Irritating problem, any ideas?

**Sir Burr** · 05-06-2008, 12:53 PM

After further investigation, it looks like a power management problem.
The problem only occurs if the computer goes into standby, then powers up.
No problem if I hibernate, then come back up.

Seems in standby, the computer is not shutting off the power to the DVD drive.

Anyway, I have a work around; don't use standby. Annoying, though.

**Butterfly** · 05-06-2008, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Hmmmmmm.......seems the problem isn't fixed.

Each time I play a disk, the computer creates another driver for the disk drive, so, I go back to square one.

Any ideas?

Get a computer book and read !!!

Som Nam Na

**kingwilly** · 05-06-2008, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

My computer after some time keeps disabling my CD disk drive. I get a little icon in the tray that says disabled and when I look in explorer, it isn't there.

try this...

**Sir Burr** · 05-06-2008, 03:04 PM

Funny, when I saw KW was the latest person to contribute to this thread, I thought "Nah.....don't open it. It'll just be rubbish".

Couldn't resist and I was right.

**kingwilly** · 05-06-2008, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

I thought "Nah.....don't open it. It'll just be rubbish". Couldn't resist and I was right.

I thought you'd like it...

you is a geologist aint ya?

**Sir Burr** · 05-06-2008, 03:16 PM

Nope.

**kingwilly** · 05-06-2008, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by NickA

^Shit, is that a flounce?

fck, time for me to do the same thing.

**Spin** · 05-06-2008, 04:57 PM

thread not about momo then?

**NickA** · 05-06-2008, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

Get a computer book and read !!! Som Nam Na

Feck off, flouncer

**Butterfly** · 05-06-2008, 05:15 PM

Hardly, I am not pulling a BH

Flounce - Encyclopedia Dramatica

A flounce post is when one must proclaim that they are leaving a community forever. These attention whores are nearly as amusing as those who use "deleting your LiveJournal" for attention. Rather than quietly leaving an LJ community, they feel they must leave a long ass, boring, nonsensical post explaining why they are so much more highly evolved than anyone else in the community. Names may be named, events may be recalled, but they are, at essence, a nice, delicious whine.

Like any good whine, flounces are varied in their history, maturity, texture, quality, bouquet and mouth feel, but all boil down to a subtle, inherent, and slightly fruity expressiveness:

**NickA** · 05-06-2008, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Butterfly

But I shall remain silent from now on

Really?

**dexter** · 06-06-2008, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

OK, just checked and I have the latest driver for the DVD drive.

I'm in the middle of a project and can't risk reloading windows (no disk was supplied with this computer). I'll just have to live with the problem for the time being.

Sorry the other tweak didn't hold mate. Try this one out. Hope it works.

"Force Windows to Unload DLLs from Memory (All Windows)

Windows Explorer caches DLLs (Dynamic-Link Libraries) in memory for a period of time after the application using them has been closed. This can be an inefficient use of memory on low memory systems, and may cause problems or delays for programmers developing with Windows DLL files.

Open your registry and find the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer].
Create a new sub-key named 'AlwaysUnloadDLL' and set the default value to equal '1' to disable Windows caching the DLL in memory. Restart Windows for the change to take effect.

(Default)REG_SZ"1"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion...

Registry Settings

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\
AlwaysUnloadDLL]

Value Name: Default

Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)

Value Data: (1 = enable)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk."

Force Windows to Unload DLLs from Memory at Registry Guide for Windows

**Sir Burr** · 06-06-2008, 11:29 AM

Thanks a lot Dexter. I'm at work at the moment and using my computer. Can't afford for it to go down, so, I'll try this when I get home.

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