What do you want to do?

[David]

"What do you want Windows to do?" I am so tired of being asked this
question...by an operating system for Gawd's sake! Every time I insert
a CD, DVD, USB drive, blank or not, this question pops up. What I want
is for Windows to butt out, I can take care of what I want without
Bill's helpers butting in. I always click on "Take no action", always
check the box that says "Always do this", not that it's always there
to check, yet the very next time up it pops again, "What do..." Surely
there must be some registry tweak that can kill off this pop-up? Maybe
it doesn't bother anyone else, but if anyone knows how to do it I'd be
eternally grateful.

David

 

[steam3801]

"What do you want Windows to do?" I am so tired of being asked this
question...by an operating system for Gawd's sake! Every time I insert
a CD, DVD, USB drive, blank or not, this question pops up. What I want
is for Windows to butt out, I can take care of what I want without
Bill's helpers butting in. I always click on "Take no action", always
check the box that says "Always do this", not that it's always there
to check, yet the very next time up it pops again, "What do..." Surely
there must be some registry tweak that can kill off this pop-up? Maybe
it doesn't bother anyone else, but if anyone knows how to do it I'd be
eternally grateful.

David

(I love someone who thinks & feels the same as me)

Easiest and quickest way : download TweakUI for XP (aka Powertoys)
from Microsoft - you can nominate which drives have/not auto run.

 

[David]

(I love someone who thinks & feels the same as me)

Easiest and quickest way : download TweakUI for XP (aka Powertoys)
from Microsoft - you can nominate which drives have/not auto run.

Thanks, will get it,

David

 

[John]

"What do you want Windows to do?" I am so tired of being asked this
question...by an operating system for Gawd's sake! Every time I insert
a CD, DVD, USB drive, blank or not, this question pops up. What I want
is for Windows to butt out, I can take care of what I want without
Bill's helpers butting in. I always click on "Take no action", always
check the box that says "Always do this", not that it's always there
to check, yet the very next time up it pops again, "What do..." Surely
there must be some registry tweak that can kill off this pop-up? Maybe
it doesn't bother anyone else, but if anyone knows how to do it I'd be
eternally grateful.

David

In Windows Explorer right click on the *removable* drive in question
and select 'Properties'. Then select the 'Autoplay' tab. Under Autoplay
left click the 'Select an action to perform' bullet style check box and
then left click on 'Take no action' in the presented list. Left click on
both 'Apply' and then 'OK' to exit.

This only applies to the drive you originally right clicked in Explorer
so repeat the process as needed for other removable drives.

John