Able to list files after removing CD-ROM

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I've been trying to find an Answer to this for a while and
haven't been able to.

On a Windows XP laptop, you startup the system and put in
a data CDROM...you browse the files and then remove the
cdrom and put in another one (say audio disk)..if you use
explorer to browse the cd, you still see the original
cdrom TOC...and you can even navigate subdirectories,etc
as if the other cdrom was still inserted. There is no way
to force windows to update the cdrom TOC without
rebooting...and then it sees the cd thats really in
there...

Anyone have any idea's on how to resolve? For those that
understand, its acting almost exactly like a a linux mnt
where you mount a cd drive, remove the cd and linux will
have cached the files so you can still navigate the
directory.
 
I've been trying to find an Answer to this for a while and
haven't been able to.

On a Windows XP laptop, you startup the system and put in
a data CDROM...you browse the files and then remove the
cdrom and put in another one (say audio disk)..if you use
explorer to browse the cd, you still see the original
cdrom TOC...and you can even navigate subdirectories,etc
as if the other cdrom was still inserted. There is no way
to force windows to update the cdrom TOC without
rebooting...and then it sees the cd thats really in
there...

Anyone have any idea's on how to resolve? For those that
understand, its acting almost exactly like a a linux mnt
where you mount a cd drive, remove the cd and linux will
have cached the files so you can still navigate the
directory.
Click to expand...

Insert the original CD, right click the CD drive in My Computer then
select Eject from the pop up menu. Insert the new CD and it should
force XP to read from the new CD.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
 
I have the same problem, and this is not fixing it..
My CD-R/W was working fine under Win2k, but under XP it doesn't refresh with the new disk. Also it was using the DMA, now only multi-word. It is sharing the IDE with a DVD-R/W, but again, was fine under w2k.
 
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