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    Disable Autorun feature on Windows: How do I do it?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by titaniummd, Jul 10, 2006.

  1. titaniummd

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    I want to disable the AUTORUN feature on Windows. I right click the drive and click on properties, autorun and select :take no action. However, at times it still does an autorun. How do I set a global take no action for each media type?
     
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    stupid question, but of course you know that you are setting that "take no action" thing for a particular type of files on the disk right?
    on the autoplay page there's a dropdown list of files so you will need to go through every item on that list and select "take no action"
     
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    how about just disable autorun all together in XP?
    start-->run-->regedit-->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-->SYSTEMS-->CURRENTCONTROLSET-->SERVICES-->CDROM-->double click on "AutoRun" in the right hand column and enter 0 for the value.

    Probably will need to reboot in order for it take into effect. This will turn off autorun for the whole cd/dvd drive, so any time you insert a disc, you'll have to manually access it.
     
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    Southern Girl,

    Thanks. That is what I was looking for. ;)
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    XBOHDPuKC,

    There is 'no such thing as a stupid question'. Just stupid answers.
     
    titaniummd, Jul 11, 2006
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    You can also use Tweak which has some other nice features.
     
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    whats Tweak, and where do i get it? it sounds cool.
     
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    CDs/DVDs are fine to autorun for me what about external usb drives? It seems no matter how many times I tell it to take no action under all the file types it still pops up when i plug it in asking how to open it? Can you do this in the registry? Thanks
     
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    That to what I am referring. Additionally, since I have 6 virtual CD ROMS they all try to load, if there is an autorun feature in the root directory.

    The registry adjustment corrected the former issue but not the latter. I am fine with that.

    For me to selectively make property changes for each type of media on 7 drives is ridiculous.
     
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    ZaZ, Jul 12, 2006
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