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Old January 2nd, 2004, 11:51 PM
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Default OT - Disable CD autorun

Anyone know how to disable the CD Autorun feature in Windows XP? It's so annoying when I try to put my SE4 CD in and I have to wait for the game installer... I used to be able to do this but I can't seem to find the option in XP. (I tried disabling AutoPlay for all CD types in the CD drive's properties window, but that doesn't seem to disable Autorun...)
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Old January 2nd, 2004, 11:53 PM

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Default Re: OT - Disable CD autorun

why do you put the cd in anyway?
its not reqired, at least I dont need it to run the game (unless I want the music...)
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Old January 3rd, 2004, 12:07 AM
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Default Re: OT - Disable CD autorun

Ed, there are several options to disable Autorun/AutoPlay with Tweak UI, available from the Microsoft Power Toys Page.

I don't know if they'll work for you since I haven't tried them, but I'm looking through Tweak UI right now and there's a section on AutoPlay under the My Computer -> AutoPlay section.

Hope this helps (and works).

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Old January 3rd, 2004, 02:42 AM
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Default Re: OT - Disable CD autorun

I'm not sure if this works on XP, but holding down the shift key when inserting the CD should stop it from autorunning.
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Old January 3rd, 2004, 10:00 AM
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Default Re: OT - Disable CD autorun

XP is very unusual in that some CD's will auto run, while others will not. SEIV does not auto run for me. I guess I am lucky.
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