Re: Ejecting the DVD drive with software

I think the difference is that in Explorer 'eject' always means eject;
you'll notice there's also a 'Close tray' option which exclusively does just
that.

With WMP the term 'eject' is used for both opening and closing the tray.

--
Jon


"Richard Fangnail" <> wrote in message
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>I can Eject with Windows Explorer every time I try it, but when I do
> Eject with Windows Media Player, it only works every other time.
>
> In those times when it doesn't work, it makes some noises and then
> does nothing.
>
> The eject button doesn't work so great, and I know I could use the
> pinhole though I've never tried it.
>
> (It's a Gateway SX2800 which has a vertical DVD drive, which I don't
> like in general.)
>
> When software wants to eject the disk tray, doesn't it send a simple
> signal to Windows?