--- kdebase-3.1.3/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc--	2003-09-01 21:23:56.000000000 -0400
+++ kdebase-3.1.3/kdesktop/kdiconview.cc	2003-09-01 21:31:45.000000000 -0400
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ void KDIconView::initConfig( bool init )
     m_itemsAlwaysFirst = config->readListEntry("AlwaysFirstItems"); // Distributor plug-in
 
     config->setGroup( "Devices" );
-    m_enableDevices=config->readBoolEntry("enabled",false);
-    QString tmpList=config->readEntry("exclude","kdedevice/hdd_mounted,kdedevice/hdd_unmounted,kdedevice/floppy_unmounted,kdedevice/cdrom_unmounted,kdedevice/floppy5_unmounted");
+    m_enableDevices=config->readBoolEntry("enabled",true);
+    QString tmpList=config->readEntry("exclude","");
     kdDebug(1204)<<"m_excludeList"<<tmpList<<endl;
     m_excludedDevices=QStringList::split(",",tmpList,false);
     kdDebug(1204)<<" m_excludeList / item count:" <<m_excludedDevices.count()<<endl;
--- kdebase-3.1.3/kcontrol/konq/rootopts.cpp--	2003-09-01 21:33:24.000000000 -0400
+++ kdebase-3.1.3/kcontrol/konq/rootopts.cpp	2003-09-01 21:34:22.000000000 -0400
@@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ void KRootOptions::fillDevicesListView()
     KMimeType::List mimetypes = KMimeType::allMimeTypes();
     QValueListIterator<KMimeType::Ptr> it2(mimetypes.begin());
     g_pConfig->setGroup( "Devices" );
-    enableDevicesBox->setChecked(g_pConfig->readBoolEntry("enabled",false));
-    QString excludedDevices=g_pConfig->readEntry("exclude","kdedevice/hdd_mounted,kdedevice/hdd_unmounted,kdedevice/floppy_unmounted,kdedevice/cdrom_unmounted,kdedevice/floppy5_unmounted");
+    enableDevicesBox->setChecked(g_pConfig->readBoolEntry("enabled",true));
+    QString excludedDevices=g_pConfig->readEntry("exclude","");
     for (; it2 != mimetypes.end(); ++it2) {
 	if ((*it2)->name().startsWith("kdedevice/"))
 	{