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Permanently set Windows XP's Windows Explorer as your flash drive's default AutoPlay action
AutoPlay can be fickle when it comes to determining the default action for opening files from your flash drive. Here's how to configure Windows XP to bypass AutoPlay and automatically launch Windows Explorer when you insert your flash drive. If you have a USB flash drive holding various...
Tags: Greg Shultz, Windows XP Tips Newsletter, USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows Explorer, AutoPlay, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
Technical articles 2007-06-13
Autoplay
On inserting CD and DVD no autoplay window opens pls help!!!Not sure what you meanCould you elaborate?There are ways to Autoplay, but some info needed firstBut first we need to know a few things1: What Operating System? (The answer depe
Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, dvisagie@..., AutoPlay
Discussion threads 2006-11-08
trouble openin disk drives
i cannot access any of my drives by double or single clickin whereas it works if i right click and press open. the pop up menu if i right click on the drive is as follows :- Autoplay, auto, search, open, explore, sharin, scan, format, and so on.... usually the...
Tags: Folder, Options, AutoPlay, freakoo1@..., windows, Folder Options, disk, disk drive
Q&A 2006-09-11
Cd Autorun
How do i set up my cd/dvd drive up to open up the contents on my cd/dvd when i put it into its respective driveWith XP, you can set that up this way:Highlight the CD/DVD ROM.Right Click.Choose Properties.Click the tab labeled Autoplay.Click the radio button labeled Perform this Action.Choose Open...
Tags: AutoPlay, Cd Autorun, Choose Properties, john.cb1@..., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, software
Q&A 2004-11-16
Patent case challenges Microsoft's 'AutoPlay'
Patent case challenges "AutoPlay"U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White ruled against Microsoft on Wednesday in a patent suit challenging "AutoPlay" technology, which automatically loads software from a disc. The judge denied three Microsoft motions for summary judgment in a suit filed by TV Interactive Data, ruling that Microsoft offered insufficient...
Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp.
Discussion threads 2004-10-14

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Permanently set Windows XP's Windows Explorer as your flash drive's default AutoPlay action
Almost works perfectly...Autoplay seems to run through everything first, rather than "momentarily", and then explorer opens up.This doesn't workI use to get all the options after plugging in a flash drive to download photos. Now I get a dialog box with the Pictures icon above a blank box giving...
Tags: Operating systems, alohatim, USB flash drive, Microsoft Windows, AutoPlay action, Microsoft Windows Explorer, Microsoft Windows XP
Discussion threads 2007-06-14
Permanently set your flash drive's default AutoPlay action
Do you have to do this everywhere?Do you have to do this on every computer you use the flash drive on or is it saved on the drive itself?look into the .ini fileIf you look at a disk or your flashdrive, there should be an autostart.ini or something similar. I'm...
Tags: Flash memory, USB flash drive, AutoPlay action
Discussion threads 2008-07-16
AutoPlay Express 4.2.225 (Windows)
AutoPlay Express is a powerful yet extremely easy-to-use tool for visual creation of various menus, presentations and shells which appear automatically when a disc gets inserted into a CD or DVD drive. With this CD autoplay feature your discs will become much more user-friendly. The CD / DVD user will...
Tags: CD, Disc, Microsoft Windows, DVD, KL Soft, AutoPlay Express
Software downloads 2006-09-26
Autoplay in XP
When I plug a device into the USB port, my preferred program does not appear in the AUTOPLAY list of options.Is there a way I can ADD my preferred program into that list???WHAT device ?? ...There are currently tens of tens of USB devices.Which one of all those are you...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, CameraWindow, camera, Nikon D50, Canon Inc., Google Picasa
Discussion threads 2008-12-31
Autoplay Repair 2.2 (Windows)
This tool has been written to remove corrupted entries from Windows XP's autoplay. The background is that after an uninstallation of several applications like media players, some invalid entries still may remain in Windows XP's autoplay sections. These are visible every time a CD or DVD is put into the...
Tags: Entry, OrangeBlue, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software
Software downloads 2007-05-29
Autoplay and flashing/disappearing
I have a problem with Windows Vista that's really bugging me. It manifests in two main ways: 1) as an intermittent flashing effect - like a throbbing flicker - on the title and status bars of any window that has the focus. Often it happens to a selected item too,...
Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, default resolution setting, Click Start RUN, system restore, start menu, check box
Discussion threads 2009-04-13
Legacy Notification Autoplay V2 Event
I HAVE A TOSHIBA U 205 S5002 RUNNING WIN XP PRO SP3 WITH INSTALLED MATSHITA U J 842S D V D SUPER DRIVE. I CAN NO LONGER BURN MEDIA OF ANY TYPE. I CAN PLAY ALL MEDIA INCLUDING D V D RAM. I AM USING NERO 7 ANS ASHAMPOO BURNING...
Tags: Microsoft Windows, OK Result, OK {Absent}, OK {Absent} Result, HKLM","TRDF.DT.27.254655
Discussion threads 2008-02-16
Tech Tip: Make AutoPlay work with network drives
AutoPlay enables a CD to start automatically when you place it in the drive, and it usually kicks off a setup program. This works by way of a file called Autorun.inf, which sits in the root directory of the drive--commonly the CD drive.The AutoPlay function provides a novel method of...
Tags: Autorun.inf, Make AutoPlay, network, registry
Technical articles 2003-12-08
Autoplay for memory stick
How to enable autoplay for memory stick?Google...I googled - autoplay memory stick -No. 2 result:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/shellcc/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/autoplay/autoplay2k_using.aspThis is of course assuming you are using Windows XP SP2 as your OS, prior to SP2 I believe you couldn't utilise AutoPlay on removable media.thnx for the replythnx for the replySuggestion re. future Questions.Try the...
Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Memory, vanmathi.v@..., memory stick
Discussion threads 2007-05-23
Patent case challenges Microsoft's "AutoPlay"
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Tags: Operating systems, TVI, Microsoft Corp., patent
Technical articles 2004-10-14
GST Autoplay Easel 2.0 (Windows)
From the developer: "The GST Autoplay Easel is designed to develop autoplay applications with very little work on your part. This tool will allow you to build an autoplay for your CD very quickly and easily. It uses a 1-2-3 step approach. The steps are easy to learn. The autoplay...
Tags: GS Technologies, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
Software downloads 2002-08-09
Autoplay Pilot 1.0 (Windows)
The GST Autoplay Pilot is designed to bring up an HTML page when a CD is inserted in the CD-ROM drive. The autorun feature of Microsoft Windows can only run programs. It cannot display HTML pages. The GST Autoplay Pilot immediately invokes the HTML page of your choice on the...
Tags: HTML, Microsoft Windows, HTML Page, GS Technologies, GST Autoplay Pilot
Software downloads 2002-04-25
AutoPlay Studio 3.0.0.24 (Windows)
AutoPlay Studio is the easiest way to create autorun menus for your CD, DVD and USB Stick. With AutoPlay Studio and a little imagination you can build and share a huge variety of handy projects. Simply click to create a project, edit the content, and burn the project to CD/DVD....
Tags: Project, CD, Microsoft Windows, AutoPlay Studio, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
Software downloads 2009-09-15
Permanently set your flash drive's default AutoPlay action
AutoPlay can be fickle when it comes to determining the default action for opening files from your flash drive. Here's how to configure Windows XP to bypass AutoPlay and automatically launch Windows Explorer when you insert your flash drive. This download is also available as an entry...
Tags: USB Flash Drive, Greg Shultz, Flash Memory, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
Download resources 2008-07-16
autoplay cd - what software
HiI need to create a cd that would contain all the data from a web site so that users can access it offline. I don't know what software to use so that when you put the cd in it opens automatically without the need to install another software or anything...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, software
Discussion threads 2008-08-12
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