MacBook Air SuperDrive CD/DVD Won't Mount in Win7 Fusion

I thought I'd share my experience with not being able to use my SuperDrive inside Win7 in a VMWare Fusion environment.
Problem: When plugging in the SuperDrive, and selecting use in Windows, the drive is not available and the device does not pull discs in. When un-mounting and plugging the device back in and selecting the MacBook, the device still cannot be used inside Win7 (Fusion). It will not load a disc. In both cases above, if there is a disc inserted, it will eject (indicating that there is power and the MacBook can interface with the device).
Solution: When plugging in the SuperDrive, indicate use with the MacBook (not Windows). Make sure the VM is spun up and you're logged in. From MacBook (not from Win7), go to VMware Fusion->Virtual Machine->CD/DVD (SATA)->Connect CD/DVD. Then the device will work from Win7, load/mount CD/DVDs and read/write.
Hope that helps.
-Marty

You can try using a "cleaner" CD that sells for about $10.
It's worked for me on a couple machines, not on some others.
The Matshita DVD-R UJ-857E drive on my MBP quit working a few months ago, and I'm waiting for some time off to send this Mac in for repairs. I bought the extended warranty because of the optical drive failures I'd read about.
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