autoplay

As you may have noticed, hard not to, but if when in windows explorer (WE) and you have selected a removable entitiy (cd, dvd, CF card, etc) and you 'eject' or remove it, the windows explorer window closes. I assume this is the '***-end' of AutoPlay (autoplay automagically opens WE (it did...

Windows Explorer is not minimizing when I open a file, and that same file opens correctly when I open it within the program. But the issue extends with other files. For example when an external drive connects to my laptop the dialog box message (AutoPlay) goes to my taskbar DIRECTLY.

Hi everyone. I'm using a new Toshiba laptop with Windows 7, and I have a problem with the CD/DVD drive that I can't seem to find an answer to anywhere. Whenever I put a CD in the drive, W7 seems to think it's a VCD and begins trying to play it with Windows Media Player. This happens with every...

Hello, First of all, hello all. I'm new to this forum. I really hope you can help me with this annoying problem. Whenerver I do RIGHTBUTTON > PROPERTIES on an mp3 file it automatically starts playing that file from an instance of windows media player that is embeded in the very properties pane...

Hello, I just recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on my PC and I have couple of questions regarding it: 1. Next problem is about putting one file below or up the other one in Windows Explorer, for example: File1.txt File2.txt When I try to drag and drop File1.txt below File2.txt...

Hello. Thank you in advance for your advice. In vista if I connected usb camera it would show in devices & give me autoplay choices to import photos etc. In 7 the camera drivers install & show as device in explorer, but no autoplay menu, in fact nothing further happens. If I go to CP options...

I use Media Center to play and rip CD's. Is this some type of malware protection mechanism? Is it a glitch? Will it be addressed later in a service pack? I love Media Center. I try to use it whenever possible but especially for playing and ripping cd's. For now, under start>default...

When I plug in my USB drive, Windows 7 looks for photos and videos. There are none on the drive and I don't want it to ask me for this each time. I have right clicked on the drive and chosen autoplay, but there is no option for telling Windows to open the folders for viewing automatically at...

Originally Posted on the Technet Windows 7 forums: Recently I took Linux Mint for a test drive and one of the most satisfying features I encountered while using it was this; When inserting a media device or CD it would simply place a icon/shortcut on the desktop and you could access it there...

I have BD iso playback in Windows7 w/ MC7 w/ MyMovies and PDVD8 and it is great, PDVD8 will play my DVD isos fine too, but when MC7 is in fullscreen autoplay is disabled and Media Player tries to play the DVD, how do I force autoplay of DVD w/ PDVD8 in MC7? ocgw peace

hi there i have a toshiba qosmio lap top ( 2gb ram .... 1.6 gb processor ... 200 gb hdd ) i was using XP on it .. then i try to use windows 7 so i install it .. during installing it ask me ... upgrade or new copy ... i chose new copy ... then its work .......the problem : when i try the to...

how can you stop the CD-ROM from spinning up everytime you open a program like windowwss explorer? there is a check box in xp that says something like automatically detect devices, but i cant find it on windows 7

Running 64 bit W7 on a Dell Latitude E6400. 1. When I inserted the FireWire card, W7 recognized it and installed the driver. 2. When I hooked up the camcorder and put it in VCR mode, W7 "beeps", the camcorder shows up in the device list accurately (Canon ZR65MC), HOWEVER-- the autoplay does...

I have a Dell Vostron with Vista. Frequently, I get an error box (actually multiple ones) that says "Microsoft Windows" - clicking on the box, it says it wants to "scan and fix" one of my two external hard drives. The "autoplay" box will also be there multiple times. I do not believe...

I accidently chose Windows Photo Gallery to be the default program to open all of my picture files on the computer, and now it has virtually taken over! I tried to change it back using the "autoplay" selection in the control panel, but it does not seem to change anything. Does anyone have...

Hi everyone, I installed Win7 64-bit, and everything works fine, except for the fact that neither WMP nor Media Center are able to play DVDs. I mean, DVD movies, of course. If I use VLC, for instance, the DVD plays perfectly. In brief, what happens is the following: I insert the DVD, an autoplay...

Cannot load progs via Pioneer DVR-111Ds on Vista Ult. OK in BIOS and Dev. Manager. Get message "I/O error" and/or panel. "Burn to disk" - from Media Player/Centre ? Same error after re-installation of OS and substitution of DVD/CD driveice. Changes in Autoplay do not help. Nobel Prize...

My ReadyBoost tab is missing in the properties of usb/flash drives. I've checked and rechecked if the ReadyBoost service is running and it is and so are all of its dependencies. I've deleted all the drives ReadyBoost tested in the reg. and changed the device status and read/write speed in the...

I have Windows Home Premium. No matter what settings I choose in Autoplay, Windows Media Center opens every time I insert a DVD. I've tried choosing "Take No Action." I've tried "Play with VLC." Doesn't matter. WMC autostarts every time. Autostart options for other media such as blank DVDs...