How do I stop the CD disk menu appearing - permanently?

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Doug Knox has the solution here depending on your version
Disable CD autoplay, completely, in Windows XP Home
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/cd_autoplay_home.htm


To Disable CD autoplay, completely, in Windows XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/cd_autoplay_pro.htm



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"Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
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> Every time I fire up a CD drive or an external HDD I get the annoying
> options screen inviting me to choose between several tasks.
>
> I always access these devices from Explorer and I want to turn off -
> permanently - these other options such as the one like "Windows can
> perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device
> with this kind of file" screen.
>
> Can some one advise me how to do this?
>
> Please help, Frank
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Frank Martin wrote:
> Every time I fire up a CD drive or an external HDD I get the annoying
> options screen inviting me to choose between several tasks.
>
> I always access these devices from Explorer and I want to turn off -
> permanently - these other options such as the one like "Windows can perform
> the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device with this
> kind of file" screen.
>
> Can some one advise me how to do this?
>
> Please help, Frank
>
>
A really easy method is TweakUI has some other handy features too.
Get it here. Make sure you get the 32 bit version.

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

gls858

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"Frank Martin" <paul@colonel.com.au> wrote in message
news:%23xWpvOQqFHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Every time I fire up a CD drive or an external HDD I get the annoying
> options screen inviting me to choose between several tasks.
>
> I always access these devices from Explorer and I want to turn off -
> permanently - these other options such as the one like "Windows can
> perform the same action each time you insert a disk or connect a device
> with this kind of file" screen.
>
> Can some one advise me how to do this?
>
> Please help, Frank
>

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