Enabling autorun for USB flash drives

[eljainc]

Hello,

I have a question about the Autorun feature. I want to enable autoplay
for a USB flash drive inserted into a USB 2.0 port. However it seems
the feature is disabled on certain client PCs. The operating system is
Windows XP Home for a few systems, but Windows XP professional for
others. I have set up on the XP Pro systems a group policy through
GPEDIT.MSC which does the following: Computer Config-Administrative
Templates-System-Turn off Autoplay.

I would like to develop a simple installer or autorun.inf installer
which will enable autoplay, or if this is not possible, a script which
will enable it. What I want in the end is the end user to have to do
the least amount of steps/interaction for this to take place. Then
once the autorun works, to run an installer (i.e. Teamviewer to
automatically install on a PC).

Thanks for any suggestions,hints.

Mike

 

[Guest]

Hello,

I have a question about the Autorun feature. I want to enable autoplay
for a USB flash drive inserted into a USB 2.0 port. However it seems
the feature is disabled on certain client PCs. The operating system is
Windows XP Home for a few systems, but Windows XP professional for
others. I have set up on the XP Pro systems a group policy through
GPEDIT.MSC which does the following: Computer Config-Administrative
Templates-System-Turn off Autoplay.

I would like to develop a simple installer or autorun.inf installer
which will enable autoplay, or if this is not possible, a script which
will enable it. What I want in the end is the end user to have to do
the least amount of steps/interaction for this to take place. Then
once the autorun works, to run an installer (i.e. Teamviewer to
automatically install on a PC).

Thanks for any suggestions,hints.

Mike

Safer to teach them how to browse to the exe file themselves.
I wouldn't have autorun enabled on any of my drives.

S

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Gazillions of Windows Updates have been released to disable AutoRun on
removable drives due to security issues (i.e., hijackware infections)! Best
leave that alone, bucko.

 

[Tim Meddick]

I believe in giving people what they want.

Download a [very] simple .inf setup file that will re-enable AutoRun for
all removable media.

http://www.4shared.com/file/Z0zY3FT4/EnableAutoRun.html

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.