USB Drive thinks it's a network drive in Virtual PC

For some reason my brain damaged USB HD, which is formatted under Windows and which I use as a 'mule' to move files to and from my office PC and my home Powerbook, thinks it's a "Network drive" when I boot up Virtual PC. Hence, it can't be reformatted or erased or even seen by Windows' Computer Management utility...it has suddenly become virtually useless.
It is supposed to display in Windows as a USB HD, NOT a "Network drive". Something is brain-damaged; either the Windows NT system, or Virtual PC, or the Mac....and, of course, I am now brain damaged, too, from attempting to do anything with Windows on a Mac!

Since VPC is not an Apple product, you'll get better response if you use a forum dedicated to Microsoft's Mac products such as <http://www.microsoft.com/mac/community/community.aspx?pid=newsgroups> rather than an Apple forum.
Be sure to search the forum first in case someone has already had a similar question answered. You'll get your answer faster this way. Post your question in the forum if you don't find anything that helps you.

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