Autoplay not working

[Slaz]

Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???

 

[Bernd]

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Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???

Because you didn't mention what fix you used nor if you can see the
cd-rom drive in explorer at all:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817357

Bernd

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

What fix?

 

[Slaz]

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Because you didn't mention what fix you used nor if you can see the
cd-rom drive in explorer at all:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330135
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817357

Bernd

The fix is called the "AutoPlay Repair Wizard"
Any and all media that I put in her computer shows in my computer and it
can be accessed that way.

 

[Slaz]

What fix?

The Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good idea.
If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into another
computer can infect that computer within seconds. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029

 

[Slaz]

Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good
idea. If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into
another computer can infect that computer within seconds. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029

She wants it so that when a memory card or usb stick is placed in the
computer; a dialog box pops up and asks what she wants done with these
files. Primarily it will be picture files that she wants to load unto
the computer via Picasa.
This is how it used to be. Place a camera memory stick in the computer;
it would ask what program do you want to use and she would pick Picasa.
Picasa would than open up and she would have the opportunity to pick
what picture files she wanted to be loaded on the computer. Simple and
straight forward. Don't have to use Windows Explorer at all!

 

[VanguardLH]

Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???

Get the TweakUI powertoy for Windows XP from Microsoft. Under the "My
Computer -> Autoplay" node in the tree:

- Under the Drives node, see if all drives are enabled for AutoPlay.
- Under the Handlers node, see if any handlers (programs) are defined.

However, I would strongly suggest you disable AutoRun. This has Windows
check for the presence of an autorun.inf file and executes whatever program
is specified within that file. Because the USB device is wandering around
to other hosts, you don't know what malware it might pick up. Then you
insert it in your host and, bingo, you're now infected because you chose to
let Windows automatically execute that malware.

Recommended:
- Under the Types node, disable all drive types from using AutoRun.

The only real disadvantage of disabling AutoRun is that you can't just
insert a disc and have the setup program for installing some software
automatically start up. So just run the setup.exe program yourself (or
whatever is specified in the Run parameter inside the autorun.inf file). It
is usually pretty obvious which file they want to auto-run when you insert
the disc. Just look. Of course, it could be malware that would like to
auto-run, too.

Is the content of the CD/DVD disc actually unknown? If so, why are you
inserting it into your host? Since its expected content is known then you
also know what you might want to use to "play" that content on the disc.
AutoPlay is like walking into a room and having the wall switch announce
"Hey, I'm over here if you want to flip on the lights". You already know
whether or not you want to flip on the lights and where is the wall switch.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Installing KB971029 will give you exactly what you want.

Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good
idea. If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into
another computer can infect that computer within seconds. See

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
What fix?

Slaz wrote:
Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not working.
She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix
from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have
logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???
The Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft!

She wants it so that when a memory card or usb stick is placed in the
computer; a dialog box pops up and asks what she wants done with these
files. Primarily it will be picture files that she wants to load unto
the computer via Picasa.
This is how it used to be. Place a camera memory stick in the computer;
it would ask what program do you want to use and she would pick Picasa.
Picasa would than open up and she would have the opportunity to pick
what picture files she wanted to be loaded on the computer. Simple and
straight forward. Don't have to use Windows Explorer at all!

 

[Slaz]

Installing KB971029 will give you exactly what you want.

Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good
idea. If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into
another computer can infect that computer within seconds. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029 Slaz wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
What fix?

Slaz wrote:
Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not
working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she
inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix
from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have
logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???
The Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft!

She wants it so that when a memory card or usb stick is placed in the
computer; a dialog box pops up and asks what she wants done with these
files. Primarily it will be picture files that she wants to load unto
the computer via Picasa.
This is how it used to be. Place a camera memory stick in the computer;
it would ask what program do you want to use and she would pick Picasa.
Picasa would than open up and she would have the opportunity to pick
what picture files she wanted to be loaded on the computer. Simple and
straight forward. Don't have to use Windows Explorer at all!

Didn't happen. Installed and is at the same state it was before!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Then either third-party (security?) application has been interfering or the
computer's got a hijackware infection that's disallowing the change.

Installing KB971029 will give you exactly what you want.

PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good
idea. If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into
another computer can infect that computer within seconds. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029 Slaz wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
What fix?

Slaz wrote:
Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not
working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she
inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix
from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have
logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???
The Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft!

She wants it so that when a memory card or usb stick is placed in the
computer; a dialog box pops up and asks what she wants done with these
files. Primarily it will be picture files that she wants to load unto
the computer via Picasa.
This is how it used to be. Place a camera memory stick in the computer;
it would ask what program do you want to use and she would pick Picasa.
Picasa would than open up and she would have the opportunity to pick
what picture files she wanted to be loaded on the computer. Simple and
straight forward. Don't have to use Windows Explorer at all!

Didn't happen. Installed and is at the same state it was before!

 

[Slaz]

Then either third-party (security?) application has been interfering or
the computer's got a hijackware infection that's disallowing the change.

Installing KB971029 will give you exactly what you want.

Slaz wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
Enabling Autoplay for USB keys/flash drives might not be such a good
idea. If such a removable drive is infected, inserting the drive into
another computer can infect that computer within seconds. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029 Slaz wrote:
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
What fix?

Slaz wrote:
Appears the AutoPlay function on my wife's computer is not
working. She
is running Windows XP Home Edition. It used to be; when she
inserted a
memory stick; a dialogue box would pop up asking what function she
wanted to use; now nothing happens. AutoPlay is checked of in her
properties feature for each drive. I did download the Microsoft fix
from
their web site and ran it several times; still doesn't work. Have
logged
of and back on several times; have re-booted several times; still
nothing. Any suggestions???
The Autoplay Repair Wizard from Microsoft!

She wants it so that when a memory card or usb stick is placed in the
computer; a dialog box pops up and asks what she wants done with these
files. Primarily it will be picture files that she wants to load unto
the computer via Picasa.
This is how it used to be. Place a camera memory stick in the computer;
it would ask what program do you want to use and she would pick Picasa.
Picasa would than open up and she would have the opportunity to pick
what picture files she wanted to be loaded on the computer. Simple and
straight forward. Don't have to use Windows Explorer at all!

Didn't happen. Installed and is at the same state it was before!

Finally got it to work. Used the Program from Microsoft for fixing
"AutoPlay" problems. Had to run the program separately for each
removable drive; log out and than back in; and it finally worked.
Thanks for your trouble!