Changing preferences for inserting CDs
Changing preferences for inserting CDs
When I put a CD in my computer a box pops-up with the contents of the disc. I don't want that to happen. I know there's a setting for this (because it used to ask me if I wanted to view the contents and I always said no) so someone else must've changed the setting on me. Any idea how to change it back?
open My Computer,
rt click the CDROM drive,
select Properties from the context menu.
Then click the Autoplay tab and
use the selection menu to choose the type of disk content.
Next, put a check in the Actions radio button "select an action to perform" and choose "Take no action".
Repeat this procedure for each media type, e.g. Music files, Pictures, Video, Mixed content etc, setting each type to "take no action".
This will eliminate ALL "nag screens" when inserting a disk.
If you still get some type of "nag screen" then realize that it's not Windows that nees configuring, but some 3rd party program itself that has installed some type of "prompting" application for removable media. In which case you must configure the program that installled it, e.g. real player, QT, etc etc.
You may wish to retain a couple of the media autoplay settings though, such as autoplay Audio files or DVD movies. When an action is created to autoplay a media type, you will continue to get that "nag screen" UNLESS you have a program asociated with the media type. For instance, if want to use Windows Media Player for all audio cds, then you must configure the Options in WMP itself, and then no more nag screen. If you do not config ONE program to do this, then Real Player, QT, WMP, WinAmp will all "fight" to see who should play the audio cd.
rt click the CDROM drive,
select Properties from the context menu.
Then click the Autoplay tab and
use the selection menu to choose the type of disk content.
Next, put a check in the Actions radio button "select an action to perform" and choose "Take no action".
Repeat this procedure for each media type, e.g. Music files, Pictures, Video, Mixed content etc, setting each type to "take no action".
This will eliminate ALL "nag screens" when inserting a disk.
If you still get some type of "nag screen" then realize that it's not Windows that nees configuring, but some 3rd party program itself that has installed some type of "prompting" application for removable media. In which case you must configure the program that installled it, e.g. real player, QT, etc etc.
You may wish to retain a couple of the media autoplay settings though, such as autoplay Audio files or DVD movies. When an action is created to autoplay a media type, you will continue to get that "nag screen" UNLESS you have a program asociated with the media type. For instance, if want to use Windows Media Player for all audio cds, then you must configure the Options in WMP itself, and then no more nag screen. If you do not config ONE program to do this, then Real Player, QT, WMP, WinAmp will all "fight" to see who should play the audio cd.
No one has any right to force data on you
and command you to believe it or else.
If it is not true for you, it isn't true.
LRH
and command you to believe it or else.
If it is not true for you, it isn't true.
LRH
