Re: Auto-Play doesn't work on any device.

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From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 12/29/04


Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 07:05:21 -0500

Hi,

Under those keys, you should see strings in the right pane called
upperfilters and lowerfilters. These are the ones you want to remove.

-- 
Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"djlactose" <djlactose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4A06FEF6-69D8-4469-A125-C2431BF1765D@microsoft.com...
> Ok I have found what you are talking about,  I didn't realize what you 
> meant.
> I have found 5 listings for USB Mass Storage Device.  What do you mean by
> remove the upper and lower filters?
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> You should find it as a "USB Mass Storage Device" and it may well be a
>> subkey under the general USB key.
>>
>> -- 
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "djlactose" <djlactose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6F44CA1D-3B41-47EA-B45D-57F2A4F67CAF@microsoft.com...
>> >I don't see any listing for my USB Flash Drives in that main key.  I 
>> >just
>> >see
>> > a listing for my USB Drives themself.  Should I be looking for it under
>> > something else?
>> >
>> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> A very similar fix, you need to remove the upper and lower filters in 
>> >> the
>> >> registry class key that pertains to that device. This is the main key,
>> >> you
>> >> will need to determine which subkey is correct:
>> >>
>> >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\currentcontrolset\control\class
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Best of Luck,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> >>
>> >> "djlactose" <djlactose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:B8E43069-C698-4EC9-B40A-C0070341D5BA@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I had manually made those changes to my registry, but I ran the 
>> >> >registry
>> >> > change anyway.  I am still having a problem with the USB Flash 
>> >> > Drives
>> >> > not
>> >> > auto-running when they are plugging into a usb port.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Will Denny" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Hi
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please try the following link to Kelly's web site:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Line 10 - left hand side
>> >> >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -- 
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Will Denny
>> >> >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >> >> Please reply to the News Groups
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "djlactose" <djlactose@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:44E9F9D5-4AD5-4E51-8668-12BC5090B8DF@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> >I am having a problem with the auto-play feature of Windows XP.
>> >> >> >Whenever I
>> >> >> > insert any type of media (CD-Rom, DVD-Rom, USB Flash Drive) 
>> >> >> > nothing
>> >> >> > happens.
>> >> >> > I have gone threw the registry settings they all were correct
>> >> >> > (according
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > several similar problems listed on the Microsoft Knowledgebase
>> >> >> > website),
>> >> >> > uninstalled and reinstalled the hardware, loaded TweakUI and 
>> >> >> > checked
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > auto
>> >> >> > play features, I also have reset every single option in the auto
>> >> >> > play
>> >> >> > under
>> >> >> > the drive properties.  When I go into my computer and right click 
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > drives and select auto play, the auto play feature then will do 
>> >> >> > what
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > supposed to do.  When I insert my USB Flash Drive I get an auto 
>> >> >> > play
>> >> >> > pop-up
>> >> >> > in the corner of my screen which looks like it is reading in the
>> >> >> > drive
>> >> >> > (I
>> >> >> > would get this right before it would pop up the dialog to choose
>> >> >> > what I
>> >> >> > want
>> >> >> > to do with the drive, like open, play, etc.).  I have also 
>> >> >> > inserted
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > media
>> >> >> > into other machines and they do not have an auto play problem on
>> >> >> > those
>> >> >> > machine.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>> 


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