OT - Disable CD autorun

Ed Kolis · #1 January 2nd, 2004, 11:51 PM

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...)

se5a · #2 January 2nd, 2004, 11:53 PM

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...)

Katchoo · #3 January 3rd, 2004, 12:07 AM

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).

Kamog · #4 January 3rd, 2004, 02:42 AM

I'm not sure if this works on XP, but holding down the shift key when inserting the CD should stop it from autorunning.

Atrocities · #5 January 3rd, 2004, 10:00 AM

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.