Hey Yall,

If you want to do anything like open a CD drive or other cool stuff with a computer, use a program called AutoIT!!

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

AutoIt can:

Provide a general-purpose scripting language for all Windows versions

Simulate keystrokes (supports most keyboard layouts)

Simulate mouse movements and clicks

Move, resize and manipulate windows

Interact directly with “controls” on a window (set/get text from edit controls, check boxes and radio buttons, select items in drop-down lists, etc.)

Create complex user interfaces (GUIs)

Work with the clipboard to cut/paste text items

Provide a scriptable RunAs function for Windows 2000/XP/2003

its so sweet. email me at utharvey@gmail.com if you have questions – I’m never on 43things anymore.

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::after getting a few emails about more description on how to do this, here’s some more info:

Go here in the documentation to see how to do it: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/CDTray.htm

Its literally just one line. The tricky part will be getting your friend to run an exe. Use that CD thing as a starting point to jump in with auto it – its amazing! The documentation is better than any “real” language out there and you can get up to speed really quickly.

but you can still email me if you have questions utharvey at gmail dot com