How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

[Guest Jethro]

I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

 

Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

 

Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

it?

 

Thanks

 

Jethro

[Guest Leonard Grey]

Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

No problem. First open your player app and make it the default player

for the file formats you have in mind. Now open My Computer, right-click

on your CD/DVD drive, select Properties, choose the AutoPlay tab and

you're on your way.

 

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est

 

Jethro wrote:

> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>

> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>

> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

> it?

>

> Thanks

>

> Jethro

[Guest Jethro]

Re: Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

Re: Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:20:22 -0400, Leonard Grey

<Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote:

>No problem. First open your player app and make it the default player

>for the file formats you have in mind. Now open My Computer, right-click

>on your CD/DVD drive, select Properties, choose the AutoPlay tab and

>you're on your way.

>

>---

>Leonard Grey

>Errare humanum est

>

>Jethro wrote:

>> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

>> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>>

>> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>>

>> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

>> it?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> Jethro

 

 

Thanks for reply.

 

My app is Gabest Media Player Classic V6.4. I see no way to make it

the 'default player'. Maybe I just don't see it?

 

Jethro

[Guest Leonard Grey]

Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

I'm not familiar with that media player. File associations are usually

found in a player's menus, or you can contact the program's technical

support.

 

---

Leonard Grey

Errare humanum est

 

Jethro wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:20:22 -0400, Leonard Grey

> <Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote:

>

>> No problem. First open your player app and make it the default player

>> for the file formats you have in mind. Now open My Computer, right-click

>> on your CD/DVD drive, select Properties, choose the AutoPlay tab and

>> you're on your way.

>>

>> ---

>> Leonard Grey

>> Errare humanum est

>>

>> Jethro wrote:

>>> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

>>> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>>>

>>> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>>>

>>> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

>>> it?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Jethro

>

>

> Thanks for reply.

>

> My app is Gabest Media Player Classic V6.4. I see no way to make it

> the 'default player'. Maybe I just don't see it?

>

> Jethro

[Guest kimiraikkonen]

Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

On Sep 8, 6:57 pm, Leonard Grey <Leon...@Grey.invalid> wrote:

> I'm not familiar with that media player. File associations are usually

> found in a player's menus, or you can contact the program's technical

> support.

>

> ---

> Leonard Grey

> Errare humanum est

>

>

>

> Jethro wrote:

> > On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:20:22 -0400, Leonard Grey

> > <Leon...@Grey.invalid> wrote:

>

> >> No problem. First open your player app and make it the default player

> >> for the file formats you have in mind. Now open My Computer, right-click

> >> on your CD/DVD drive, select Properties, choose the AutoPlay tab and

> >> you're on your way.

>

> >> ---

> >> Leonard Grey

> >> Errare humanum est

>

> >> Jethro wrote:

> >>> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

> >>> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>

> >>> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>

> >>> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

> >>> it?

>

> >>> Thanks

>

> >>> Jethro

>

> > Thanks for reply.

>

> > My app is Gabest Media Player Classic V6.4. I see no way to make it

> > the 'default player'. Maybe I just don't see it?

>

> > Jethro- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

If you want to associate certain extensions of files, first directly

go to the program's preferences or options menu to look at "file

associations". If it's there check what you want, if not go to "folder

properties" than "file types". Choose file extension and modify

usually "open" area to associate with your program but it's not

essentinal way to associate.

 

If you want to autorun, some registry tweaks would be needed. Check

the net for it.

[Guest Script]

Re: Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

Re: Re: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

Open MPC (Media Player Classic) | click View | click Options... | on the

left, expand Player by clicking the + (if not already expanded) | click

Formats. I put a check in DVD audio file and one in DVD file | Bottom middle,

autoplay- XP only-, I put a check in DVD | Click Apply | click OK | should

have been able to just log off and then on, but had to reboot. THAT makes MPC

the default player for DVD's.

However, when I right clicked my DVD drive and chose Properties | Autoplay |

there is NO MPC choice under Video, or anywhere else.

Open Regedit. (Start | Run | type in "regedit" [no quotes] | click OK).

Expand each + as necessary to get to My

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\ click UserChosenExecuteHandlers

In the right pane I saw my DVD-ROM. Moving the bottom right slider to the

right, I saw three entries under Data: one says (value not set), one says

MSPlay CDAudioOnArrival, the third,The MSTakeNoAction is the one to change.

Double click the vertical line right before the word Type on the tan colored

bar. Does it say +PlayDVDMovieOnArrival at the end, right before REG_SZ? If

so,

Slide the slider back to the left, right click on that line, choose Modify.

Type this in the box that's highlighted (Blue):

MPCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival [exactly like that, or copy/paste from here]

Click OK. Close by red X. Reboot. Put in DVD. When popup box arrives, Click

the Select an Action button, and the Media Player Classic. May have been an

Always use this... box ,too. Checkmark, if so. Click OK. Done!

<Sorry, I know it's long>

Hope it works for you,too!

 

 

 

 

 

"Jethro" wrote:

> On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:20:22 -0400, Leonard Grey

> <Leonard@Grey.invalid> wrote:

>

> >No problem. First open your player app and make it the default player

> >for the file formats you have in mind. Now open My Computer, right-click

> >on your CD/DVD drive, select Properties, choose the AutoPlay tab and

> >you're on your way.

> >

> >---

> >Leonard Grey

> >Errare humanum est

> >

> >Jethro wrote:

> >> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

> >> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

> >>

> >> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

> >>

> >> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

> >> it?

> >>

> >> Thanks

> >>

> >> Jethro

>

>

> Thanks for reply.

>

> My app is Gabest Media Player Classic V6.4. I see no way to make it

> the 'default player'. Maybe I just don't see it?

>

> Jethro

>

[Guest John]

RE: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

I think you mean that Autoplay is disabled.

 

Click on Start > Run, type and type in 'regedit' without quotas.

Navigate to:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom

 

Double click on Autorun, and type in 1.

 

Good Luck.

 

John.

--

The light at the end of the tunnel, is the sign of success.

 

 

"Jethro" wrote:

> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>

> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>

> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

> it?

>

> Thanks

>

> Jethro

>

[Guest John]

RE: How do I set up to automatic play a disk?

 

Oh, video? Then go to My Computer, right click on the CD Drive, click on

Properties, click on the Autorun tab, and underneath, change the settings to

what you want.

 

Done!

--

The light at the end of the tunnel, is the sign of success.

 

 

"Jethro" wrote:

> I have loaded a specific player app and want it to automatically play

> a video CD or DVD when I place the disk in the drive and close it.

>

> Right now all I get is a display of the disc content folders/files.

>

> Seems rather elementary, but I can't get this to work. How do I do

> it?

>

> Thanks

>

> Jethro

>