Problem After Re-install

[Wayne Wengert]

I had an XPPro installation that showed as an illegal copy when I tried to
install SP2? Not sure why but I got my XPPro install CD thinking to do a
repair install. When I ran that CD it gave me only the option for a new
install or an Update. I chose the update. After the install, I cannot get
the CD drive to eject the CD. I tried using the button on the cd drive (this
is a laptop) and I tried the "Eject" option when selecting the drive in
Windows Explorer. The drive never seems to even try to eject. I can browse
the CD and view files from it.

Any thoughts on what I can do here?

Wayne

 

[Vagabond Software]

I had an XPPro installation that showed as an illegal copy when I tried to
install SP2? Not sure why but I got my XPPro install CD thinking to do a
repair install. When I ran that CD it gave me only the option for a new
install or an Update. I chose the update. After the install, I cannot get
the CD drive to eject the CD. I tried using the button on the cd drive
(this is a laptop) and I tried the "Eject" option when selecting the drive
in Windows Explorer. The drive never seems to even try to eject. I can
browse the CD and view files from it.

Any thoughts on what I can do here?

Wayne

Somewhere on the front of the drive or the bottom of the laptop beneath the
drive is a pin-hole. Straighten out a paper click and cram it into that
hole until the drive pops open. It's probably unnecessary to power the
machine off while doing this, but I would recommend it, especially for a
laptop.

carl

 

[Talahasee]

I had an XPPro installation that showed as an illegal copy when I tried to
install SP2? Not sure why but I got my XPPro install CD thinking to do a
repair install. When I ran that CD it gave me only the option for a new
install or an Update. I chose the update. After the install, I cannot get
the CD drive to eject the CD. I tried using the button on the cd drive (this
is a laptop) and I tried the "Eject" option when selecting the drive in
Windows Explorer. The drive never seems to even try to eject. I can browse
the CD and view files from it.

Any thoughts on what I can do here?

Wayne

I have this problem occasionally, and I have found that if
you power off and then power back on, during the boot-up
process, you can press the button and -- since there's no
read signal going to the CD Drive, it will open.

I'm guessing that the CD Drive is stuck closed because of an
error "read" signal that's stuck closed.

If you power off and back on, either during the power off or
during the power on, you can press the button and you'll get
your CD back, unless you have somehow PHYSICALLY DAMAGED the
drive.


Good luck!


Tallahassee

 

[Guest]

'til you sort it out, you can go here and download CDPlay1.0. It's a few CD
batch files, including "Unlock" and "Eject" files.
No install needed, just unzip and click the two I mentioned. Handy.
"Postcardware".
http://www.computerhope.com/download/hardware.htm
It's two or three items down the page.

 

[Guest]

Oh, it Does work on XP, from XP. Just double-click the unlock & eject files.
I know the ID says DOS/'95.