Windows needs a retract CD function

I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
included.

On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
> included.

Yes. I think most OEM machines come with one installed these days.
My Acer one does. I can open and close the tray with Ctrl+F11
(programmable) or click on the icon in the Systray.

Win7 only allows Eject.

Ed

On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
> included.

One of the best general-purpose shortcut utilites is NirCmd;
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html

It can do a whole stack more than open/close CD trays.


Ed

On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
> included.

Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible "close" button
at all, it's hidden by the trendy case design on my HP box. However, why
don't I think a common sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?

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On 29/06/2011 08:22, Bob Henson wrote:
> On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
>> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
>> included.
>
> Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible "close" button
> at all, it's hidden by the trendy case design on my HP box. However, why
> don't I think a common sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?
>

Copying Macs, perhaps. Try ejecting an installation CD
from some Mac models when the hard drive is corrupted.
After a couple of hours of googling on another machine
(if you have one), you might come accross a key combination
specific to your model which will do it. Painful.

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:22:18 +0100, Bob Henson <>
wrote:

>On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
>> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
>> included.
>
>Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible "close" button
>at all, it's hidden by the trendy case design on my HP box. However, why
>don't I think a common sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?

OTOH, the entire tray is a giant 'close' button. Give it a gentle
nudge and watch it do its thing.

Besides, if a computer case has a functional 'open' button it seems
redundant to say it must have a functional 'close' button, since it's
the same button.

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Char Jackson

On 6/29/2011 8:42 AM, Char Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:22:18 +0100, Bob Henson<>
> wrote:
>
>> On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
>>> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
>>> included.
>>
>> Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible "close" button
>> at all, it's hidden by the trendy case design on my HP box. However, why
>> don't I think a common sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?
>
> OTOH, the entire tray is a giant 'close' button. Give it a gentle
> nudge and watch it do its thing.
>
> Besides, if a computer case has a functional 'open' button it seems
> redundant to say it must have a functional 'close' button, since it's
> the same button.
>
One (or more) of the old windows & dos schemes hat the eject function
set up to toggle open or closed. Quite a few didn't like this, and there
were occasional problems with the tray closing unexpectedly.

I've never had a problem with closing the tray. On the other hand,
mostly in the past, getting the tray to open was an occasional problem.
(Get out the paper clip, etc.)

In news:iuejrc$qrv$,
Bob Henson <> typed:
> On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
>> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice
>> if it was included.
>
> Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible
> "close" button at all, it's hidden by the trendy case
> design on my HP box. However, why don't I think a common
> sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?


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On 29/06/2011 13:42, Char Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:22:18 +0100, Bob Henson <>
> wrote:
>
>> On 28/06/2011 18:13, Metspitzer wrote:
>>> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
>>> included.
>>
>> Agreed. Many desktops these days don't have an accessible "close" button
>> at all, it's hidden by the trendy case design on my HP box. However, why
>> don't I think a common sense idea like that would ever appeal to Microsoft?
>
> OTOH, the entire tray is a giant 'close' button. Give it a gentle
> nudge and watch it do its thing.
>
> Besides, if a computer case has a functional 'open' button it seems
> redundant to say it must have a functional 'close' button, since it's
> the same button.
>
But if the opened drive completely obscures the button when open - as on
some computers including one of mine - you need a close button. In nay
case it's much easier to do it from the keyboard - especially when the
computer is not easily accessible under a desk, say.

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Metspitzer wrote:
> I have had 3rd party software do this. It would be nice if it was
> included.

But it's not. I have just tested both utilities recommended in this
thread on a Windows 7 Ultimate x64 machine, and both work fine. Either
can be easily implemented with a shortcut for one click operation.

NirCmd.exe
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html

Wizmo.exe
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html
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