How do I stop autoplay of portable storage devices? 1

[euston]

How do I stop the nuisance of autoplay of portable storage devices? I want to treat all storage devices as data file containers and access them through Windows Explorer. In the rare event of placing, say ,a music CD in the machine, I would wish start the playing manually.

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[linney]

See if any of these give you a few ideas, remember, however, disabling autorun's may prevent some programs from installing if they happen to rely on other auto launched processes besides just a setup.exe.

Autoplay in Windows XP: Automatically Detect and React to New Devices on a System

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc301341.aspx

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One quick trick prevents AutoRun attacks

http://windowssecrets.com/2007/11/08/02-One-quick-trick-prevents-AutoRun-attacks

330135 - The AutoRun or AutoPlay Feature Does Not Work

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330135&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[euston]

Thanks Linney for your advice.




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