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Weird CD Drive problem

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 4:56 am
by JayBird
This has got me stumped!!

This is a clean installation of Windows XP Professional.

When i insert a CD into my drive, everything works as expected. Can browse the CD, install programs etc.

The trouble starts after ejecting the CD.

Now, if i insert another completely differnet CD in the drive and go to browse it, i can see all the files that were on the previous CD.
I can even browse through the directories and copy files from there to my hard drive, even though that CD isn't in my computer anymore!!!

I have tried this with numerous CD's with the same outcome.


Eventually, the system will realise there is a new CD in the drive, but it is driving me crazy. I could undertsand if i could just SEE the files due to some caching option!?! but to be able to copy whole folders and files!?!?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mark

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:51 am
by Stoker
what does F5 do (refresh) ?

My suggestion would be to install a credible OS, but thats probably not what you are looking for :D

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 9:13 am
by JayBird
pressed refreshed loadsa times!!

No change.

Mark

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:26 pm
by marzipan
Bech,

I cheated and found this:

"When u disable the autorun property of the CDRom this happens.

1.go to System Properties.
2.Device Manager.
3.Dbl Click on the CDROM item.
4.On the propety of the CDRom property tab check the autorun check box.
5.Restart the system."

It was on:


http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operati ... 96257.html

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2003 12:42 pm
by Stoker
that happens when disabling autorun? wow, no-one else than bill gates are capable of that... I laways disable autorun but have never had any such probs, perhaps its about time with some wintendoupdate?

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 3:49 am
by JayBird
Those instructions are for win 95/98.

How to i enable/disable autorun on Win XP Pro (it is enables at the moment)

Mark

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2003 4:17 am
by twigletmac
Instructions for how to enable autorun on Win XP - you can do the oposite (set things to 'take no action') to disable it:
http://support.ap.dell.com/ap/en/kb/doc ... 069#enable

Mac