Win Autorun

Win Autorun

The Autorun feature causes a music CD to start playing or the program on a CD-ROM to be launched as soon as it is inserted into the drive if the disc contains the appropriate files. If you do not want the program to start automatically, you can turn off the feature as follows:

Windows Vista/XP/2000/NT
1. Click Start menu/Run.
(note: for Vista, see Win Run command).
2. Enter regedit and click OK.
3. Click down hierarchy (see below).
4. Double click Autorun icon.
5. Change value from 1 to 0 (from yes to no).
6. Restart computer.

In Vista/XP/2000/NT, Change the Registry

To change Autorun in Vista/XP/2000/NT, you have to find the CDROM entry in the Registry. Go down this hierarchy and then look for CDROM. Note the path at the bottom of the dialog.

Windows 95/98
1. Click Start menu.
2. Select Settings/Control Panel/System
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
4. Double click CDROM.
5. Click once on the CD-ROM drive.
6. Right click Properties.
7. Click Settings.
8. Check/uncheck Auto insert notification.

Uncheck Auto Insert in 98

Autorun is called "auto insert notification" in Windows 95/98. To disable it, uncheck the box.