DVD/CD autoplay menu - editing paths?

[Adam Conlea]

This is regarding the window that appears when a DVD or CD is inserted into
the drive: "...choose an action for Windows to perform when this type is
used..."

For no apparent reason, when I select the WinDVD player, Windows Media
Player launches. (WMP also launches when I select WMP.) If I manually
launch WinDVD from its desktop icon, it will play the DVD fine.

Any idea where this autoplay program resides and how I may restore the
proper path so that it will find WinDVD once again? It worked before, and
no media players have been installed since.

I am running Windows XP Home, SP 1.

Thank you,
Adam

 

[smacky]

This is regarding the window that appears when a DVD or CD is inserte
into
the drive: "...choose an action for Windows to perform when this typ
is
used..."

For no apparent reason, when I select the WinDVD player, Windows Media
Player launches. (WMP also launches when I select WMP.) If
manually
launch WinDVD from its desktop icon, it will play the DVD fine.

Any idea where this autoplay program resides and how I may restore the
proper path so that it will find WinDVD once again? It worked before
and
no media players have been installed since.

I am running Windows XP Home, SP 1.

Thank you,
Adam

Hi Adam,

I would suggest to try the information supplied on the following page:

http://tinyurl.com/adm

 

[Adam Conlea]

Thanks for the link, smacky!

Since Autoplay still works fine -- it's just pointing to the wrong player
when an option is clicked -- I think I'll leave well enough alone. I'm too
scared to mess around with the registry, but was hoping I could locate the
program that handles the Autoplay options and edit its program paths.

-Adam

 

[smacky]

Thanks for the link, smacky!

Since Autoplay still works fine -- it's just pointing to the wron
player
when an option is clicked -- I think I'll leave well enough alone. I'
too
scared to mess around with the registry, but was hoping I could locat
the
program that handles the Autoplay options and edit its program paths.

-Adam


"smacky" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

Adam Conlea Wrote:-
This is regarding the window that appears when a DVD or CD i
inserted
into
the drive: "...choose an action for Windows to perform when thi
type
is
used..."

For no apparent reason, when I select the WinDVD player, Window
Media
Player launches. (WMP also launches when I select WMP.) If I
manually
launch WinDVD from its desktop icon, it will play the DVD fine.

Any idea where this autoplay program resides and how I may restor
the
proper path so that it will find WinDVD once again? It worke
before,
and
no media players have been installed since.

I am running Windows XP Home, SP 1.

Thank you,
Adam-

Hi Adam,

I would suggest to try the information supplied on the followin
page:

http://tinyurl.com/admo

Hi Adam,

You could try a program such as TweakUI to set the options again, o
try reinstalling your DVD Program, that should reset the registr
entries as they were when it was initially installed.


Good Luck
Smacky
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[Rehan]

Why dont you reinstall WinDVD?