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Title: Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: GamingGreg on February 16, 2004, 02:13:21 pm

Can anyone tell where I find a freeware program to lock the CD eject button?  I found a few shareware ones, but does anyone know of a freeware one that works with Windows XP?

When I built my cabinet, I mounted the dvd-rom so that I could access it from the outside.  The thought at the time was that I could use for the Digital Leasure's Dragon's Lair and Space Ace DVDs.  However I've learned since, that it's best to use Daphine with MPEGs ripped from the DVDs instead.  Also, the CD tray has become more of a toy for our smaller kids, so I just want to lock it up now.  In retrospect, it probably would have been best to have left the dvd drive on the inside of the cabinet.

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: Brad Lee on February 16, 2004, 03:26:38 pm

I dunno about software, but shouldnt it be fairly easy to take the face plate of the drive, and either snip the wires goingto the eject button, or remove the button, or snap the 'pusher' behind the button- depending on how the drive is physically built

Might be a bit more permanent, but hey.. that'd do it :)

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: CM on February 16, 2004, 05:27:42 pm

Lots of shareware do this, but for freeware you might try DiskLock:

http://www.visi.com/~kmarty/software.html#DiskLock (http://www.visi.com/~kmarty/software.html#DiskLock)

FREE, but says it was written for win95.  Might work .. might not.

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: GamingGreg on February 16, 2004, 08:15:31 pm

Thanks, I'll give DiskLock a try.  I guess worse comes to worse, I can remove power to the drive (removing power connector, not snipping wires ;) ), however that's a bit more inconvenient for me.

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 16, 2004, 08:53:01 pm

If that doesn't work then keep looking.. I can tell you that programatically it is doable and very possible, I just haven't found a program coded to do it.  

The tricky thing about it is you have to hook the removable media notifications of the shell and reroute them. That's why you don't see a lot of apps that do it.  


If push comes to shove you might convince me to write you one.  I accept all froms of payment, but my preferred payment is 5 new entries to the controls.dat project. ;)

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: cdbrown on February 17, 2004, 01:16:14 am

I always thought you were fairly cheap Howard - but not that cheap  :o .  Don't sell yourself short - you could get at least 7 games submitted.

Title: Re:Software to Lock CD eject button
Post by: wboy on February 25, 2004, 09:07:26 am

If you can manage a bit of VB6, the sample code in the link has what you need.

http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=35992&lngWId=1 (http://www.planet-source-code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=35992&lngWId=1)