re: These Tipes are Incorrect: Read here for how to actually disable Autorun
Monday, March 20, 2006 at 6:03 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Crash Override
(2145 messages posted)
Jim,
It must have been some Saturday night for you, you forgot the link for the main post.
Either that, or it was some weekend for me because I can't see the post you are
refencing. LOL
Regards,
Crash Override
On Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 11:45 am, Jim wrote:
>The tips set out in the main post are incorrect. They only
>work to disable certain types of media from playing
>automatically. They do not disable the Autorun feature of
>the CD-ROM drive entirely, which is what you need to do
>if you want to stop CD-ROM's from autostarting install
>programs and the like.
>
>To fully disable the Autorun feature, you must edit your
>registry and change the CD-ROM's Autorun value from 1
>to 0.
>
>If you are not sure how to modify your registy entries,
>don't worry. It's really quite simple. For detailed
>instructions look here:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q155217
>
>or here:
>
>http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/collateral.aspx?cid=76351
>
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