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Demon_Hunter
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« on: November 06, 2002, 04:54:03 PM » |
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Help me turn off autoplay for good in XP........
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Demon_Hunter
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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2002, 04:54:03 PM » |
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One of the first settings I would change after installing Win95, 98, or ME was autoplay. I always turned it off since the autorun programs would always try to install something I already had on my system, or didn't want on my system. DVDs are notorious when it comes to autorun programs. I hate having to minimize WinDVD in order to close some damn pop up installation program that is slowing down WinDVD's performance. I would also like to be able to pop my UT2K3 CD into my drive without the game always asking me if I want to install the game. As far as I'm concerned, I've wasted playing time waiting for the autoplay program to initialize and having to close it.
I know Windows XP has the option to set autoplay preferences, but we all know that the preference settings never quell the autorun program problem. If there is a registry setting I can modify to stop autoplay once and for all, please let me know.
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Mudd
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2002, 06:51:16 PM » |
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Hi Demon_Hunter, Are you saying that the procedure for turning off auto-play for in the following link does not work completely? http://www.theeldergeek.com/turn_off_cd_autoplay.htmThen how about doing this way? =========================== Turn off Auto-Play for CD's =========================== 1.Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc 2.Computer Config -> Administrative Template -> System 3.Double click Turn Off Autoplay 4.Enable it Let me know what your results are. Take care.  |
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Demon_Hunter
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2002, 02:18:45 PM » |
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Hey Mudd, thx for the info but I cannot get your second suggestion working. Are you using XP Pro and accessing something I cannot? The file or command you typed cannot be found on my system. I've looked under administrative tools and used regedit to search the registry for strings I might be able to modify, but alas, nothing. As for what the elder geek said, I had set take no action the very first day I installed XP. I still have CDs and DVDs running programs when I inset them despite all autoplay tabs set to take no action.
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Naki
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2002, 03:40:40 PM » |
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Better update your profile with the WinXP version you have - Home OR Professional. Now, it's not clear... Also, I don't think Seagate makes any ATA133 hard drives.  |
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Mudd
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2002, 06:09:44 PM » |
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Hi Demon_Hunter, Yes, I am using WinXP Pro. The second suggestion I just took from a web site I found. It is not something I actually tried. It's quite possible that if you are using WinXP Home that some security options are disabled that you would normally have in WinXP Pro. I just tried looking in my "Administrative Tools" folder also, and could not find anything equivelent to the "gpedit.msc" command. Why don't you do what I did to find this info, and do a search on google.com? There are many web sites that talk about tweaks and tricks for WinXP. Take care. |
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Naki
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« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2002, 07:34:25 PM » |
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Gpedit.msc is the Group Policy Editor. You'll find it in Windows\System32. You can't access it in any other way.
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2002, 07:03:56 AM » |
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How about simply using TWEAK UI? It's coded by MS programmers, and allows to change many settings, including the performance-killing, obnoxious "eye candy". It can be Downloaded from Microsoft's website on the Windows XP power toys section |
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« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2002, 07:14:07 AM » |
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** Hits himself on forehead ** Completely forgot about that! A great idea!  |
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Demon_Hunter
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2002, 10:55:59 PM » |
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Whups, I'll modify my profile and download the suggested prog. I'm very grateful for the answers. |
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Tmagic650
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2002, 11:05:32 PM » |
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Yes Demon,
the Windows XP "eye candy" is hard for me to deal with too. I use a modified "classic" Windows look on my desktop. Where did Blade (Wesley Snipes) go?
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