DVD player problem

[Jo-Anne]

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Oh yes, I believe you are indeed correct. So what version is your PowerDVD
anyway? I have both v4 and v6. But I never used v6. Here it tells you more
about this autoplay stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun

Near the bottom called "Issues and security" is where it really gets
interesting.

I have version 8.2.5202, according to the info in Add/Remove Programs; it
came with my Dell laptop in 2008. I looked at the AutoRun wiki and got
confused. Seems to me that AutoRun (or AutoPlay) makes one more susceptible
to malware rather than less susceptible, as the wiki seems to be saying.
Also, when you buy a DVD that uses this "feature," you apparently can't
disable it; so you can be stuck with events happening that you don't want...

Jo-Anne

 

[Paul]

I have version 8.2.5202, according to the info in Add/Remove Programs; it
came with my Dell laptop in 2008. I looked at the AutoRun wiki and got
confused. Seems to me that AutoRun (or AutoPlay) makes one more susceptible
to malware rather than less susceptible, as the wiki seems to be saying.
Also, when you buy a DVD that uses this "feature," you apparently can't
disable it; so you can be stuck with events happening that you don't want...

Jo-Anne

There is a "Fixit" in this article, that can disable Autorun.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715

Paul

 

[Jo-Anne]

There is a "Fixit" in this article, that can disable Autorun.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715

Paul

Thank you, Paul! I've bookmarked the article but am very nervous about
trying the fix(es) myself.

Jo-Anne