I have just about the same problem as the OP. Here are the symptoms:
- When I insert a CD (any CD, even a music CD!), Explorer hangs
for up to 5 minutes. It spins the CD a couple of times but does not
do anything else. CPU loading is below 5%.
- After the initial delay the CD is perfectly readable.
- When I insert a new CD the delay starts again.
- On occasions the CD is recognised immediately. I have not yet
detected a pattern to this.
And here are the machine specs:
- IBM Thinkpad R40e
- Windows XP Professional SP2
- The machine has always had this problem.
- The machine refuses to load any alternative CD drivers.
- The problem is specific to Windows XP. This is a multi-booting
machine; Windows 98 and DOS recognise the CD immediately.
- I can always boot up with a boot CD - no delay there.
Marco and "M.I.5¾", could you each tell the exact OS of each PC affected or
unaffected? Slow-downs seem more often hitting XP Pro 32 bits than XP Home
or other versions of Windows. TIA,
Versailles, Fri 18 Apr 2008 20:31:10 +0200
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Message: Sent: Fri 14 Mar 2008 12:51:47 GMT
Subject: Re: autorun too slow
Oddly, I have exactly the same problem on my old laptop. When you insert a
disc the drive doesn't even spin the disc and waits around 3 minutes. Then
suddenly you hear the disc spin up, the read head move and thing works. I
have assumed that the drive is faulty in some way and the laser doesn't
detect the disc until it has warmed up a bit. Anyway, I replaced the disc
drive in the end. Cost me £500, but it did come with a free processor,
memory, screen, keyboard, battery, power brick etc.
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Subject: autorun too slow
Hello
I have the following problem,
when i insert a cd in an external usb cdrom drive (16x dvdwriter lacie) the
autorun function responds too slow (3 minutes for the cd to start up)
on an other computer (same config) same problem with external drive with
internal drive the autorun executes within 17 seconds
on the first computer the internal drive is broken an the client prefferes
to use the external drive because it is on top of the desk and used very
often
what can i do to speed up the external drive
thanks
Marco