I'm a little confused...
 

I was sitting here, fiddling around with a c0uple of cd-rom drives that are both stuck closed.. I don't have a paper clip for the emergency releasee... so I gave up on that, booted up my computer and put my hands on the keyboard and thought...
Huh?

So here we are. I hope we're on the same wavelength now.

I have the same problem - my 10yo daughter decided to push the CD/DVD drive shut and now it wont open even with the paper clip trick. Any ideas how to get around this :(

How about a screwdriver?

If a screwdriver doesn't work, you could always try a hammer.

follow his advice......

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you can try the mini screw driver you get with the glasses kits. Great in just the right force without damaging the release...If that doesn't work, try a hammer. LOL

first, :thumbsup ...

second, :1orglaugh!

hammer is always my tool of choice and not just for stubborn computer issues...