Auto Insert Notification in W2K

[XYU]

Where's the god damn Auto Insert Notification for removable devices in W2K? I searched the whole Device Manager, it's not there (or is it?). Somebody, PLEEEAAASE, tell me how to turn it off!

Thanx.

[Miknow]

LOL!!!! I was looking for that for months...only way I do it is hold shift when you insert a cd

[redduc900]

Originally posted by XYU
Where's the god damn Auto Insert Notification for removable devices in W2K? I searched the whole Device Manager, it's not there (or is it?). Somebody, PLEEEAAASE, tell me how to turn it off!

Thanx.
There is no option to enable or disable automatically running CD-ROMs in the user interface. To enable or disable automatically running CD-ROMs, you must edit the registry:

Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then press ENTER.

Locate and click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | System | CurrentControlSet | Services | CDRom

To disable automatically running CD-ROMs, change the Autorun value to 0 (zero). To enable automatically running CD-ROMs, change the Autorun value to 1.

Restart your computer.

NOTE: This method disables automatically running CD-ROMs. If you want to disable automatically running CD-ROMs depending on the CD-ROM that you insert in the CD-ROM drive, you can press and hold down one of the SHIFT keys while you insert the CD-ROM (like Miknow suggested).

There are two other registry keys that can affect this functionality:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer
NoDriveTypeAutoRun = 0x00000095

-and-

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | Explorer
NoDriveTypeAutoRun = 0x00000095

The correct value for each is 0x00000095

[lonewolf1983]

yes theres no other way except a reg hack

however i find it much simpler to install Nero and use that to turn on and off the auto insert on my dvdrom and cdrw

:)

[XYU]

Cool. But i didn't fully understand what the second hack is for. Could you explain?

[Jon]

They all basically do the same thing. They are just different registry entries you can modify to get the same result in case one doesn't work.