[muglo] Re: desktop

On Jun 19, 2008, at 11:45 AM, Douglas Feick wrote:

> I have an icon on my desktop that won't trash, from a CD that was  
> removed and is no longer available. How do I get rid of it? when I  
> drag it to the trash, it won't go in. At one time it would, but  
> when I restarted the computer, it showed up again. Now it just sits  
> there....Doug

Mac Help says this, which may apply :-
Mac OS: Cannot eject copy protected audio disc, computer starts to  
gray screen

Symptoms

You may be unable to eject certain copy-protected audio discs, which  
resemble Compact Discs (CD) but technically are not. Some computers  
start up to a gray screen after a copy protected disc has been left  
in the computer.

Symptom

You insert an audio disc, which is not recognized by the computer.  
The audio disc will not eject.
The computer starts up to a gray screen when the disc is in the  
optical drive.
Products affected

Any Macintosh computer with an optical drive capable of accepting CD- 
ROM audio discs.

Resolution

Solution

A small number of audio discs use a copy protection technology that  
can prevent the disc from being read by a computer. This may also  
prevent the disc from being ejected. The audio discs are technically  
and legally not Compact Discs (CD format), and the CD logo has been  
removed from the disc. In the logo's former place is the printed  
message:

"Will not play on PC/Mac"
This appears both on the cover and on the disc. Inserting this disc  
in a computer may cause the system to stop responding. It might not  
be possible to eject the disc on computers without a manual eject hole.

How to Remove the disc

You may try one of these workarounds for ejecting the disc:

Install the Apple SuperDrive Update

Download the Apple SuperDrive Update. Click (here) for more information.
Install the Apple SuperDrive Update.
This update enables computers equipped with an Apple SuperDrive to  
eject audio disks with copy protection.

Mouse button

Restart the computer. If necessary, use the reset/interrupt button.
Immediately after the system startup sound, press and hold the mouse  
button. Continue to hold the mouse button until the computer is  
finished starting up.
This technique may force the disc to eject.

Force Mac OS X startup

If Mac OS X is installed on the computer, try these steps.

Restart the computer. If necessary, use the reset/interrupt button.
Immediately after the system startup tone, press and hold the "X"  
key. Continue to hold the key until the computer is finished starting  
up.
Open iTunes or DVD Player (both located in the Applications folder).
Click the Eject button in either of these applications.
Manual eject hole

Attempt to locate the manual eject hole on the optical drive. The  
hole is sized for a paper clip and is located on the insertion side  
of the device. Some computers, such as the iMac (Flat Panel), Power  
Mac G4 Cube, and certain models of Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver or  
later), may not have a user-accessible eject hole.

Open Firmware

Restart the computer. If necessary, use the reset/interrupt button.
Immediately after the system startup tone, press and hold the Command- 
Option-O-F key combination. The computer starts up to a text-only  
screen, indicating that you are in Open Firmware.
At the prompt, type: eject cd
Press Return.
Type: mac-boot
Press Return
If you still cannot eject the disc

If a disc with copyright protection technology remains inside the  
drive after following the procedures above, or if the computer does  
not start up normally, it is recommended that you contact an Apple  
Authorized Service Provider (AASP) or Apple Technical Support. Audio  
discs that incorporate copyright protection technologies do not  
adhere to published Compact Disc standards. Apple designs its optical  
disc drives to support media that conform to such standards.



TeeC
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