Never had this happen before

[Guest jeffrey palmer]

I got game CD "X" in the cd drive; it's already installed and I'm sure I

disabled autoplay on the drive. But everytime I start the comp up the game

goes to the setup/install procedure..

 

How can I stop this?

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

Take the CD out of the drive or remove the CD Drive from your boot sequence

(removing the CD prior to booting is, obviously, the best solution).

Heirloom, old and still sees new things

 

"jeffrey palmer" <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote in message

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>I got game CD "X" in the cd drive; it's already installed and I'm sure I

> disabled autoplay on the drive. But everytime I start the comp up the

> game

> goes to the setup/install procedure..

>

> How can I stop this?

>

>

[Guest webster72n]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

 

Sometimes even the professor can't find his glasses, until he notices them

right where they ought to be....

 

 

"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

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> Take the CD out of the drive or remove the CD Drive from your boot

sequence

> (removing the CD prior to booting is, obviously, the best solution).

> Heirloom, old and still sees new things

>

> "jeffrey palmer" <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote in message

> news:48a06028$0$18432$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net...

> >I got game CD "X" in the cd drive; it's already installed and I'm sure I

> > disabled autoplay on the drive. But everytime I start the comp up the

> > game

> > goes to the setup/install procedure..

> >

> > How can I stop this?

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest E2out]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

(reinstall) more difficult. It's just that I have the stupid game installed

already and it shouldn't go to the setup proc again. Could my registry be

jazzed up?

 

"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

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> Take the CD out of the drive or remove the CD Drive from your boot

sequence

> (removing the CD prior to booting is, obviously, the best solution).

> Heirloom, old and still sees new things

>

> "jeffrey palmer" <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote in message

> news:48a06028$0$18432$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net...

> >I got game CD "X" in the cd drive; it's already installed and I'm sure I

> > disabled autoplay on the drive. But everytime I start the comp up the

> > game

> > goes to the setup/install procedure..

> >

> > How can I stop this?

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

> (reinstall) more difficult.

 

Not at all. Just re-order the boot sequence in the bios when you want to

boot from a CD.

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

> (reinstall) more difficult. It's just that I have the stupid game

> installed already and it shouldn't go to the setup proc again. Could

> my registry be jazzed up?

[Guest Heirloom]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

Yeah, what Mike said. It is going to the setup procedure because you have

the disc in the machine during the boot sequence! Take the CD out of the

machine, boot and THEN put the disc in.....it should go to the game. There

is no real need to remove the CD drive from your boot sequence......just

don't have a disc in the drive during boot or it will attempt to do whatever

is on the disc.

Heirloom, old and just have to wonder

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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>> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

>> (reinstall) more difficult.

>

> Not at all. Just re-order the boot sequence in the bios when you want to

> boot from a CD.

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

> E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

>

>> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

>> (reinstall) more difficult. It's just that I have the stupid game

>> installed already and it shouldn't go to the setup proc again. Could

>> my registry be jazzed up?

>

[Guest E2out]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

So in other words there isn't a startup file that I need to alter to prevent

this..

 

I've had the comp for 5 years now and this crap just started to happen....

 

 

"Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

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> Yeah, what Mike said. It is going to the setup procedure because you

have

> the disc in the machine during the boot sequence! Take the CD out of the

> machine, boot and THEN put the disc in.....it should go to the game.

There

> is no real need to remove the CD drive from your boot sequence......just

> don't have a disc in the drive during boot or it will attempt to do

whatever

> is on the disc.

> Heirloom, old and just have to wonder

>

> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

> news:ev1aAyV$IHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> >> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

> >> (reinstall) more difficult.

> >

> > Not at all. Just re-order the boot sequence in the bios when you want

to

> > boot from a CD.

> > --

> > Mike Maltby

> > mike.maltby@gmail.com

> >

> >

> > E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

> >

> >> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

> >> (reinstall) more difficult. It's just that I have the stupid game

> >> installed already and it shouldn't go to the setup proc again. Could

> >> my registry be jazzed up?

> >

>

>

[Guest Mart]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

E2out wrote :-

> I've had the comp for 5 years now and this crap just started to happen....

 

Just? as in VERY recently??

 

If - as you imply - a previous setting (in WinMe?) has gone awry, then you

*might* get away with a System Restore by rolling back to the last time/date

when the CD didn't autoplay.

 

Otherwise, I'm with HL & Mike. But not too sure whether the CD was starting

immediately (due to a BIOS setting) or later as WinMe was loading/loaded

(due to a WinMe setting). I don't quite follow the logic of your statement

:-

"But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

(reinstall) more difficult."

 

Anyway, best of luck

 

Mart

 

 

"E2out" <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote in message

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> So in other words there isn't a startup file that I need to alter to

> prevent

> this..

>

> I've had the comp for 5 years now and this crap just started to happen....

>

>

> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message

> news:##xIdQW$IHA.3964@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Yeah, what Mike said. It is going to the setup procedure because you

> have

>> the disc in the machine during the boot sequence! Take the CD out of the

>> machine, boot and THEN put the disc in.....it should go to the game.

> There

>> is no real need to remove the CD drive from your boot sequence......just

>> don't have a disc in the drive during boot or it will attempt to do

> whatever

>> is on the disc.

>> Heirloom, old and just have to wonder

>>

>> "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

>> news:ev1aAyV$IHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> >> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

>> >> (reinstall) more difficult.

>> >

>> > Not at all. Just re-order the boot sequence in the bios when you want

> to

>> > boot from a CD.

>> > --

>> > Mike Maltby

>> > mike.maltby@gmail.com

>> >

>> >

>> > E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

>> >

>> >> But removing the CD from the boot sequence would make a computer crash

>> >> (reinstall) more difficult. It's just that I have the stupid game

>> >> installed already and it shouldn't go to the setup proc again. Could

>> >> my registry be jazzed up?

>> >

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Mike M]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

You might want to try the following.

 

Install TweakUI (see below), open the Paranoia tab and uncheck the entry

"Play data CDs automatically", Apply and then OK out.

 

Note that this has nothing to do with boot order or using a bootable CD to

boot the system.

 

The version of TweakUI for use with Win Me is v1.33 . Since Win Me is

long out of support by Microsoft it has been removed from their download

centre so you need to grab a copy from a third party site such as

http://www.pctools.com/guides/software/detail/22/. Do not try and use

either a version prior to v1.33 or later versions such as v2.0 and above

which are for use with XP.

 

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract

components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help

window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be

deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

 

Start TweakUI and open the "My Computer" tab. At the bottom you will see

a section labelled Special Folders. Select "My Pictures" from the Folder

drop down list, click the button Change Location and change the target to

wherever you now want your My Pictures folder located. When done click

Apply.

 

Just a few words of caution if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me.

a) Do not change the first icon (My Documents) on the Desktop tab.

Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using

either WebView or Active desktop.

b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.

Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.

c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.

d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.

Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including

TweakUI.

e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.

This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".

--

Mike Maltby

mike.maltby@gmail.com

 

 

E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

> So in other words there isn't a startup file that I need to alter to

> prevent this..

>

> I've had the comp for 5 years now and this crap just started to

> happen....

[Guest E2out]

Re: Never had this happen before

 

I did have to re-install WinME and that's when the problem/anoyance started

to happen

 

I tried to disable the auotplay function and that doesn't seem to work

either. Will try tweakUI

 

"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message

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> You might want to try the following.

>

> Install TweakUI (see below), open the Paranoia tab and uncheck the entry

> "Play data CDs automatically", Apply and then OK out.

>

> Note that this has nothing to do with boot order or using a bootable CD to

> boot the system.

>

> The version of TweakUI for use with Win Me is v1.33 . Since Win Me is

> long out of support by Microsoft it has been removed from their download

> centre so you need to grab a copy from a third party site such as

> http://www.pctools.com/guides/software/detail/22/. Do not try and use

> either a version prior to v1.33 or later versions such as v2.0 and above

> which are for use with XP.

>

> Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract

> components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help

> window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be

> deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

>

> Start TweakUI and open the "My Computer" tab. At the bottom you will see

> a section labelled Special Folders. Select "My Pictures" from the Folder

> drop down list, click the button Change Location and change the target to

> wherever you now want your My Pictures folder located. When done click

> Apply.

>

> Just a few words of caution if you are new to using TweakUI on Win Me.

> a) Do not change the first icon (My Documents) on the Desktop tab.

> Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using

> either WebView or Active desktop.

> b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.

> Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.

> c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.

> d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.

> Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including

> TweakUI.

> e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.

> This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".

> --

> Mike Maltby

> mike.maltby@gmail.com

>

>

> E2out <dmoose@milwpc.com> wrote:

>

> > So in other words there isn't a startup file that I need to alter to

> > prevent this..

> >

> > I've had the comp for 5 years now and this crap just started to

> > happen....

>