Apple FAQ – Asked doesn’t mean Answered

From Apple’s Boot Camp 3.0, Mac OS X 10.6: Frequently asked questions, under “Drivers, Macintosh features within Microsoft Windows, and miscellaneous questions”

In the Microsoft Windows XP Startup Disk control panel, icons for removable discs such as CDs or DVDs appear even after they are ejected. Why?

In Microsoft Windows XP, removable disc icons remain in the Startup Disk control panel even after they are ejected.

Yes, but why? You’ve just shuffled the sentence around and restated the problem.

They stay there.

I know they do, I’m asking why they stay there.

*points at Startup Disk control panel* They stay THERE.