Disable AutoRun CD-Rom does NOT always work

[BattleAngel444]

Hi All

I have disabled AutoRun for the CD-Rom via registry entry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom]
"AutoRun"=dword:00000000

It seems to work ALL of the time when I put an autorun CD, EXCEPT for
this testcase:
1) boot target system with AutoRun Disabled
2) place autorun cd into drive
Result: CD does not run (Expected Behavior)
3) toggle power off to CD-Rom with autorun cd in the drive
4) make sure CD-Rom Drive is not listed anymore under "My Computer"
5) toggle power back on to CD-Rom drive
Result: The drive will appear in "My Computer" but this time the CD
will AutoRun (Unexpected Behavior)

Is there another key that I am missing to change in the registry? Or
is this just how Windows XPe behaves?

thanks for your time

 

[Brad Combs]

Hi BattleAngel444,

You could try disabling it through policy instead. You can do it by drive
letter or drive type. Take a look at this article....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ell_basics_extending/autorun/autoplay_reg.asp

HTH,
Brad

 

[BattleAngel444]

Wahoo! that seems to have done the trick... Thanks again.

Hi BattleAngel444,

You could try disabling it through policy instead. You can do it by drive
letter or drive type. Take a look at this article....

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ell_basics_extending/autorun/autoplay_reg.asp

HTH,
Brad

Hi All

I have disabled AutoRun for the CD-Rom via registry entry:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\cdrom]
"AutoRun"=dword:00000000

It seems to work ALL of the time when I put an autorun CD, EXCEPT for
this testcase:
1) boot target system with AutoRun Disabled
2) place autorun cd into drive
Result: CD does not run (Expected Behavior)
3) toggle power off to CD-Rom with autorun cd in the drive
4) make sure CD-Rom Drive is not listed anymore under "My Computer"
5) toggle power back on to CD-Rom drive
Result: The drive will appear in "My Computer" but this time the CD
will AutoRun (Unexpected Behavior)

Is there another key that I am missing to change in the registry? Or
is this just how Windows XPe behaves?

thanks for your time