disable auto insert notification or equivalent service in Windows XP

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Mister Scary - 31 Mar 2008 05:45 GMT

I'd like to do the above. I have done this in the past on Windows XP using
services.msc. But when I look there now I don't see any applicable service
listed and I have read every one on the list.

The knowledgebase articles are hopelessly out of date - they were written
for Windows 98/Me.

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Bill in Co. - 31 Mar 2008 05:53 GMT

You mean to disable CD autorun? This works to do that (i.e., after you
insert any CD, nothing will happen). (found this through Googling some
time ago)

Go to the following Registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.
Double-click on Autorun, and you'll see a default value of 1. Change it to 0
(zero). Then restart the computer.

> I'd like to do the above. I have done this in the past on Windows XP
> using
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> The knowledgebase articles are hopelessly out of date - they were written
> for Windows 98/Me.

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Mister Scary - 31 Mar 2008 06:35 GMT

There should be some system utility that lets you do this from a GUI without
going to the registry directly.

> You mean to disable CD autorun? This works to do that (i.e., after you
> insert any CD, nothing will happen). (found this through Googling some
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> Double-click on Autorun, and you'll see a default value of 1. Change it to
> 0 (zero). Then restart the computer.

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Thomas Wendell - 31 Mar 2008 09:35 GMT

"Mister Scary" <daniel_newhouse@earthlink.net> kirjoitti
viestissä:OqAUEEvkIHA.1052@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> There should be some system utility that lets you do this from a GUI
> without
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>> Double-click on Autorun, and you'll see a default value of 1. Change it
>> to 0 (zero). Then restart the computer.

M$ TweakUI ?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Choose "My Computer" -> "Autoplay"

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David Webb - 31 Mar 2008 14:13 GMT

If you have WinXP Pro, a Group Policy tweak works. In WinXP Home, a registry
hack is required. For both versions, TweakUI can do it.

> There should be some system utility that lets you do this from a GUI without
> going to the registry directly.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>> Double-click on Autorun, and you'll see a default value of 1. Change it to 0
>> (zero). Then restart the computer.

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