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Flashing cd icon when cd is ejected.

Sep 3, 2004 5:07AM PDT

Hello anyone,

I am having another problem w/ windows or my cd burner. Whenever I eject a cd after reading or burning there is a flashing cd icon next to my mouse pointer arrow.

I have been to the cd drive makers site and there are no driver downloads for windows.

Any ideas?

AJ

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Any chance that the burner software
Sep 3, 2004 11:31AM PDT

does it intentionally????

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Re: Flashing cd icon when cd is ejected.
Sep 16, 2004 9:43PM PDT

I just had a new dvd player installed in my computer and am having the same problem. The cd icon keeps flashing next to my mouse arrow. The place told me that some dvd players do this and to run scan disk and it will probably take care of it. I don't remember how to do that on XP?

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Re: Flashing cd icon when cd is ejected.
Sep 17, 2004 6:45AM PDT

I had the same problem with my AOPEN dvd drive--I was told to run the scan disk--did it and it worked--no more flashing icon next to my mouse.
Hope this helps you.