How to trace source of error message: Access to the specified device,pathor file is denied.

Win2k SP4

I receive this message when I insert a CD in my computer's CD-Rom. I
think it has something to do with a folder and program having the same
name and the target needs to have quotes around it but how does one
trace out which program is being called???

Thanks
Ken K

I'd start with autorun.inf

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"Ken K" wrote:
| Win2k SP4
|
| I receive this message when I insert a CD in my computer's CD-Rom. I
| think it has something to do with a folder and program having the same
| name and the target needs to have quotes around it but how does one
| trace out which program is being called???
|
| Thanks
| Ken K

"Ken K" wrote:
| Hmmmm. That was misleading.
*** What's misleading?

I thought that was the program, but it
| must have been coincidental when whatever other program was called that
| gave the message.
*** Can't make heads or tails of this.



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Hmmmm. That was misleading. I thought that was the program, but it
must have been coincidental when whatever other program was called that
gave the message. I have placed both written and unwritten CDs in the
unit without duplicating the error message. The message has come up 3-4
times in the last 12 hours or so, never before, so it is puzzling....

Dave Patrick said the following on 11/13/2006 3:39 PM:
> I'd start with autorun.inf
>
>

Sorry. What was misleading was that I thought that what was causing the
problem was the auto-running of the CD-Rom. When I used it later, there
was no problem. I will have to wait until I am more certain as to which
program is causing the error message. I tend to open more than one
thing at a time, whether a piece of equipment or a program, so I have
not properly isolated the program yet, which is why I was wondering if
there is some way to trace back the error message as to which program or
device generated it. I will be away from home this week. I can control
my computer remotely, so I will try to play with it from afar and see if
I can generate the error message again.

Thanks
Ken K

Dave Patrick said the following on 11/13/2006 4:43 PM:
> "Ken K" wrote:
> | Hmmmm. That was misleading.
> *** What's misleading?
>
> I thought that was the program, but it
> | must have been coincidental when whatever other program was called that
> | gave the message.
> *** Can't make heads or tails of this.
>
>
>
>

Ok.

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"Ken K" wrote:
|
| Sorry. What was misleading was that I thought that what was causing the
| problem was the auto-running of the CD-Rom. When I used it later, there
| was no problem. I will have to wait until I am more certain as to which
| program is causing the error message. I tend to open more than one
| thing at a time, whether a piece of equipment or a program, so I have
| not properly isolated the program yet, which is why I was wondering if
| there is some way to trace back the error message as to which program or
| device generated it. I will be away from home this week. I can control
| my computer remotely, so I will try to play with it from afar and see if
| I can generate the error message again.
|
| Thanks
| Ken K

OK, Dave. Here is the scoop. When I insert a music CD, I receive the
message

Desktop:
Access to the specified device, path or file is denied.

I can click it off and then play the music with either iTunes or Windows
Media Player. (WMP is the assigned .cda player and there are no other
programs assigned to that file extension.)

Any thoughts on how I can track down the program that is being invoked?

Thanks
Ken K





Dave Patrick said the following on 11/14/2006 7:59 PM:
> Ok.
>
>

Last night I made a disk image and tried uninstalling RealPlayer. That
solved the problem. All better now, although I would still like to know
how to track down what programs are being called by certain file
extensions when the file extensions are assigned to a different program!!

Thanks
Ken K

Ken K said the following on 11/18/2006 2:30 PM:
> OK, Dave. Here is the scoop. When I insert a music CD, I receive the
> message
>
> Desktop:
> Access to the specified device, path or file is denied.
>
> I can click it off and then play the music with either iTunes or
> Windows Media Player. (WMP is the assigned .cda player and there are
> no other programs assigned to that file extension.)
>
> Any thoughts on how I can track down the program that is being invoked?
>
> Thanks
> Ken K
>
>
>
>
>
> Dave Patrick said the following on 11/14/2006 7:59 PM:
>> Ok.
>>
>>

Here's an example from a command prompt;

C:\>assoc .txt
..txt=txtfile

C:\>ftype txtfile
txtfile=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

C:\>




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"Ken K" wrote:
> Last night I made a disk image and tried uninstalling RealPlayer. That
> solved the problem. All better now, although I would still like to know
> how to track down what programs are being called by certain file
> extensions when the file extensions are assigned to a different program!!
>
> Thanks
> Ken K
>
> Ken K said the following on 11/18/2006 2:30 PM:
>> OK, Dave. Here is the scoop. When I insert a music CD, I receive the
>> message
>>
>> Desktop:
>> Access to the specified device, path or file is denied.
>>
>> I can click it off and then play the music with either iTunes or
>> Windows Media Player. (WMP is the assigned .cda player and there are
>> no other programs assigned to that file extension.)
>>
>> Any thoughts on how I can track down the program that is being invoked?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ken K