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Cant open / view contents of CD or DVD Vista tries to format disc
When I put a disc in my Vista machine with data on it Vista always asks to format disc. In computer the D: drive shows the disk as "0 bytes free of 1.5 MB" this indicates to me that the disc has been closed. I can view contents in cmd window, but I don't want to use that. This happens on many of my computers in my domain (all vista), doesn't happen to XP.
I've searched this issue on the web and found many people experience this, but have found no real solutions, so I come the EXPERTS.
How do I view the contents of my discs?
I've searched this issue on the web and found many people experience this, but have found no real solutions, so I come the EXPERTS.
How do I view the contents of my discs?
ASKER
Thanks, I will try this.
Do you know what these reg keys do, so I know what I'm disableing?
Do you know what these reg keys do, so I know what I'm disableing?
I am sorry I don't, I just came accross the article in my search for a resolution to your problem.
ASKER
I don't know if you have any VM ware installed on any of the machines but one thread I found talked about VMWare being the cause of the same problem you are having.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23172393/Vista-asks-me-to-Format-every-cd-or-dvd-I-try-to-access-on-a-machine.html
Check to see if you have VMware installed on any of the machines and see if removing it resolves the problem.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/23172393/Vista-asks-me-to-Format-every-cd-or-dvd-I-try-to-access-on-a-machine.html
Check to see if you have VMware installed on any of the machines and see if removing it resolves the problem.
They other thing I would recommend is that you check the auto play settings for the Drives
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay. One forum that I read recommended setting it to explorer and then it would just open the file explorer view. But check and see what it's set to right now for auto run and see if you can change it to something different and if this resolves the issue. Please post back with results.
Thank you,
akrdm
Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\AutoPlay. One forum that I read recommended setting it to explorer and then it would just open the file explorer view. But check and see what it's set to right now for auto run and see if you can change it to something different and if this resolves the issue. Please post back with results.
Thank you,
akrdm
You also asked for additional information on what the upper and lower filters do the other day. I came across this article that talks about their purpose and the reason for deleting them. Since you don't have them this is just an FYI.
Sorry forgot the link
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci961565,00.html
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid1_gci961565,00.html
ASKER
Sorry for not getting back my subscription ended.
If your still interested in this, I don't have VM ware installed.
My autoplay is turned off, we have to have it off.
Do you have any other insight, Thanks for your help.
If your still interested in this, I don't have VM ware installed.
My autoplay is turned off, we have to have it off.
Do you have any other insight, Thanks for your help.
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Side note to my last post as well. If you disable the windows burning feature as suggested you will require 3rd part software to be able to burn CD or DVD's.
ASKER
I would like to give it a try to see if it helps, I don't know if I want to change all my users to this, and buy 3rd party software for all.
Going to try your first solution, but there was no windows explorer GP path. see attached.
No-Windows-Explorer.JPG
Going to try your first solution, but there was no windows explorer GP path. see attached.
No-Windows-Explorer.JPG
Just to clarify and make sure the first one was for a Group policy, you can also access group policies via the control panel under administrative tools. You should be able to access the search section just above the start button and then type in the gpedit.msc. Then you just need to add a snap in for local or group policies on the machine. (If this is where you were then I apologize for the further explanation).
Let me know if that is where you were looking so I can see if we can find something else.
Let me know if that is where you were looking so I can see if we can find something else.
ASKER
No I wasn't in GP. I have now turned off windows burning features and can now browse a cd/dvd.
What causes this? Is there a way to have windows burn and see my disc, this seems like a backwards way to fix the problem.
What causes this? Is there a way to have windows burn and see my disc, this seems like a backwards way to fix the problem.
ASKER
This works, but you have to give up ability to burn from windows.
I don't know what causes the issue. The other posts and items that I found basically stated to make sure the windows autoplay was set correctly. So maybe if you don't have anything selected for autoplay then windows must default to wanting to burn the CD. This is a best guess cause I am not really sure what is causing it.
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-vista-7/689802-solved-vista-cdrw-problem.html
Note: I would recommend backing up the registry before making any of the changes mentioned in this article. It will require that you delete two registry keys.