How To Enable Or Disable - CD Rom Auto-Play
Microsoft Windows provides us with an Auto-Play feature, which allows your CD Roms to begin playing automatically upon their insertion. This is true whether you insert an Audio CD or a Data CD. In the case of inserting an Audio CD, the first song will begin playing automatically. In the case of inserting a Data CD, one will usually see a program launching an Installation Screen.
This Auto-Play feature can be beneficial to you or it can be rather annoying depending on your circumstances. For instance, if your using a CD Burner to make a copy of a CD Rom and the Auto-Play function initiates itself, then the entire copy process can halt and possibly destroy your destination disk.
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For Windows XP
- Double click on the My Computer icon on your Desktop until it opens.
- Then gently click on your CD / DVD Rom Drive just until it becomes highlighted.
- Then click on the word File, which is contained in your top tool bar area.
- This will pull down a menu for you to now click on Properties.
- Then click on the Auto Play tab at the top of the screen.
- You can adjust settings for Music CDs, Music Files, Pictures, Video Files and Mixed Content.
- Now select a multimedia types by using the pull down arrow to the right with your mouse.
- Then for each multimedia type, use your mouse to encircle the Select an action to perform: option.
- To disable that multimedia type, click on the Take no action icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Now click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save your changes.
- Continue in the above fashion for each multimedia type, choosing the Take no action option.
- And ensure that you click on the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save your changes.
- Once all options have been set, then click on OK button to exit the CD Drive Properties window.
- Repeat the above procedure on any additional CD Rom Drives you have in your system.
- Note: If you feel you have made a mistake, you can click on the Restore Defaults icon at any time.
For Windows 98 And Windows Millennium
- Go into your Control Panel by first clicking on the Start Button.
- Then click on Settings and then click on the Control Panel icon.
- Now Double click on the System icon to open up the System Properties window.
- Then click on the Device Manager tab at the top of the screen.
- Now click on the plus sign [+] next to the CD ROM Icon to expand that section.
- Then Double click on your CD Rom / DVD Rom Drive to display its Properties window.
- Then click on the Settings tab at the top of the screen.
- Within the Options section, You will see a white box next to Auto insert notification.
- Placing a check mark into this box will enable the Auto insert notification.
- Clearing an existing check mark from this box will disable the Auto insert notification.
- Then click on the OK button at the bottom of the screen to save your settings.
- And then click on the Close button to exit the System Properties Window.
- Select Yes when Windows Prompts you to Restart your Computer now.
- Repeat the above procedure on any additional CD Rom Drives you have in your system.
