Changing CD/DVD. Windows shows empty drive?

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Noozer

I've seen this issue on a number of computers, and with different drives and
different media...

Many times I'll change the disc in my DVD drive and Windows won't show me
any files on the drive for the new disc. Sometimes if I eject and remove the
disc, then close and open the drive, and reload the disc, it works.

Are drives just picky about the media they read, or is Windows just crappy
at dealing with media changes?

Any fixes?
 
Noozer said:
I've seen this issue on a number of computers, and with different drives
and different media...

Many times I'll change the disc in my DVD drive and Windows won't show me
any files on the drive for the new disc. Sometimes if I eject and remove
the disc, then close and open the drive, and reload the disc, it works.

Are drives just picky about the media they read, or is Windows just crappy
at dealing with media changes?
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FYI, I just disabled Windows from writing to the drive and instead of
showing no files, I get an "Incorrect function" error.
 
Noozer said:
I've seen this issue on a number of computers, and with different drives and different
media...
Click to expand...

Must be that furious drunken grave dancing, stoppit at once.
Many times I'll change the disc in my DVD drive and Windows won't
show me any files on the drive for the new disc. Sometimes if I eject
and remove the disc, then close and open the drive, and reload the
disc, it works.
Click to expand...
Are drives just picky about the media they read,
Click to expand...

Nope, have never got that on any PC.
or is Windows just crappy at dealing with media changes?
Click to expand...

Cant be because I have never got that.
 
Noozer said:
I've seen this issue on a number of computers, and with different drives and
different media...

Many times I'll change the disc in my DVD drive and Windows won't show me
any files on the drive for the new disc. Sometimes if I eject and remove the
disc, then close and open the drive, and reload the disc, it works.

Are drives just picky about the media they read, or is Windows just crappy
at dealing with media changes?

Any fixes?
Click to expand...

If you have auto-insert notification disabled, which is a good idea,
Windows can be a bit baffled about media changes. Hitting F5 (refresh)
in the "My Computer" window, or in the actual drive's window can clear
it up.
 
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