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George - 19 Jul 2005 07:06 GMT

Hi,

I have a problem with Windows 98 and Windows ME in terms of autorun. In both
cases it recognizes the CD rom drive and the files on the CD rom. But it
won't execute the executable automatically. I have no problem with Windows
2000 and Windows XP. Please help.

Best regards,
George

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Alan Edwards - 19 Jul 2005 07:19 GMT

Right-click on the My Computer icon and select Properties.
Choose the Device Manager tab.
Open the CD-ROM branch, and select the entry for your CD-ROM drive.
Click Properties, and then choose the Settings tab.
Turn on the Auto insert notification option.
Click OK, and then OK again. You'll have to restart Windows for this
change to take effect.

It is possible you have Autoinsert on but AutoRun off for both data
and audio.
Use TweakUI and you can alter these individually.

Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.
Details at: (may wrap)
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/guide/tweakui.exe

(of course, not all CD Roms have an autorun feature)

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/index.html

>Hi,
>
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>Best regards,
>George

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MedRxMan - 21 Aug 2005 22:31 GMT

Look here..I use to have the same problem with my Windows98SE PC.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;177880
==============================================
SYMPTOMS
When you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, it may not be run
automatically.
CAUSE
This issue can occur if there is an incorrect value in the registry.
RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To resolve this issue, use Registry Editor to locate the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
Modify the value for the NoDriveTypeAutoRun key to 0000 95 00 00 00 (or 0x95
in Regedt32.exe).

After you make this change, quit Registry Editor and restart your computer.
====================================================

Good luck

BL

> Right-click on the My Computer icon and select Properties.
> Choose the Device Manager tab.
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> Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.
> Details at: (may wrap)

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp

> Download at:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/guide/tweakui.exe
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> >Best regards,
> >George

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