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Anonymous   09-21-2005 at 02:51:18 AM

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How do disable autoplay once and for all? I have tried telling XP not to take any actions when
I insert a CD or flash card or turn on a USB drive, but XP always scans the drive, as if it is
looking for some file/content-type that it can ask about.

I don't want XP to do ANYTHING with ANY type of media. Ever. How do I do this?

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zidane_rm_5   01-15-2006 at 10:06:18 PM
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Press the Start button
Click on Run
Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes and press Enter
Open Computer Configuration
Open Administrative Templates
Open the System sub-menu
Open "Turn Autoplay Off"

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Haku   02-27-2006 at 06:02:53 AM
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Quote :

Press the Start button
Click on Run
Type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes and press Enter
Open Computer Configuration
Open Administrative Templates
Open the System sub-menu
Open "Turn Autoplay Off"



Does not work, the words gpedit.msc, windows says misspelled.

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russell   02-27-2006 at 08:25:20 AM
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Go to THIS web page. right Column third down. This involves changing your registry files. Follow instructions at the top of the webpage to save your current registry configuration Before doing any changes!

You can screw up your system making changes here so either know what you're doing or get help!

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pscowboy   02-27-2006 at 08:36:22 AM
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gpedit is for Pro.

For Home, do this:

Invoke regedit in Run. Hit the plus (+) signs on the following keys:

HKCurrentUser - Software - Microsoft - Windows - Current Version - Policies.

Then click Explorer. In the right pane you should see a Reg_Dword entry called NoDriveTypeAutoRun.

Double-click and change the value to b1.

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russell   02-27-2006 at 08:42:58 AM
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I guess you didn't follow my link.

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pscowboy   02-27-2006 at 06:02:54 PM
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Russell:

You have a little bit of an attitude.

Firstly, your post wasn't up while I was working on Haku's reply.

Secondly, I have given him the reg file contents. My instructions are cake to follow, and he'll learn more going down in there himself.

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russell   02-28-2006 at 05:55:05 AM
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Sorry, I didn't realize that you hadn't seen my post yet. As a matter of fact, I'm sorry to say it didn't occur to me. I should have looked at the time stamps.

Thank you for helping with everyone's questions .

By the way, you're right, sometimes I cop an attitude. Sorry.

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