USB Card reader has lost AUTORUN facility

[kandinsky63]

Hi

Recently, my USB multi card reader has lost autorun functionality. Even the
'Autorun.exe' app did not fix.
For example when i inserted an SD card, a little window popped up asking
what app did I want to open the images with.

I presume the answer lies in the registry.

Can anyone help with restoring this functionality to my card reader.

Thanks

 

[JS]

First try Power Toy's Tweak UI from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Install, run and expand TweakUI as follows:
'My Computer', 'Auto Play', 'Types'
check the option to enable/disable this feature for removable drives.

More Detail on available features in Tweak UI:
http://www.winxpsolution.com/Tweakuixppro.aspx

If Tweak is no help the read this
(Warning: it's a little on the confusing side)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715 ?

CD AutoRun basics
http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/autorun.htm

Autorun, What is it?
http://autorun.moonvalley.com/autorun.htm

 

[kandinsky63]

Hi

the Tweak UI did notwork. I found the http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715
very confusing! Other solutions suggested chaging the values in
NoDriveTypeAutoRun to default values i.e. in XP , 149 (decimal) OR 128
(decimal) - neither of these worked.

In the end I found a solution.

I used the advice in this link
http://blog.terrypearson.com/2007/12/15/is-there-autorun-after-vmware/
i.e. i deleted the registry entries as advised. However, this only worked
when coupled with the MS 'Autofix.exe' app.

After I deleted the registry keys, i ran Autofix.exe for the removable
drives in question. I then restarted the PC , clicked on 'My Computer/ X
drive/properties/autoplay/picture files/prompt/apply. When I the inserted
an SD/CF card, the Autoplay dialogue window was back offering the various
choices.

Thanks for your help.