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Old 08-31-2008, 04:10 PM
NJITGS
 
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Optical Drives
Greetings All-

When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in my
computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.

Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?

Thank you in advance.

Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff


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Old 08-31-2008, 04:35 PM
Big_Al
 
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Re: Optical Drives
NJITGS wrote:
> Greetings All-
>
> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in my
> computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>
>

So the first click of eject opens, but the 2nd click then does not close
it. Is that what you are saying?
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Old 08-31-2008, 05:04 PM
NJITGS
 
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Re: Optical Drives
Precisely.


"Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
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> NJITGS wrote:
>> Greetings All-
>>
>> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
>> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>>
>> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
>> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff

> So the first click of eject opens, but the 2nd click then does not close
> it. Is that what you are saying?



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Old 08-31-2008, 05:43 PM
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Re: Optical Drives
Cannot be done.
"NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Greetings All-
>
> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>



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Old 08-31-2008, 08:30 PM
Big_Al
 
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Re: Optical Drives
NJITGS wrote:
> Precisely.
>
>
> "Big_Al" <BigAl@md.com> wrote in message
> news:u8iSVe4CJHA.4340@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> NJITGS wrote:
>>> Greetings All-
>>>
>>> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
>>> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>>>
>>> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
>>> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff

>> So the first click of eject opens, but the 2nd click then does not close
>> it. Is that what you are saying?

>
>

I would think its the cd driver that is doing that, but in researching
the issue, I got some hits on google for 3rd party programs that will do
what you are looking for. You might want to try 'eject button does not
close cd'.
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Old 08-31-2008, 09:36 PM
easymike29 via WindowsKB.com
 
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Re: Optical Drives
This will do what you want.
http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/traycd/
Gene

NJITGS wrote:
>Greetings All-
>
>When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in my
>computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
>Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
>settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
>Thank you in advance.
>
>Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff


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Old 09-01-2008, 04:31 AM
Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP
 
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Re: Optical Drives
Hi NJITGS,

Not sure if this can be done. As a workaround, you can add a "Close CD Tray"
option in the Context menu for optical drives. See:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/cr...e-cddvd-drive/

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Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog http://www.winhelponline.com/blog


"NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Greetings All-
>
> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>



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Old 09-01-2008, 04:26 PM
NJITGS
 
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Re: Optical Drives
Thank you all so much for your replies! Both solutions by EasyMike and
Ramesh worked excellent!

Although bother did exactly what I expected, I m more partial to the add-on
provided by Ramish that adds the "Close Tray" option to the context menu
(right click). It was a little tricky to figure out at first, you have to
download and add the Nirsoft add-on to the Windows folder then dl and
install the add-on to place the "Close Tray" option in the context menu, it
worked beautifully!

Thank you again for shinning through....!

E B-W
"NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Greetings All-
>
> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>



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Old 09-01-2008, 05:26 PM
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Re: Optical Drives
I must say I learned something new. Had no idea that was possible.
"NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Thank you all so much for your replies! Both solutions by EasyMike and
> Ramesh worked excellent!
>
> Although bother did exactly what I expected, I m more partial to the
> add-on provided by Ramish that adds the "Close Tray" option to the context
> menu (right click). It was a little tricky to figure out at first, you
> have to download and add the Nirsoft add-on to the Windows folder then dl
> and install the add-on to place the "Close Tray" option in the context
> menu, it worked beautifully!
>
> Thank you again for shinning through....!
>
> E B-W
> "NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:%235y7NQ4CJHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Greetings All-
>>
>> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
>> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>>
>> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
>> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>>

>
>



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Old 09-02-2008, 03:03 AM
NJITGS
 
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Re: Optical Drives
Thank you all so much for your replies! Both solutions by EasyMike and
Ramesh worked excellent!

Although both did exactly what I expected, I'm more partial to the add-on
provided by Ramish that adds the "Close Tray" option to the context menu
(right click). It was a little tricky to figure out at first, you have to
download and add the Nirsoft add-on to the Windows folder then download and
install the add-on to place the "Close Tray" option in the context menu. It
worked beautifully!

Thank you again for shinning through....!

E B-W

"NJITGS" <njitgs@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:%235y7NQ4CJHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Greetings All-
>
> When I use the "Eject" button when right clicking on an optical drive in
> my computer it only opens the drive but does not close it.
>
> Would anyone happen to know of a fix for this or how I could change my
> settings to make it both open and close when clicking the eject button?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Elaine Beauxrauxgard-Weiderhoff
>



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