If you reset the following values to 0 [zero] in the registry, you will
re-enable autoplay on all removable media - including USB drives.
Or simply copy / past the following into a simple text file, using Notepad,
and re-name it, making sure you give it a .reg extension. Then
double-click to import it.
------------------- copy between lines -------------------
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000000
"NoDriveAutoRun"=hex:00,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:00000000
------------------- copy between lines -------------------
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London.
"Mint" <chocolatemint77581@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:e7d621ea-c70e-4679-9003-310877c3698c@t20g2000yqa.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 26, 7:53 pm, "Daave" <da...@example.com> wrote:
> Mint wrote:
> > Has autoplay for XP Sp3 been disabled for USB drives?
>
> > Setting NoDriveTypeAutoRun to 91 did not work.
>
> I actually like having autoplay disabled. It makes malware less likley
> to invade my PC.
>
> And it's not much more work to open Windows Explorer to see what's on
> the external drive (I either double-click My Computer or press the
> Windows key + E combination.)
>
> That being said, it's pretty easy to toggle Autoplay on and off if you
> install Tweak UI:
>
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
I am not using autoplay for viewing files.
I want to run my own program on my USB disk.
Upgrading to XP Sp3 made autoplay on USB sticks unavailable.
It's a shame.