Re: XP related question - file assocation

Thanks Wes, I already know about that method but I'm trying to improve my
skill / knowledge with the registry after reading a few chapters on it. I
was hopeful my new found knowledge would be put to good use and wanted to
make the manual hack work - but alas I'm having some great trouble making it
effective.



"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uyWXhDLtFHA.2076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> No need to go into the registry, the following will set the registry keys.
>
> All you have to do is, right click a .cda file | Properties | General tab
> |
> Opens with Change button | Open With dialog pops up | If your app is not
> on
> the list, click Browse | Navigate to your App | Double click your App |
> Click OK | Click Apply | Click OK
>
> The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert
> a
> CD-ROM in the drive
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330135
>
> CD-ROM May Not Run Automatically in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314855/
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:OGfgjyJtFHA.304@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
> Johnny Bravo <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
>> Do we have any registry experts in the house?
>>
>> I'm trying to make the CD Player that comes with W2K the default player
>> for .cda files (music CDs) on my computer. I used to run W2K and so I
>> copied that application (CDPlayer.exe) onto my XP partition, but the
>> registry tweak I made isn't working for some reason. The player opens up
>> fine when I double click on the shortcut, but it doesn't auto-play when I
>> pop in a music CD.
>>
>> These are the 3 changes I made thus far:
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cda\OpenWithList\
>> Added a subkey for 'CDPlayer.exe'
>>
>> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cdafile\shell\play\command
>> Changed the default value to: %SystemRoot%\system32\CDPlayer.exe "%L",
>> /Play
>>
>> When this didn't work, I added a subkey 'CDPlayer.exe' under:
>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications
>>
>> None of this has worked thus far. What have I missed? I'm completely
>> stumped.
>


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