Set File Associations for my E:\ Drive!!

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Hello All,

I work on a Vista Home Premium system. Here's my problem:

I enable Autoplay from the Control Panel for all types of media and devices.
I insert an audio CD and then Autoplay comes up and I simply ignore it/ close
it.

But then later if i want to check out the files on the CD, i open My
Computer and double click on the Audio CD E:\ Drive. But it won't open and it
prompts me to set associations for the E:drive! I don't think that's possible
as what is expected is for the E:\ to open in Windows Explorer showing the
files present on the CD. So basically E:\ won't work when i double click it.

But Also, i try to work around it by going to My Computer selecting the E:
drive and right clicking it. I then click on explore and only then am i able
to see the files. So what normally should have opened by double clicking, i
get to see only by right clicking and explore.

Please Help.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You
 
Hi PS,

I guess the autorun.inf may be pointing to a non-existent file, or trying to "shellexecute" a file.

Click Start, type "notepad e:\autorun.inf " and press ENTER. Copy the contents of the file and post here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello All,

I work on a Vista Home Premium system. Here's my problem:

I enable Autoplay from the Control Panel for all types of media and devices.
I insert an audio CD and then Autoplay comes up and I simply ignore it/ close
it.

But then later if i want to check out the files on the CD, i open My
Computer and double click on the Audio CD E:\ Drive. But it won't open and it
prompts me to set associations for the E:drive! I don't think that's possible
as what is expected is for the E:\ to open in Windows Explorer showing the
files present on the CD. So basically E:\ won't work when i double click it.

But Also, i try to work around it by going to My Computer selecting the E:
drive and right clicking it. I then click on explore and only then am i able
to see the files. So what normally should have opened by double clicking, i
get to see only by right clicking and explore.

Please Help.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You
 
Ramesh,

There is a dialog box that says the file e:\autorun.inf does not exist and
asks if i want to create one.

Thanks for your time.
 
Hi PS,

Ok. It's evident that there is no autorun.inf file in the E:\ drive root.

When you right-click on the E:\ drive in Windows Explorer, what's the default option shown (displayed in Bold letters)?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

There is a dialog box that says the file e:\autorun.inf does not exist and
asks if i want to create one.

Thanks for your time.
 
Ramesh,

With a CD (Audio) it is Play, w/o a CD it is Explore.

Ramesh said:
Hi PS,

Ok. It's evident that there is no autorun.inf file in the E:\ drive root.

When you right-click on the E:\ drive in Windows Explorer, what's the default option shown (displayed in Bold letters)?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

There is a dialog box that says the file e:\autorun.inf does not exist and
asks if i want to create one.

Thanks for your time.

Ramesh said:
Hi PS,

I guess the autorun.inf may be pointing to a non-existent file, or trying to "shellexecute" a file.

Click Start, type "notepad e:\autorun.inf " and press ENTER. Copy the contents of the file and post here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello All,

I work on a Vista Home Premium system. Here's my problem:

I enable Autoplay from the Control Panel for all types of media and devices.
I insert an audio CD and then Autoplay comes up and I simply ignore it/ close
it.

But then later if i want to check out the files on the CD, i open My
Computer and double click on the Audio CD E:\ Drive. But it won't open and it
prompts me to set associations for the E:drive! I don't think that's possible
as what is expected is for the E:\ to open in Windows Explorer showing the
files present on the CD. So basically E:\ won't work when i double click it.

But Also, i try to work around it by going to My Computer selecting the E:
drive and right clicking it. I then click on explore and only then am i able
to see the files. So what normally should have opened by double clicking, i
get to see only by right clicking and explore.

Please Help.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You
 
Has anyone been able to fix this? I’m having the same issue with Vista

PS said:
Ramesh,

With a CD (Audio) it is Play, w/o a CD it is Explore.

Ramesh said:
Hi PS,

Ok. It's evident that there is no autorun.inf file in the E:\ drive root.

When you right-click on the E:\ drive in Windows Explorer, what's the default option shown (displayed in Bold letters)?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

There is a dialog box that says the file e:\autorun.inf does not exist and
asks if i want to create one.

Thanks for your time.

Ramesh said:
Hi PS,

I guess the autorun.inf may be pointing to a non-existent file, or trying to "shellexecute" a file.

Click Start, type "notepad e:\autorun.inf " and press ENTER. Copy the contents of the file and post here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello All,

I work on a Vista Home Premium system. Here's my problem:

I enable Autoplay from the Control Panel for all types of media and devices.
I insert an audio CD and then Autoplay comes up and I simply ignore it/ close
it.

But then later if i want to check out the files on the CD, i open My
Computer and double click on the Audio CD E:\ Drive. But it won't open and it
prompts me to set associations for the E:drive! I don't think that's possible
as what is expected is for the E:\ to open in Windows Explorer showing the
files present on the CD. So basically E:\ won't work when i double click it.

But Also, i try to work around it by going to My Computer selecting the E:
drive and right clicking it. I then click on explore and only then am i able
to see the files. So what normally should have opened by double clicking, i
get to see only by right clicking and explore.

Please Help.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You
 
Ed.V,

The Microsoft MVP who responded earlier helped me resolve the problem. You
might try the fix titled audiocd at this site:

http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/105/1/File-association-fixes-for-Windows-Vista.html

ED.V said:
Has anyone been able to fix this? I’m having the same issue with Vista

PS said:
Ramesh,

With a CD (Audio) it is Play, w/o a CD it is Explore.

Ramesh said:
Hi PS,

Ok. It's evident that there is no autorun.inf file in the E:\ drive root.

When you right-click on the E:\ drive in Windows Explorer, what's the default option shown (displayed in Bold letters)?

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

There is a dialog box that says the file e:\autorun.inf does not exist and
asks if i want to create one.

Thanks for your time.

:

Hi PS,

I guess the autorun.inf may be pointing to a non-existent file, or trying to "shellexecute" a file.

Click Start, type "notepad e:\autorun.inf " and press ENTER. Copy the contents of the file and post here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hello All,

I work on a Vista Home Premium system. Here's my problem:

I enable Autoplay from the Control Panel for all types of media and devices.
I insert an audio CD and then Autoplay comes up and I simply ignore it/ close
it.

But then later if i want to check out the files on the CD, i open My
Computer and double click on the Audio CD E:\ Drive. But it won't open and it
prompts me to set associations for the E:drive! I don't think that's possible
as what is expected is for the E:\ to open in Windows Explorer showing the
files present on the CD. So basically E:\ won't work when i double click it.

But Also, i try to work around it by going to My Computer selecting the E:
drive and right clicking it. I then click on explore and only then am i able
to see the files. So what normally should have opened by double clicking, i
get to see only by right clicking and explore.

Please Help.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You
 
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