How to Add “Insert” Option in CD/DVD Drive Context Menu in Windows?

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In Windows, if we right-click on CD/DVD drives, we get an option to "Eject" the tray but we don't get option to "Insert" the tray. In this tutorial, I'll tell you a trick to add "Insert" option in CD/DVD drives context menu.

Here is the step-by-step procedure:

1.) Download following zip file, extract it and copy the DLL file to "%windir%\System32" folder:

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2.) Now run the .REG file present in the ZIP file and accept the confirmation.

That's it. Now you'll get an extra option "Insert" in CD/DVD drives context menu, which will make the life easier and you'll not have to press the insert button at your CD/DVD drive each time.

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AJ

@VG: Good point about the quotes being different.

@Soulfinger: VG brings up a good point. I didn't copy and paste spanishCrack's code - I did it manually. Also, note that even though the reg file may show the quotes, when you peek inside the registry, these quotes should NOT be there.
I'd like to take a look at how your registry looks, so can you go to the registry, browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell and then export this branch. Then, right click on the exported file, select Edit and then copy and paste all of the information here.
AJ

@Soulfinger: No, I am using nircmd and not nircmdc (the latter has an extra "c" at the end). If you are using nircmdc, please use nircmd (the one without the "c"). Here is what my registry shows:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\loadtray]
@="Load Tray"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\loadtray\command]
@="nircmd.exe cdrom close %L"
Soulfinger

Yeah! sussed it the problem was that under the data entry i had the location of the nircmd & not the nircmd.exe cdrom close %L replaced with that and it worked.

Cheers AJ for helping with this & much appreciated.

New we would solve this. Take care Buddy.
ccccdddc

i want the freaking "insert" function near the eject buttonz!!!1!
Anurag

Hi Vishal

I was watching ur web and suddenly a thought came in mind that whenever some error or something wrong happened to our computer a message came with send report/don't send. I was thinking how it will be if u make something that we will install and whenever a error occur that message come with buttons send report to VG written on it. and it will forwarded to u....and u will come with a solution or reason of the error. I think u can do it.........is'n it? but the error report have many address like things..
you will totally convert it like you want ... like the actual problem report in a language we use.

Or U can make widget we will use..........

it is just a thought and if u like and want to conquer all over then it will be great.
hari

nice tweak. thanks mister :)
pks

hi,
i have got an issue. i created an option in the right click context menu to run an application. Now when I am clicking the option , an error message is coming, to create an association in set association control panel. What is to be done in this case. please help.
VG

^^ Where did you added the new option?
Rizwan

Vary good and thanks for your vary simple trick and easy
rizi98@yahoo.com
Ed

Do you know a way to add a program list to the CD/DVD context menu, so I could choose the program I want to use to open the CD/DVD?

Thanks.