Autoplay Does Not Work

Hi,

I'm running Vista Home Premium. I properly set the AutoPlay defaults for
CDs and DVDs, yet neither disc type plays when inserted. I have to start
them manually .

I got some troubleshoot advice elsewhere:
Click the start button, click all programs, click accessories, then
right-click command prompt. I tried this, but there was no command prompt.

Any help will be appreciated.

Morton Linder

Copy the below information to a .txt file:

*******************************************

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000095

*******************************************

Save the file as Autoplay.reg

Double click to run the file. Accept the addition to the registry.

Reboot. Put in the Audio CD or Movie DVD and watch it start correctly.



--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Morton" <> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm running Vista Home Premium. I properly set the AutoPlay defaults for
> CDs and DVDs, yet neither disc type plays when inserted. I have to start
> them manually .
>
> I got some troubleshoot advice elsewhere:
> Click the start button, click all programs, click accessories, then
> right-click command prompt. I tried this, but there was no command prompt.
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Morton Linder

Richard Urban wrote:
> Copy the below information to a .txt file:
>
> *******************************************
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>
> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000095
>
> *******************************************
>
> Save the file as Autoplay.reg
>
> Double click to run the file. Accept the addition to the registry.
>
> Reboot. Put in the Audio CD or Movie DVD and watch it start correctly.
>
>
>
Hi Richard,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I do not know how to start a .txt file,
and my Vista books have not been any help. In my 10 years with PCs, I've
never had to start a new file thusly. Can you please explain how I
should do it, or refer me to a turorial that explains it.

Thanks again.

Morton

"Morton" <> wrote in message news:1e8Yi.35$...
> Richard Urban wrote:
>> Copy the below information to a .txt file:
>>
>> *******************************************
>>
>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>
>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000095
>>
>> *******************************************
>>
>> Save the file as Autoplay.reg
>>
>> Double click to run the file. Accept the addition to the registry.
>>
>> Reboot. Put in the Audio CD or Movie DVD and watch it start correctly.
>>
>>
>>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Thanks a lot for your reply. I do not know how to start a .txt file, and my Vista books have not been any
> help. In my 10 years with PCs, I've never had to start a new file thusly. Can you please explain how I
> should do it, or refer me to a turorial that explains it.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Morton

Open Notepad.

--

Steve Easton

Steve Easton wrote:
> "Morton" <> wrote in message news:1e8Yi.35$...
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Copy the below information to a .txt file:
>>>
>>> *******************************************
>>>
>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>
>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>>> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000095
>>>
>>> *******************************************
>>>
>>> Save the file as Autoplay.reg
>>>
>>> Double click to run the file. Accept the addition to the registry.
>>>
>>> Reboot. Put in the Audio CD or Movie DVD and watch it start correctly.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> Thanks a lot for your reply. I do not know how to start a .txt file, and my Vista books have not been any
>> help. In my 10 years with PCs, I've never had to start a new file thusly. Can you please explain how I
>> should do it, or refer me to a turorial that explains it.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Morton
>
> Open Notepad.
>
Thanks, Steve. Of course, Notepad. It's easy when you know how, and I
didn't know how.
Much obliged.
Mort

Highlight, and then copy, the information between the lines of asterisks.

Go to Start | All Programs | Accessories

Open Notepad

Right click anywhere in the white area and choose "paste".

Save the file using "save as" autoplay.reg (note where you save the file to)

Close notepad

Go to where you saved the file. Double click the file to run it.

--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)



"Morton" <> wrote in message
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> Steve Easton wrote:
>> "Morton" <> wrote in message
>> news:1e8Yi.35$...
>>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>>> Copy the below information to a .txt file:
>>>>
>>>> *******************************************
>>>>
>>>> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>>>>
>>>> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Explorer]
>>>> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000095
>>>>
>>>> *******************************************
>>>>
>>>> Save the file as Autoplay.reg
>>>>
>>>> Double click to run the file. Accept the addition to the registry.
>>>>
>>>> Reboot. Put in the Audio CD or Movie DVD and watch it start correctly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Hi Richard,
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot for your reply. I do not know how to start a .txt file,
>>> and my Vista books have not been any help. In my 10 years with PCs, I've
>>> never had to start a new file thusly. Can you please explain how I
>>> should do it, or refer me to a turorial that explains it.
>>>
>>> Thanks again.
>>>
>>> Morton
>>
>> Open Notepad.
>>
> Thanks, Steve. Of course, Notepad. It's easy when you know how, and I
> didn't know how.
> Much obliged.
> Mort