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automatic cd-rom drive operation?
Name: dave_C Date: September 10, 2003 at 12:16:09 Pacific OS: windows xp sp1 CPU/Ram: amd 1ghz; 384 mb
Comment:
sometimes when i run a program (for instance, internet explorer), my cd-rom drive starts running as if it's loading a disc.
yes, autoplay is turned off (meaning once i insert a disc, it doesn't load it), so don't tell me that that's the solution.
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