Can't eject CD-R after viewing it in Explorer window

[Frank D]

I posted this question on the alt.comp.periphs.cdr, but got no response.

I'm using Win XP Pro. I want to see the contents of a data CD that I have mastered using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. I put it in my CD reader-writer (Samsung CD-R SW-224B) and wait a few seconds. (By the way, I have two CD-RWs, different mfrs, and they both do exactly the same thing.) An Autoplay dialog box appears onscreen with a progress bar. A dialog box asks what action I want to perform on the CD. I choose to view its contents in a window. A folder window then opens showing the contents of the disc. Everything looks good, and I can see and open any file or folder I want. Now I'm done, so I close the folder window. I want to remove the CD so I press the Eject button on the CD tray. It doesn't open. Nothing happens. I press the button repeatedly. Nothing happens. I open a My Computer window. I right-click on the CD icon and click on Eject. Nothing happens. I repeat this many times. Nothing happens! In frustration I have to reboot the CD. Now when I press the Eject button the CD tray opens and I can remove the CD. This whole scenario is repeatable. Bottom line: I can never get a CD out unless I reboot the computer.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to get the CD player to release its hold on a CD without having to reboot the PC? Thank you.

Frank

 

[Rich Barry]

Frank, go to Roxio's site and download and install any updates for
Version 5. If you are using Direct CD then the older
versions do not behave well with WinXP.
I posted this question on the alt.comp.periphs.cdr, but got no response.

I'm using Win XP Pro. I want to see the contents of a data CD that I have
mastered using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. I put it in my CD reader-writer
(Samsung CD-R SW-224B) and wait a few seconds. (By the way, I have two
CD-RWs, different mfrs, and they both do exactly the same thing.) An
Autoplay dialog box appears onscreen with a progress bar. A dialog box asks
what action I want to perform on the CD. I choose to view its contents in a
window. A folder window then opens showing the contents of the disc.
Everything looks good, and I can see and open any file or folder I want. Now
I'm done, so I close the folder window. I want to remove the CD so I press
the Eject button on the CD tray. It doesn't open. Nothing happens. I press
the button repeatedly. Nothing happens. I open a My Computer window. I
right-click on the CD icon and click on Eject. Nothing happens. I repeat
this many times. Nothing happens! In frustration I have to reboot the CD.
Now when I press the Eject button the CD tray opens and I can remove the CD.
This whole scenario is repeatable. Bottom line: I can never get a CD out
unless I reboot the computer.

Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to get the CD player to
release its hold on a CD without having to reboot the PC? Thank you.

Frank

 

[Frank D]

Rich,

You are so correct.

My error was in not realizing that the CD was NOT "mastered" as I thought, it was created using Direct CD (i.e., packet writing) at a time when I was still using Windows 98. Since I did not have Direct CD installed under Windows XP, I couldn't eject the disc. Downloading and installing the Roxio update did the trick!

Thank you!

Frank

| Frank, go to Roxio's site and download and install any updates for
| Version 5. If you are using Direct CD then the older
| versions do not behave well with WinXP.
|
| | I posted this question on the alt.comp.periphs.cdr, but got no response.
|
| I'm using Win XP Pro. I want to see the contents of a data CD that I have
| mastered using Roxio Easy CD Creator 5. I put it in my CD reader-writer
| (Samsung CD-R SW-224B) and wait a few seconds. (By the way, I have two
| CD-RWs, different mfrs, and they both do exactly the same thing.) An
| Autoplay dialog box appears onscreen with a progress bar. A dialog box asks
| what action I want to perform on the CD. I choose to view its contents in a
| window. A folder window then opens showing the contents of the disc.
| Everything looks good, and I can see and open any file or folder I want. Now
| I'm done, so I close the folder window. I want to remove the CD so I press
| the Eject button on the CD tray. It doesn't open. Nothing happens. I press
| the button repeatedly. Nothing happens. I open a My Computer window. I
| right-click on the CD icon and click on Eject. Nothing happens. I repeat
| this many times. Nothing happens! In frustration I have to reboot the CD.
| Now when I press the Eject button the CD tray opens and I can remove the CD.
| This whole scenario is repeatable. Bottom line: I can never get a CD out
| unless I reboot the computer.
|
| Can anyone tell me why this is happening, and how to get the CD player to
| release its hold on a CD without having to reboot the PC? Thank you.
|
| Frank
|
|