re: Summary of Autoplay capabilities and options Friday, June 15, 2007 at 9:43 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by InterClaw (1 messages posted) And what if I want to accomplish the exact opposite? I'm trying to make my USB drive always execute the same program, no questions asked, when inserted. Instead, since it finds some pictures here and there that AutoPlay functionality kicks in and keeps asking me what it should do, scan and print and whatnot. And I HATE that! Please forget about those handles and just run my command in autorun.inf already! Can I fix this? On Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 2:33 pm, JB wrote: >I think you are right, Anchor Man. After a lot of research and experimentation, >I think the whole Windows Autoplay (aka Autorun) implementation is flawed at best >and there is no option that is secure yet does what it's was designed to do. Here's >what I think is a definitive summary of what the different Autoplay techniques do: > > Autorun= 0/1 registry setting: This prevents Windows from knowing that >the CD/DVD has been changed by the user. (e.g. suppresses the Media Change Notification >(MCN) internal message). This is not recommended because it will confuse apps like >Explorer and WMP. > > AutoRunAlwaysDisable=0x0–0xFF registry setting: This does essentially >the same thing as the "Autorun" setting above, but you can specifiy individual drives. > This is also not recommended. > > NoDriveTypeAutoRun=0x0–0xFF registry setting: This continues the Media >Change Notification (MCN) internal Windows message being sent to applications like >Explorer and WMP (if they are open), but the Autoplay actions you choose through >the "My Computer" -> "Autoplay" tab won't work. This is also what TweakUI >and the Group Policy (gpedit.msc) techniques set. > >In a perfect world, we'd use the "My Computer" -> "Autoplay" tab to set all the Autoplay >options we want, including preventing EXEs from running automatically from a CD. > But, that's apparently not possible right now with the OS. > >My recommendation is to keep your computer as secure as possible and prevent EXEs >from being automatically installed from the CD without your knowledge and consent. > So, turn off Autoplay using techinque #3 above and just manually start the application >you want, and manually run the setup programs from data CDs. > > Written in response to: Summary of Autoplay capabilities and options (JB: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 at 2:33 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Can you keep Autoplay for apps, but disable autorun.inf file? (JB: Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 4:53 pm) re: Can you keep Autoplay for apps, but disable autorun.inf file? (AnchorMan: Tue, Feb 7, 2006, 9:42 pm) Summary of Autoplay capabilities and options (JB: Wed, Feb 8, 2006, 2:33 pm) re: Summary of Autoplay capabilities and options (AnchorMan: Wed, Feb 8, 2006, 8:13 pm) Thanks, Anchor Man & JB (dv: Sat, May 27, 2006, 9:29 pm) re: Thanks, Anchor Man & JB (Matthew D. Healy: Sun, May 28, 2006, 3:53 am) re: Summary of Autoplay capabilities and options (InterClaw: Fri, Jun 15, 2007, 9:43 am) re: Can you keep Autoplay for apps, but disable autorun.inf file? (ints: Sat, Feb 10, 2007, 5:38 pm) re: Can you keep Autoplay for apps, but disable autorun.inf file? (jcw: Wed, Feb 8, 2006, 12:20 pm) re: Can you keep Autoplay for apps, but disable autorun.inf file? (Diamond: Thu, Feb 19, 2009, 12:56 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum