Vista - Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive

06-06-2009

For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray
of my DVD-Burner
without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside the
drive, or not.

Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?

TIA

06-06-2009

Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:

Quote:

> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray
> of my DVD-Burner
> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside the
> drive, or not.
>
> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?
>
> TIA
>
>

Duct Tape ?

Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when
actually playing as well or just at random when not in use?

I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes
record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried
drivers and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away.

This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything
running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything?
Could it be malware?

06-07-2009

"Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:uDRMYFv5JHA.3856@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:

Quote:

>> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the
>> tray of my DVD-Burner
>> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside
>> the drive, or not.
>>
>> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>

>
> Duct Tape ?

>
> Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when actually
> playing as well or just at random when not in use?
>
> I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes
> record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried drivers
> and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away.
>
> This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything
> running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything?
> Could it be malware?
>

Seems to happen ramdomly and only when the tray is empty.
Ready to burn: NO
Malware: Unlikely

06-09-2009

On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:32:17 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:

Quote:

> "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:uDRMYFv5JHA.3856@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:

Quote:

>>> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the
>>> tray of my DVD-Burner
>>> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside
>>> the drive, or not.
>>>
>>> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>>

>>
>> Duct Tape ?

>>
>> Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when actually
>> playing as well or just at random when not in use?
>>
>> I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes
>> record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried drivers
>> and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away.
>>
>> This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything
>> running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything?
>> Could it be malware?
>>

>
> Seems to happen ramdomly and only when the tray is empty.
> Ready to burn: NO
> Malware: Unlikely

My Vista box will open the tray when I accidentally click on the drive icon
when the drive is empty.

Maybe some program is trying to access your drive.

The above seems silly, but what the heck, it might be correct...

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

06-09-2009

To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be
whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be
my first opinion)
second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest
version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong
or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight)

--
Dalo Harkin
Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net

06-09-2009

"Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news

alo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be
> whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be
> my first opinion)
> second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest
> version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong
> or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight)
>
>
> --
> Dalo Harkin
> Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net
>

I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the
2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC.
Happens only in Vista.

PS: Thanks for the answers.
My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems
in years for me running on XP.
Maybe it has a problem in Vista.
I'll have a look.

06-10-2009

On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:25:58 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:

Quote:

> "Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news

alo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be
>> whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be
>> my first opinion)
>> second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest
>> version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong
>> or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dalo Harkin
>> Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net
>>

> I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the
> 2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC.
> Happens only in Vista.
>
> PS: Thanks for the answers.
> My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems
> in years for me running on XP.
> Maybe it has a problem in Vista.
> I'll have a look.

OTOH, I use CDBurnerXP on this Vista machine with no problems.

Which proves nothing, I guess, software and OSes being what they are... :-)

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

06-11-2009

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news

uz6h78hw6uh.z1z392i1qsow$.dlg@xxxxxx

Quote:

> On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:25:58 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote:
>

Quote:

>> "Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im
>> Newsbeitrag
>> news

alo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>>
>>> To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be
>>> whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be
>>> my first opinion)
>>> second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest
>>> version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong
>>> or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dalo Harkin
>>> Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net
>>>

>> I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the
>> 2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC.
>> Happens only in Vista.
>>
>> PS: Thanks for the answers.
>> My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems
>> in years for me running on XP.
>> Maybe it has a problem in Vista.
>> I'll have a look.

>
> OTOH, I use CDBurnerXP on this Vista machine with no problems.
>
> Which proves nothing, I guess, software and OSes being what they are...
> :-)
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

My WinDVD9 could be a possible cause of problems too?
I try to sort things out.

07-16-2009

"Ralf Baumhoefer" <noneof@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e53h$3u5JHA.4116@xxxxxx

Quote:

> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray
> of my DVD-Burner
> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside
> the drive, or not.
>
> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?
>
> TIA
>

Ghost in the machine

Quote:

>

07-17-2009

"Ralf Baumhoefer" <noneof@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e53h$3u5JHA.4116@xxxxxx

Quote:

> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray
> of my DVD-Burner
> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside
> the drive, or not.
>
> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ?
>
> TIA
>

What hardware?
Desktop or laptop?
What model DVD-Burner?
My laptop likes to eject CDs when I turn it on. It has external "buttons"
(touchpad items built in above the keyboard) you can "press" (including
eject) which are easily pressed without trying to, by opening/closing it or
wiping off dust.

06-06-2009	#1 (permalink)
Ralf Baumhoefer n/a posts	Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray of my DVD-Burner without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside the drive, or not. Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? TIA
My System Specs

06-06-2009	#2 (permalink)
Charlie Tame n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: Quote: > For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray > of my DVD-Burner > without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside the > drive, or not. > > Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? > > TIA > > Duct Tape ? Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when actually playing as well or just at random when not in use? I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried drivers and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away. This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything? Could it be malware?
My System Specs

06-07-2009	#3 (permalink)
Ralf Baumhoefer n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:uDRMYFv5JHA.3856@xxxxxx Quote: > Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: Quote: >> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the >> tray of my DVD-Burner >> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside >> the drive, or not. >> >> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? >> >> TIA >> >> > > Duct Tape ? > > Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when actually > playing as well or just at random when not in use? > > I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes > record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried drivers > and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away. > > This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything > running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything? > Could it be malware? > Seems to happen ramdomly and only when the tray is empty. Ready to burn: NO Malware: Unlikely
My System Specs

06-09-2009	#4 (permalink)
Gene E. Bloch n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:32:17 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: Quote: > "Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > news:uDRMYFv5JHA.3856@xxxxxx Quote: >> Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: Quote: >>> For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the >>> tray of my DVD-Burner >>> without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside >>> the drive, or not. >>> >>> Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> >> >> Duct Tape ? >> >> Sorry, couldn't resist that, but seriously does this happen when actually >> playing as well or just at random when not in use? >> >> I don't have an answer but just replaced a Lite-On that would sometimes >> record and sometimes not but either way showed no contents. Tried drivers >> and all sorts of things but in the end threw it away. >> >> This could be done programmatically of course, do you have anything >> running that has a "Ready to burn" icon in the system tray or anything? >> Could it be malware? >> > > Seems to happen ramdomly and only when the tray is empty. > Ready to burn: NO > Malware: Unlikely My Vista box will open the tray when I accidentally click on the drive icon when the drive is empty. Maybe some program is trying to access your drive. The above seems silly, but what the heck, it might be correct... -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
My System Specs

06-09-2009	#5 (permalink)
Dalo Harkin n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be my first opinion) second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight) -- Dalo Harkin Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net
My System Specs

06-09-2009	#6 (permalink)
Ralf Baumhoefer n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive "Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag newsalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx Quote: > > To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be > whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be > my first opinion) > second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest > version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong > or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight) > > > -- > Dalo Harkin > Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net > I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the 2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC. Happens only in Vista. PS: Thanks for the answers. My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems in years for me running on XP. Maybe it has a problem in Vista. I'll have a look.
My System Specs

06-10-2009	#7 (permalink)
Gene E. Bloch n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:25:58 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: Quote: > "Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > newsalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be >> whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be >> my first opinion) >> second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest >> version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong >> or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight) >> >> >> -- >> Dalo Harkin >> Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net >> > I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the > 2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC. > Happens only in Vista. > > PS: Thanks for the answers. > My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems > in years for me running on XP. > Maybe it has a problem in Vista. > I'll have a look. OTOH, I use CDBurnerXP on this Vista machine with no problems. Which proves nothing, I guess, software and OSes being what they are... :-) -- Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
My System Specs

06-11-2009	#8 (permalink)
Ralf Baumhoefer n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag newsuz6h78hw6uh.z1z392i1qsow$.dlg@xxxxxx Quote: > On Tue, 9 Jun 2009 22:25:58 +0200, Ralf Baumhoefer wrote: > Quote: >> "Dalo Harkin" <Dalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx> schrieb im >> Newsbeitrag >> newsalo.Harkin.3ti7id@xxxxxx Quote: >>> >>> To be honest it could be anything as the others have said - it could be >>> whatever burning program you use - constantly trying to load - (would be >>> my first opinion) >>> second would be to flash the firmware on the drive to the latest >>> version (if you dont know how to do this, read up - if you get it wrong >>> or install the wrong version you have a CD/DVD paperweight) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dalo Harkin >>> Posted via http://www.computerhelpforums.net >>> >> I don't think,it's the firmware, for the problem doesn't occur in the >> 2 Win XPs (Home and Pro), which are also installed on my PC. >> Happens only in Vista. >> >> PS: Thanks for the answers. >> My Burning-Prog (CDBurnerXP) did never cause any problems >> in years for me running on XP. >> Maybe it has a problem in Vista. >> I'll have a look. > > OTOH, I use CDBurnerXP on this Vista machine with no problems. > > Which proves nothing, I guess, software and OSes being what they are... > :-) > > -- > Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom My WinDVD9 could be a possible cause of problems too? I try to sort things out.
My System Specs

07-16-2009	#9 (permalink)
Lee Waun n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive "Ralf Baumhoefer" <noneof@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e53h$3u5JHA.4116@xxxxxx Quote: > For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray > of my DVD-Burner > without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside > the drive, or not. > > Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? > > TIA > Ghost in the machine Quote: >
My System Specs

07-17-2009	#10 (permalink)
Eric n/a posts	Re: Trivial, but annoying problem with DVD-Drive "Ralf Baumhoefer" <noneof@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:e53h$3u5JHA.4116@xxxxxx Quote: > For reasons unknown to me, my Vista Ultimate 64bit randomly opens the tray > of my DVD-Burner > without any order to do so and no matter if there are CDs (DVDs) inside > the drive, or not. > > Has anybody an idea how to stop this pathtic "problem" ? > > TIA > What hardware? Desktop or laptop? What model DVD-Burner? My laptop likes to eject CDs when I turn it on. It has external "buttons" (touchpad items built in above the keyboard) you can "press" (including eject) which are easily pressed without trying to, by opening/closing it or wiping off dust.
My System Specs

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