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Check CD-Rom AutoRun

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by willytcf

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Would any one tell me how to check the
autorun function in NT4.0? And why some
CD-Rom cannot be played by autorun.inf?
Thank you

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by barry hensley

Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then press ENTER.

Locate and click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom

To disable automatically running CD-ROMs, change the Autorunvalue to 0 (zero). To enable automatically running CD-ROMs, change the Autorun value to 1.

Restart your computer.

Some CDROMs are prone to errors and the autorun function doesn't always work. When you right-click on the CDROM icon in My Computer, if you don't see the Autoplay feature, then the CDROM either doesn't have an Autorun.inf file or the Operating System could not recognize it.

by awdfg

If you want to disable the autorun feature of cdrom permanently then you can use the method described in answer #1.Make sure you take backup of the registry(export registry from the registry menu in regedit).If you just want to disable the feature for a particular CD then you can keep the Shift key pressed while closing the cd tray.

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