DarkBringer Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Before I slipstreamed SP1a, "Close Tray" was an option on the right-click menu of my DVD-RW drive. Now it's no longer there. What gives? Can I add it back?I'm using Windows XP Pro.
GreenMachine Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 I remember seeing that at one point as well, but I (perhaps incorrectly) attributed the "Close Tray" option to CloneCD, which I had installed. Perhaps you had CloneCD previously? I do not think it is a native XP right click option.
devil270975 Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 no it isnt, i have never had clone cd, nor have i ever had close tray on right click
Aaron Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 Close Tray would be a nice option to have in Windows XP , it only has eject
DarkBringer Posted September 26, 2003 Author Posted September 26, 2003 GreenMachine, as soon as I read your reply I installed CloneCD and sure enough,it was there again. But where does the program make this change?Since there is a way to add Services to the right-click of My Computer shouldn't it besomewhat the same?I'm going to have to search deep within the registry. Wish me luck.
GreenMachine Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Are you out of the registry yet?HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\CloneCD. It adds a .dll file (ElbyVCDShell.dll) that handles both displaying the option (Close Tray), and performing the action. More than just a registry setting. You could perhaps get away with one DLL and a couple of registry settings, but if you go this far, might as well install the whole thing, no? I install it, and would even consider doing it for that option alone.
DarkBringer Posted September 27, 2003 Author Posted September 27, 2003 I agree, as my efforts turned out fruitless. Now I just need to know how to silently install CloneCD?
tcsdoc Posted September 27, 2003 Posted September 27, 2003 I did a goole search and found a program called CD Ejector. It's a small program residing in the system tray allowing you to open and close the CD tray. It doesn't do what your discussing but in the hands of a professional it may be altered to accomplish your needs.
DarkBringer Posted November 25, 2003 Author Posted November 25, 2003 Any one of the more gifted of us want to tackle this one?
Vish Posted November 26, 2003 Posted November 26, 2003 Try this. This exe will close the first CDRom / DVD Rom Drive in the system. You can add this to the context menu or make a shortcut to it.CDClose.zip
Numinous Posted November 26, 2003 Posted November 26, 2003 i have this one ... eject.zipeject e:opens the trayeject e: /lcloses the trayyou'll need some kind of handler to send the right drive letter to the command :/
devil270975 Posted November 27, 2003 Posted November 27, 2003 i have a little app that was fully written in c++ that can open or close any cd-rom or all at the same time.very handy if used in conjunction with icemanND's cdrom variable creator get it hereneed someone to host it for me though, anyone??? Lee
maxXPsoft Posted November 27, 2003 Posted November 27, 2003 Being that ElbyVCDShell.dll is all it adds is the Close Tray should be simple to whip up a small dll to make this work. 76.0 KB is what that is. Theres not much code to it at all. I may try making it soon.
devil270975 Posted December 4, 2003 Posted December 4, 2003 i know i have allready mentioned this above but here it isCDR.zip
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