>I think at one point you may have been trying Registry hacks. Are any of those still in effect, and if so, what happens if you remove them?

If you are referencing to message #1587950, that one was to allow C$ and D$ to be used as is for the share. This is still in effect. But, that was done when I had 8.1. And, the drives were showing ok. Then, I installed 8.1 Enterprise. This is when it started to appear. I can however remove that key and see after a reboot how it would react.