Vista - Re: DVD drive pops open

04-19-2009

+Bob+ wrote:

Quote:

> #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software
> isn't hitting his drive and opening it?

1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the
appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely
truly random. Hardware issues are.

2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from
the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is
infected with it.

Malke
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04-20-2009

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:22:01 -0700, Malke <malke@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>+Bob+ wrote:
>

Quote:

>> #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software
>> isn't hitting his drive and opening it?

>
>1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the
>appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely
>truly random. Hardware issues are.

Your statement disproves your suggestion. You note that the user's
perception will be random behavior regardless of the type of problem,
and it's a user posting.

Quote:

>2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from
>the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is
>infected with it.

I'm not thinking of any particular trojan. Perhaps it's just a crappy
piece of software. Perhaps it's yet another Vista bug. Perhaps some
application is looking for a disk. There are lots of possibilities
outside of an intentionally malicious piece of software.

04-21-2009

ah yes... Sub7. That must be what it is!

"+Bob+" <nomailplease@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:k31pu456lmm4765esglmgjqrv638nf708d@xxxxxx

Quote:

> On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:22:01 -0700, Malke <malke@xxxxxx>
> wrote:
>

Quote:

>>+Bob+ wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software
>>> isn't hitting his drive and opening it?

>>
>>1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the
>>appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely
>>truly random. Hardware issues are.

>
> Your statement disproves your suggestion. You note that the user's
> perception will be random behavior regardless of the type of problem,
> and it's a user posting.
>

Quote:

>>2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from
>>the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is
>>infected with it.

>
> I'm not thinking of any particular trojan. Perhaps it's just a crappy
> piece of software. Perhaps it's yet another Vista bug. Perhaps some
> application is looking for a disk. There are lots of possibilities
> outside of an intentionally malicious piece of software.

04-19-2009	#1 (permalink)
Malke n/a posts	Re: DVD drive pops open +Bob+ wrote: Quote: > #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software > isn't hitting his drive and opening it? 1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely truly random. Hardware issues are. 2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is infected with it. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
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04-20-2009	#2 (permalink)
+Bob+ n/a posts	Re: DVD drive pops open On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:22:01 -0700, Malke <malke@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >+Bob+ wrote: > Quote: >> #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software >> isn't hitting his drive and opening it? > >1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the >appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely >truly random. Hardware issues are. Your statement disproves your suggestion. You note that the user's perception will be random behavior regardless of the type of problem, and it's a user posting. Quote: >2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from >the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is >infected with it. I'm not thinking of any particular trojan. Perhaps it's just a crappy piece of software. Perhaps it's yet another Vista bug. Perhaps some application is looking for a disk. There are lots of possibilities outside of an intentionally malicious piece of software.
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04-21-2009	#3 (permalink)
Zach n/a posts	Re: DVD drive pops open ah yes... Sub7. That must be what it is! "+Bob+" <nomailplease@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:k31pu456lmm4765esglmgjqrv638nf708d@xxxxxx Quote: > On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:22:01 -0700, Malke <malke@xxxxxx> > wrote: > Quote: >>+Bob+ wrote: >> Quote: >>> #2 makes a lot of assumptions. How do you know some piece of software >>> isn't hitting his drive and opening it? >> >>1. Because he says it is random. While software issues can give the >>appearance of randomness (user perception), software issues are rarely >>truly random. Hardware issues are. > > Your statement disproves your suggestion. You note that the user's > perception will be random behavior regardless of the type of problem, > and it's a user posting. > Quote: >>2. Because the trojan that you may be thinking of that did this came from >>the late 80's-mid 90's. It is extremely unlikely that the OP's computer is >>infected with it. > > I'm not thinking of any particular trojan. Perhaps it's just a crappy > piece of software. Perhaps it's yet another Vista bug. Perhaps some > application is looking for a disk. There are lots of possibilities > outside of an intentionally malicious piece of software.
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