Auto-Play DVD disable

[Gaby10414]

Hello,

Does anyone know where in Windows XP PRO or HOME you can disable the auto-play for the dvd/cd rom drive? Currently my CD/DVD rom is on drive D: and everytime I place a CD/DVD in the tray it starts automatically and I would like to disable this and start everything manually (i.e. Start > RUN > D:\ -Whatever - )

Thank you,

Jeff

 

[Auger282]

Disable CD/DVD Autoplay in Windows ME/XP/2000/NT
Windows will try and update the contents of your cd/dvd periodically, and this can interfere with a variety of tasks you may be doing. Lockups or slowing of computer can be brought about by this action, while it may only last for a short time, it can be annoying. If a faulty CD is inserted, again windows might lockup trying to read it.

Windows Millennium
To disable both the automatic running of CD-ROMs and the automatic playing of audio CDs in Windows ME, try this:

From the Start menu, select Settings, then Control Panel.


Double-click System, and then click the Device Manager tab. Double-click CD-ROM, and then double-click the CD-ROM/DVD driver entry. (if you have more than one CD-ROM/DVD, then follow the instructions for one or both of them.)


On the Settings tab, uncheck the box labeled Auto Insert Notification.


Click OK twice. For the changes to take effect, restart your computer.




--taken from

http://www.eastserve.com/opencms/opencms/My_Computer/help_support/tips/gentip.html#xpauto

hope that helps!

 

[JFBouchard]

Hi, right-click on the drive in the windows explorer, select properties then "automatic execution". There you can configure what action will be perform (or configure no action at all).

Hope this helps. Please let know if this resolve your issue

Jeff

 

[Auger282]

well and if you only want it to do it for a certain cd..

if you hold down the shift button while you insert the cd it will bypass the auto-play

 

[Auger282]

Turn Off the CD-ROM Autorun

Intended For
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Windows Me
Windows 98
Windows 95

When an Autorun-enabled CD-ROM is inserted into a CD-ROM drive, Windows automatically launches the program contained on the disk, whether you want it to or not. Similarly the audio CD player pops up whenever you insert an audio CD and starts playing it immediately. This is cute the first or second time, but soon gets infuriating. What's worse, is that if you double-click on the your CD icon in My Computer, the autorun fires up, instead of a folder window as you'd expect. This is especially irritating on slower computers, where you have to wait for what seems like an eternity for it to load some ridiculous welcome screen. Here's how to do it:
Any OS

If you hold down the Shift key when inserting the CD, the autorun is bypassed. (although it's not exactly graceful trying to insert a CD while holding down keys on the keyboard.)
Windows XP - Solution 1
Right-click on the drive icon for your CD drive, CD recorder, or DVD drive, and select Properties.
Choose the AutoPlay tab, and choose the desired action for each type of CD. For example, choose Music CD, then click Select an action to perform, then select Take no action.
Windows XP - Solution 2
Obtain and install TweakUI (part of the PowerToys for Windows XP package), and then start TweakUI.
Expand the My Computer branch, then the AutoPlay branch, and then select Drives.
Turn off the checkbox next to each drive letter for which you want AutoPlay disabled.
Windows 2000/XP
Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.
Double-click the Autorun value, and type 0 for its value. (If it's not there, create it by selecting Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, and typing "Autorun" for its name.)
You may have to log out and then log back in for this change to take effect.

Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.
Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 1
Right-click on the My Computer icon (or whatever you've renamed it - hopefully something less cute and more meaningful than "my computer," such as "Bart"), and select Properties.
Choose the Device Manager tab.
Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.
Turn off the Auto insert notification option.
Click OK, and then OK again. You'll have to restart Windows for this change to take effect.

Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.
Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 2

Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Policies\ Explorer.
Change the Value of NoDriveTypeAutoRun from 95 00 00 00 to BD 00 00 00.
You might have to restart Windows for this change to take effect.

Note: With this solution, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert a new CD. To make sure the correct icon and title for the current CD are displayed in My Computer and Explorer, press F5 to refresh the window.
Windows 95/98/Me - Solution 3

Because of new features in TweakUI, this can now be truly disabled by turning off the Play audio CDs automatically and Play data CDs automatically options in the aptly-named Paranoia tab.
Also, make sure that the AutoInsertNotification option is turned back on - see Solution #1 above for more information.

Note: With this solution, Windows will still be notified when you insert a new CD, so you may not want to do this if you use CD Recorder software (the constant polling can interrupt the recording process).




Written by: Annoyances.org
Last updated: Friday, December 14, 2001

 

[bcastner]

autoplay fix:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...b6-e8fa-45c4-a171-1b389cfacdad&displaylang=en

You might consider using TweakUI:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp