Please describe the problem:
My problem is covered in the Win-Gimp FAQ as an error message received due to
flash drives:
"There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive
\Device\harddisk4\dr6
...
Currently no solution is known, but Gimp works fine anyway."

In a previous version of GIMP 2.something, I got this message twice when
starting and then not again. In 2.2.4 I get the message four times while
starting and twice *everytime* I use a filter!!! My flash drives are integrated
into the computer, so I can not simply unplug them. GIMP is not "working fine
anyway"
This makes the product extremely unproductive. Please spend some time tracking
this down.

Thanks much for GIMP anyway!

Steps to reproduce:
1. Having Flash card reader
2. Starting GIMP
3. Using filters


Actual results:
I get two dialogs and a loud Windows error sound saying "There is no disk in the
drive"

Expected results:
No constant annoyance manipulating images. I expect to start GIMP and have it
come up without babysitting.

Does this happen every time?
Yes, twice every time.

Other information:
This is a known issue, and in the FAQ. But that doesn't make The GIMP any more
useable on Windows.