Autoplay has "gone with the wind"

[Dale]

Hi everyone
Autoplay no longer works on my removable usb memory stick or my zip drive
(was working previously..not sure when it went off though). I've tried all
that I can find on the net, select the drive, properties and ensure the
"prompt for action" is selected. Have used the gpedit.msc to modify both
the computer configuration settings and user configuration settings to
disable "turn off autoplay" and then reset to "not configured". Have looked
at the registry settings and they look ok to me...

I've tried the Microsoft autoplay fix utility, which didn't work. I am also
using TweakUI with all drives enabled. I can't get this functionality to
work when it was working previously.

Anyone have a fix out there?

 

[dev]

/Dale/ said:

Hi everyone
Autoplay no longer works on my removable usb memory stick or my zip drive
(was working previously..not sure when it went off though). I've tried all
that I can find on the net, select the drive, properties and ensure the
"prompt for action" is selected. Have used the gpedit.msc to modify both
the computer configuration settings and user configuration settings to
disable "turn off autoplay" and then reset to "not configured". Have looked
at the registry settings and they look ok to me...

I've tried the Microsoft autoplay fix utility, which didn't work. I am also
using TweakUI with all drives enabled. I can't get this functionality to
work when it was working previously.

Anyone have a fix out there?

Checked Kelly's extensive auto play information? Click the link below.

 

[Dale]

Thanks dev...I've tried all the fixes at the sites listed...still
nothing...aside from a reinstall which I don't think the problem warrants
such a "drastic" measure..have to download and reinstall all
updates...ugly...

 

[Kelly]

Hi Dale,

Do you have SP1 installed, SP2? If neither, SP1 has corrected this for many
users.

Is it perhaps that the icon in missing? If so, run the edit on line 17
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If neither of the above applies nor helps, I just dunno!

Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[dev]

/Dale/ said:

Thanks dev...I've tried all the fixes at the sites listed...still
nothing...aside from a reinstall which I don't think the problem
warrants such a "drastic" measure..have to download and reinstall all
updates...ugly...

Using TweakUI? Confirm that auto play is enabled for removable drives,
under the AUTOPLAY|DRIVES branch of MY COMPUTER. That utility is
available here...
http://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

 

[Dale]

I have SP1 installed, it was working..so I don't know where its gone
wrong...Microsoft says the fix is coming in SP2?

 

[Kelly]

Hmm!