Kill autostart on the cdrom

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Jim said:
How do I permanently kill the autostart feature for the
cdrom? Win200 pro SP4
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Can't remember from my head now, but do a search at microsoft.com for
autoplay autorun.

meanwhile when you put the cd in hold the left shift key down. That makes
the cd not to autostart.

Buddy
 
Directly editing the registry CAN'T be the only way to do it... I've done
it myself in the past... but, like Jim, I can't remember right now...

But, I DO remember it was a simple matter of changing a preference option
somewhere... (perhaps I did it in some lower winOS, and have since
forgotten?)

Someone should pass this question along to the guys on "Car Talk" as a
"Stump-the-Chump" question! :-)))

Chris
 
Jisha said:
Directly editing the registry CAN'T be the only way to do it... I've done
it myself in the past... but, like Jim, I can't remember right now...
Click to expand...
But, I DO remember it was a simple matter of changing a preference option
somewhere... (perhaps I did it in some lower winOS, and have since
forgotten?)
Click to expand...

TweakUI perhaps, or one of the many other registry tweakers?
 
Hi Jim,

There is a Group Policy that can be Enabled that disables Autoplay. If your computer
is part of a corporate network I suggest that you discuss this issue with your
network administrator. If this is your standalone home computer, do the following to
enabled the policy:

- Log on as an Administrator, or a member of the Administrators group
- Click Start, click Run, type the following command and click OK: gpedit.msc
- Navigate to the following policy:
Computer Configuration or User Configuration\Administrative Templates\System
- Enable the "Disable Autoplay" policy as desired (read the text on the Explain tab
for more information).

For the registry keys involved, and for more detailed information, see these
articles:

Technical Reference to the Windows 2000 Registry - NoDriveTypeAutoRun
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/regentry/91525.asp

PSDK via MSDN - Enabling and Disabling AutoRun
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/e...ell_basics_extending/autorun/autoplay_reg.asp

Also, if you have never used gpedit.msc, and the computer in question is a standalone
home computer, keep in mind that policies set using Administrative Templates will
effect all users of the computer (including Administrators).

For more information see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base Articles:

KB218601 - Local Group Policy Objects Cannot Be Set on a Per-User Basis
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=218601

KB293655 - How to Apply Local Policies to all Users Except Administrators on Windows
2000 in a Workgroup Setting
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=293655

And if you have any questions specific to Group Policy, I suggest that you post in
the following newsgroup: microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy

--
Carrie Garth, Microsoft MVP for Windows 2000
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