an alert message indicating that a Cd or DVD is still inside the d

Hello all!

I know this might be a quite naive and maybe useless suggestion , but hasn't
it happened to virtually anyone to forget a CD or a DVD inside a PC and shut
it down. It
might be really annoying if the PC does not belong to the person who might
not be able to go back and get back his or her optical disc!
So I suggest that Microsoft incorporate a new feature into its new OS,
alerting the user that an optical disc is still inside the drive and asking
them to whether to leave it or eject it.

I took the liberty to modify a screenshot to better illustrate my idea:

http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../DiscAlert.jpg

Thank you

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The player should have a very small hole in the front panel so you can
insert a straightened paper clip to eject a trapped disk, though your
idea is certainly not a bad one.

Barnblan wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I know this might be a quite naive and maybe useless suggestion , but hasn't
> it happened to virtually anyone to forget a CD or a DVD inside a PC and shut
> it down. It
> might be really annoying if the PC does not belong to the person who might
> not be able to go back and get back his or her optical disc!
> So I suggest that Microsoft incorporate a new feature into its new OS,
> alerting the user that an optical disc is still inside the drive and asking
> them to whether to leave it or eject it.
>
> I took the liberty to modify a screenshot to better illustrate my idea:
>
> http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../DiscAlert.jpg
>
> Thank you
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general

Speaking for myself, I say no thanks to your suggestion. I tend to leave
CD/DVD discs in my system on purpose (I hate it when I have five minutes to
play a game, then can't find the game key disk, but that's probably another
rant entirely <G>) so such a dialog would be a pain in my behind because it
would stop a shutdown/reboot from proceeding normally.

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"Barnblan" <> wrote in message
news:43908D1E-B465-4F3F-B186-...
> Hello all!
>
> I know this might be a quite naive and maybe useless suggestion , but
> hasn't
> it happened to virtually anyone to forget a CD or a DVD inside a PC and
> shut
> it down. It
> might be really annoying if the PC does not belong to the person who might
> not be able to go back and get back his or her optical disc!
> So I suggest that Microsoft incorporate a new feature into its new OS,
> alerting the user that an optical disc is still inside the drive and
> asking
> them to whether to leave it or eject it.
>
> I took the liberty to modify a screenshot to better illustrate my idea:

You would probably get a lot of negative responses to yet another dialog
that you would have to respond to before the system shut down.

If the light on the CD/DVD drive is lit, this indicates that a disk is in
the drive.

--

Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"Barnblan" <> wrote in message
news:43908D1E-B465-4F3F-B186-...
> Hello all!
>
> I know this might be a quite naive and maybe useless suggestion , but
> hasn't
> it happened to virtually anyone to forget a CD or a DVD inside a PC and
> shut
> it down. It
> might be really annoying if the PC does not belong to the person who might
> not be able to go back and get back his or her optical disc!
> So I suggest that Microsoft incorporate a new feature into its new OS,
> alerting the user that an optical disc is still inside the drive and
> asking
> them to whether to leave it or eject it.
>
> I took the liberty to modify a screenshot to better illustrate my idea:
>
> http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/g.../DiscAlert.jpg
>
> Thank you
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general