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[Camille Petersen]

Normally in each drive letters WinExplorer context menu->Properties there is a "AutoPlay" tab
where it can be defined what to do when a drive/partition is mounted.

oK, now assume a running WinXP. I mount a new encrypted file container with the well known
TrueCRypt programm to drive letter W:

The mount itself is successful. Drive W: appears in WinExplorer.

But in addition a second WinExplorer window for the newly mounted drive appears.
I don't want that. Unfortuantely the context menu->Properties of this drive W:
does NOT have an "AutoPlay" tab where I can specify "No action".

How else can I prevent the auto-open of WinExplorer?

Is there really no system wide option to tell WinXP: Do nothing for all (even for new mounted audio CDs)
new created/added drives/medias?

Camille

 

[dadiOH]

Normally in each drive letters WinExplorer context menu->Properties
there is a "AutoPlay" tab
where it can be defined what to do when a drive/partition is mounted.

oK, now assume a running WinXP. I mount a new encrypted file
container with the well known
TrueCRypt programm to drive letter W:

The mount itself is successful. Drive W: appears in WinExplorer.

But in addition a second WinExplorer window for the newly mounted
drive appears.
I don't want that. Unfortuantely the context menu->Properties of this
drive W:
does NOT have an "AutoPlay" tab where I can specify "No action".

How else can I prevent the auto-open of WinExplorer?

Open Win Explorer
Right click drive
Click "Properties"
Select AutoPlay tab
Untick "Prompt me each time..."
Click "Take no action"
Click "Apply"
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dadiOH
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[dadiOH]

Normally in each drive letters WinExplorer context menu->Properties
there is a "AutoPlay" tab
where it can be defined what to do when a drive/partition is mounted.

oK, now assume a running WinXP. I mount a new encrypted file
container with the well known
TrueCRypt programm to drive letter W:

The mount itself is successful. Drive W: appears in WinExplorer.

But in addition a second WinExplorer window for the newly mounted
drive appears.


I don't want that. Unfortuantely the context menu->Properties of this
drive W:
does NOT have an "AutoPlay" tab where I can specify "No action".

Sorry, didn't see that part. You might try changing the drive letter and
see if the AutoPlay tab then shows up.; if so, set auto play as you like,
reboot, change the drive back to W: and see if auto play has resurfaced.

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dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[John Wunderlich]

(e-mail address removed) (Camille Petersen) wrote in

Normally in each drive letters WinExplorer context
menu->Properties there is a "AutoPlay" tab where it can be defined
what to do when a drive/partition is mounted.

oK, now assume a running WinXP. I mount a new encrypted file
container with the well known TrueCRypt programm to drive letter
W:

The mount itself is successful. Drive W: appears in WinExplorer.

But in addition a second WinExplorer window for the newly mounted
drive appears. I don't want that. Unfortuantely the context
menu->Properties of this drive W: does NOT have an "AutoPlay" tab
where I can specify "No action".

How else can I prevent the auto-open of WinExplorer?

Is there really no system wide option to tell WinXP: Do nothing
for all (even for new mounted audio CDs) new created/added
drives/medias?

Camille

This may be a TrueCrypt setting.
Start Truecrypt, then select:
Settings -> Preferences
Then look in the "Windows" section and see if:
"Open Explorer Window for Successfully mounted Volume"
is selected.
Unchecking this box may eliminate one of these windows at least...

HTH,
John