A little dilemma

Here's one I would like to throw out to anyone who may know the
answer...


A friend of mine has an IBM Thinkpad designed for and running Windows
98. It has a particianed Hard drive. (Drives C: and D:) All main
programs are on D. Windows and some other components are on C.

THE PROBLEM:  Anytime you open a window with the icon D: on it it
freezes up and you have to reboot. It is a windows-only bug because
You can access D: and all its components through DOS. Opening My
computer is out of the question. I realize we could reformat the HD
and reload Windows, but the CD-ROM drive is broken and we couldn't
find an MS-DOS driver for the external USB burner. Drive C is
completely full. It does have a 3.5 inch floppy drive and PCMCIA
slots, if that is any help.

If anyone knows how to fix the bug in the D section of the HD then
please let me know.