn't thought to bother with searching for that term.

Well that explains it. Okay, thank you.
 
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