annoying computer problem

[GFX707 0]

Hi

Ive been putting up with this for like 2 years now, maybe someone can help me

whenever I go onto the internet, the first time I type in a url in internet explorer, my cdrom starts spinning up for some reason....then it wont let me go to the site or type anything in until the cdrom has finished spinning up

can someone tell me how to stop the cdrom from doing this....? it's really annoying

[Damage Inc 0]

Buy a new cd-rom drive?

[GFX707 0]

that won't help, it's done it with 3 different cd roms

[Hilandor 1]

not sure this will work but try switching off the autoplay on cd rom then it shouldnt do no searches till u ask it to, not sure it works but worth a try cos it is nippy

[GFX707 0]

Damn, Hilandor, I thought you had it there, but alas, still no luck

[Sandman 0]

Is it a Compaq? Or an IBM?

If YES ---> thats the fault!!!

[Guest]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (GFX707 @ Jan. 24 2002,13:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">whenever I go onto the internet, the first time I type in a url in internet explorer, my cdrom starts spinning up for some reason....then it wont let me go to the site or type anything in until the cdrom has finished spinning up

can someone tell me how to stop the cdrom from doing this....? it's really annoying<span id='postcolor'>

This might be caused by a couple of things, most likely, it's a crappy version of IE... I think 98 came with IE4, which wasn't all that great. Update that to the most recent version, either 5.5 or 6.0. If that doesn't work, use the excellent http://www.mozilla.org

The problem isn't going to be the cd drive, if it even is hardware related, it's going to be a problem with the controller for your cd drive and hard drives, which is a pain to replace.

Give my suggestion a go, and I reckon you'll be in business.

[Placebo 29]

Moving to Troubleshooting

[GFX707 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Sandman @ Jan. 24 2002,15:37)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Is it a Compaq? Or an IBM?

If YES ---> thats the fault!!! <span id='postcolor'>

It's custom built

[GFX707 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (ssh @ Jan. 24 2002,15:57)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">whenever I go onto the internet, the first time I type in a url in internet explorer, my cdrom starts spinning up for some reason....then it wont let me go to the site or type anything in until the cdrom has finished spinning up

can someone tell me how to stop the cdrom from doing this....? it's really annoying<span id='postcolor'>

This might be caused by a couple of things, most likely, it's a crappy version of IE... I think 98 came with IE4, which wasn't all that great. Update that to the most recent version, either 5.5 or 6.0. If that doesn't work, use the excellent http://www.mozilla.org

The problem isn't going to be the cd drive, if it even is hardware related, it's going to be a problem with the controller for your cd drive and hard drives, which is a pain to replace.

Give my suggestion a go, and I reckon you'll be in business.<span id='postcolor'>

I have IE 5.5 and also briefly tried 6.0, and as I recall both of those had the problem too. The problem in more detail is I start internet explorer, I connect to internet, click on URL bar, start typing URL and then the CD drive starts spinning up, and the whole thing freezes until the CD drive has read whatever CD is in the drive. Is there anyone else who has the same thing....? or is it just me and some stupid setting that I am missing somewhere....?

It also sometimes does this in 'my computer' when I click on the C drive, which is baffling to say the least.

[Placebo 29]

I take it you've checked for virii/trojans? If you can't solve the problem removing the cd when surfing should stop it from happening

[ralphwiggum 6]

I have IE5.0 on WIN98SE, and have same prob.

My speculation is that since IE is a shell program, once in awhile, IE checks/refreshes its drive content. If you take out the CDs from CD-ROM drive, this process is faster, so you won't feel a thing. IE spins(?) your CD to see the content.

My speculation is based upon the fact that you can actually look at contents of your PC with IE. Ofcourse, this is why Netscape had better security.

[Bassemoluff 0]

This usually happens if you have set the BIOS to check HD/CDROM drives when they're accessed first, and not during boot time.

When you make the first input to the URL field, IE restores the recent URL list from disk, and accesses your HD drive for that purpose, thus having the OS "mounting" your drives.

Same goes for me (WinME, now WinXP). Don't worry - it's a nuisance, but nothing more.

[GFX707 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Bassemoluff @ Jan. 24 2002,23:28)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">This usually happens if you have set the BIOS to check HD/CDROM drives when they're accessed first, and not during boot time.

When you make the first input to the URL field, IE restores the recent URL list from disk, and accesses your HD drive for that purpose, thus having the OS "mounting" your drives.

Same goes for me (WinME, now WinXP). Don't worry - it's a nuisance, but nothing more.<span id='postcolor'>

So where is the setting in my BIOS that stops this....?