CD Drive "Eject" menu option ... but no "Close" option ...

[BoazBoaz]

Why is there only "Eject" on the "CD Drive" option list but no "Close" option
??

I'm aware of the diffrenet 3Rd party software that can do it ... but ...

Is the "Eject"/Open CD/DVD so important and the "Close" CD/DVD is not???

 

[JF]

Why is there only "Eject" on the "CD Drive" option list but no "Close" option

??
I'm aware of the diffrenet 3Rd party software that can do it ... but ...
Is the "Eject"/Open CD/DVD so important and the "Close" CD/DVD is not???

It is better to control the tray with the hand if something goes wrong.

Anyway the solution exists. Examples :

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
nircmd.exe cdrom open j:
nircmd.exe cdrom close y:

Not bad but it needs to separate links for opening and closing.
I love the next one because it uses only one key to open/close :
http://www.autohotkey.com/
http://www.autohotkey.com/docs/Hotkeys.htm
This Script is for the letter P.
WIN+P to open/close the drive P.



#P::
Drive, Eject,P
if A_TimeSinceThisHotkey < 1000
Drive, Eject,P, 1
Return



(From a script you can make an exe)

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close-cddvd-drive/

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close-cddvd-drive/

--
Regards,

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

The page behind this link also mentions NirCmd.exe. I had not previously
been aware of this extremely powerful and versatile utility. What I cannot
quite figure out is how its author managed to squeeze such a rich set of
instructions into just 30 kBytes. Amazing.

 

[smlunatick]

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close...
Ramesh Srinivasan,  Microsoft MVP  [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Bloghttp://www.winhelponline.com/blog

The page behind this link also mentions NirCmd.exe. I had not previously
been aware of this extremely powerful and versatile utility. What I cannot
quite figure out is how its author managed to squeeze such a rich set of
instructions into just 30 kBytes. Amazing.

Efficient program developing. The author does not appear to ever have
worked for a large software developer. They were never "exposed" to
the "bloatware" policies.

 

[BoazBoaz]

I didn't ask how to "solve" this issue but -why- does only the open command
is given by Microsoft.

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close-cddvd-drive/

--
Regards,

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

The page behind this link also mentions NirCmd.exe. I had not previously
been aware of this extremely powerful and versatile utility. What I cannot
quite figure out is how its author managed to squeeze such a rich set of
instructions into just 30 kBytes. Amazing.

 

[smlunatick]

I didn't ask how to "solve" this issue but -why- does only the open command
is given by Microsoft.

Its Microsoft. They own Windows and can do anything the want. This
is a major reason people like to complain about Microsoft's "strong-
arm" tactics.

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

It's compressed using UPX, which reduces the file size to a great extent.

--
Regards,

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

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close-cddvd-drive/

--
Regards,

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

The page behind this link also mentions NirCmd.exe. I had not previously
been aware of this extremely powerful and versatile utility. What I cannot
quite figure out is how its author managed to squeeze such a rich set of
instructions into just 30 kBytes. Amazing.

 

[Ramesh Srinivasan, MS-MVP]

Most (or all) of Nir's tools were UPX'ed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPX

--
Regards,

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

Add "Close Tray" option to the context menu for CD/DVD drive:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/create-shortcuts-to-eject-and-close...
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Bloghttp://www.winhelponline.com/blog

The page behind this link also mentions NirCmd.exe. I had not previously
been aware of this extremely powerful and versatile utility. What I cannot
quite figure out is how its author managed to squeeze such a rich set of
instructions into just 30 kBytes. Amazing.

Efficient program developing. The author does not appear to ever have
worked for a large software developer. They were never "exposed" to
the "bloatware" policies.

 

[alanglloyd]

Why is there only "Eject" on the "CD Drive" option list but no "Close" option
??

Try the "Load" option on the context menu.

Alan Lloyd