Re: XP related question - file assocation

Johnny,

Did you read the two MSKB articles?

AutoRun has nothing to do with .cda files.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:%23L4KOhNtFHA.3500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Johnny Bravo <x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
> 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/
>>
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>> 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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