Another Autoplay question

[Guest Jeff Johnson]

Is it possible to disable Autoplay ONLY for executables? More specifically,

when I put in a CD-ROM with an AUTORUN.INF file, I don't want the Open=xxx

line to execute, but if I put in a music CD I DO want Media Player to pop

up.

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

The date and time was 3/4/2008 10:40 AM, and on a whim, Jeff Johnson

pounded out on the keyboard:

> Is it possible to disable Autoplay ONLY for executables? More specifically,

> when I put in a CD-ROM with an AUTORUN.INF file, I don't want the Open=xxx

> line to execute, but if I put in a music CD I DO want Media Player to pop

> up.

>

>

 

Hi Jeff,

 

If you know what's on the CD, hold down Shift when inserting the CD and

hold it until the CD spins down. That prevents Autoplay from occurring.

 

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[Guest Jeff Johnson]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

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>> Is it possible to disable Autoplay ONLY for executables? More

>> specifically, when I put in a CD-ROM with an AUTORUN.INF file, I don't

>> want the Open=xxx line to execute, but if I put in a music CD I DO want

>> Media Player to pop up.

> If you know what's on the CD, hold down Shift when inserting the CD and

> hold it until the CD spins down. That prevents Autoplay from occurring.

 

Yeah, I've known that since Windows 95 and that's not what I want.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

"Jeff Johnson" <i.get@enough.spam> wrote:

>"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

>news:eVxDVpifIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>> Is it possible to disable Autoplay ONLY for executables? More

>>> specifically, when I put in a CD-ROM with an AUTORUN.INF file, I don't

>>> want the Open=xxx line to execute, but if I put in a music CD I DO want

>>> Media Player to pop up.

>

>> If you know what's on the CD, hold down Shift when inserting the CD and

>> hold it until the CD spins down. That prevents Autoplay from occurring.

>

>Yeah, I've known that since Windows 95 and that's not what I want.

 

Have you played with all the auto-play options to see if one of them

will do what you want?

 

If you have not, perhaps it's time for you to try.

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

The date and time was 3/4/2008 12:25 PM, and on a whim, Jeff Johnson

pounded out on the keyboard:

> "Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

> news:eVxDVpifIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>>> Is it possible to disable Autoplay ONLY for executables? More

>>> specifically, when I put in a CD-ROM with an AUTORUN.INF file, I don't

>>> want the Open=xxx line to execute, but if I put in a music CD I DO want

>>> Media Player to pop up.

>

>> If you know what's on the CD, hold down Shift when inserting the CD and

>> hold it until the CD spins down. That prevents Autoplay from occurring.

>

> Yeah, I've known that since Windows 95 and that's not what I want.

>

>

 

May not be what you want, but AFAIK, that's the only way to stop the

execution of the autorun.inf file other than turning off Autoplay all

together.

 

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[Guest Jeff Johnson]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> Have you played with all the auto-play options to see if one of them

> will do what you want?

>

> If you have not, perhaps it's time for you to try.

 

I looked and every option except "mixed content" was a definite No. If

someone has a good reference on what "mixed content" really means, I'd

appreciate a link, but I'm guessing it simply means more than one type of

media (pictures + audio, for example), and has nothing to do with

executables.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Another Autoplay question

 

"Jeff Johnson" <i.get@enough.spam> wrote:

>I looked and every option except "mixed content" was a definite No. If

>someone has a good reference on what "mixed content" really means, I'd

>appreciate a link, but I'm guessing it simply means more than one type of

>media (pictures + audio, for example), and has nothing to do with

>executables.

 

Mixed content would be a combination of ANY type of files.

 

Including executables