CD won't autoplay in DVD/RW drive

[M Skabialka]

I am setting up a friend's new XP machine which has a DVD/RW drive in it.
When I place a driver CD or other software CD in it it doesn't autoplay. I
have to open explorer and find a setup file and hope that I chose the right
one. The friend has no clue how to do this. Under Properties, autoplay, on
the drive there isn't an option of what to do if a software installation CD
is inserted - only what to do with music, pictures, video files, mixed
content or movies. I thought it might be mixed content but none of the
options are to autoplay.
If I right-click the drive I have an option to autoplay, but my friend just
wants it the way his old WinXP machine did it - it just runs when he puts a
disk in.
How do I fix this for him?

 

[TaurArian]

Autoplay Repair Wizard
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B6-E8FA-45C4-A171-1B389CFACDAD&displaylang=en
or
http://tinyurl.com/4f2mx
The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find
defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds.
Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Why doesn't AutoPlay work?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/top10faqs.htm


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[M Skabialka]

Thanks, I have downloaded it and will take it with me next week when I
continue setting up his computer. I'm surprised I have to do this to a new
PC from Dell - you'd think the kinks would all be worked out.