Re: CD Drive not executing Autorun, etc.

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"Richard Lionheart" <NoSpam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> My CD drive no longer causes an Autorun.exe to execute, though the "read
> light" flickers when a disk is inserted. Nor will Windows Explorer
> display any of the files of a CD on that drive. Meanwhile, my DVD drive
> continues to run fine.
>
> This problem occurred after installing and running XP Pro for a few days.
> I've been installing Visual Studio.Net, MS Office XP Pro 2002, SP2 for XP,
> etc. All installations have executed without incident. (BTW, all the s/w
> is legit from Microsoft.)
>
> Somewhere along the line, a dialog popped up that looked like (or was
> exactly like) what I get by right-clicking a CD drive in Windows Explorer
> and clicking Properties and then the AutoPlay tab.
>
> I don't remember which file-type was selected, but I remember selecting
> "Take no action." I think that was my undoing.
>
> I invoked that dialog now and did the only thing that made sense to me: I
> selected Mixed Content and "Open folder to view files using Windows
> Explorer."
>
> Any ideas?
>


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