cd writer opening and closing

[Roysanders]

Got a problem here. Every so ofen the cd writer ( my E drive) will start to open and close repeatedly by itself. At the same time the cd writing icon appears next to the mouse curser. I have to reboot to spot it. Any help?

 

[Enric]

It is only a idea.

Nero and other programs install a checker on the system tray; maybe these programs are corrupted and trying to access the cd-rw. To fix it, run msconfig and disable them from the startup.

 

[rcraw2838]

I had same issue a while back on one of my machines. I always run Nero too. Tried turning off the Nero checker and still had problem.
There was some file left somewhere that made pc think it needed to burn a cd. Like it had tried to burn previously and got interrupted.
Problem is I can't remember what folder. Probably under 'application data' at some level under current userid. I know I was able to see the file name at some point otherwise I wouldn't have tried to delete it. Try to right-click on the cd writing icon when it shows up and see if a file name is there. Or go on into the cd writing software and see if you have file name(s) there. If so, locate it and just delete the file.

Hope this helps.

 

[Roysanders]

Thanks for the advice folks. I'll give it a shot and let you know.

 

[bcastner]

Does it do it when the tray is empty?

 

[linney]

Some virus infections can cause this type of behaviour.

 

[Roysanders]

Yes the tray is aways empty when this happens.

 

[Beer4meok]

You may be the victim of a practical joke ,I had this problem two years ago and found out(((after))), I had reinstalled my OS, that someone had put this small program on my machine. What a waste of time. Check here for more info ,

http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment/open_cd/default.shtml

If you are the only one accessing your machine I think linny is on the right track


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