Long Pause During File Open with CD-ROM Drive

 Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
Article ID: Q82364
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Under Microsoft Windows, there may be a long pause while bringing up the dialog box or double-clicking the drive icon of CD-ROM drives, due to the way the common dialogs (for example, OpenFile, SaveFile) test for drive types.

MORE INFORMATION

Depending on the CD-ROM driver, there may be a long pause when the dialog box first appears. This is due to the driver reading the disk for drive type information (which it shouldn't need to do, but some do). If you experience this, another driver that works with your CD drive may correct the problem.

If the drive is audio only (no data) and you select it in the Drives list box, there will be a long pause as the driver looks through the entire CD for data information.

Note that these problems seem to only happen when you have an audio-only disk in the drive. If there is a data disk (or one that has both data and audio), these problems should not occur.

KBCategory: kbhw
KBSubcategory: win31 windrvr
Additional reference words: 3.10 COMMDLG CD ROM Pause Slow 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 30, 1994
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