How to Disable Automatic CD-ROM Running and Audio CD Playing

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to disable the automatic running of CD-ROMs or the automatic playing of audio CDs in Windows.


MORE INFORMATION

How to Disable Both the Automatic Running of CD-ROMs and the Automatic Playing of Audio CDs

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.


  2. On the Device Manager tab, double-click the CD-ROM branch, and then double-click the CD-ROM driver entry.


  3. On the Settings tab, clear the Auto Insert Notification check box.


  4. Click OK or Close until you return to Control Panel. When you are prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.


How to Disable Only the Automatic Playing of Audio CDs

You can use either of the following methods to disable only the automatic playing of audio CDs.

Method 1

  1. Double-click My Computer.


  2. On the View menu, click Options.


  3. On the File Types tab, click AudioCD in the Registered File Types box, and then click Edit.


  4. Click the Set Default button (the word "Play" no longer appears in bold in the Actions box), and then click Close.


  5. Click Close.


To allow Windows to play audio CDs automatically, follow these steps again. The word "Play" should appear in bold in step 4. If audio CDs still do not play automatically, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click System.


  2. On the Device Manager tab, double-click CD-ROM, then double-click the installed CD-ROM device.


  3. On the Settings tab, click to select the Auto Insert Notification check box.


  4. Click the Close button until you are prompted to restart your computer, and then click Yes.


Method 2

Press down and hold the SHIFT key as you insert the audio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

NOTE: If you are playing an audio CD with Windows CD Player and insert a second audio CD in another CD-ROM drive, the first CD stops playing and CD Player restarts using the new audio CD. This behavior occurs only if both CD-ROM drives are using a Windows protected-mode driver and you have Auto Insert Notification enabled.

CD-ROMs containing an Autorun.inf file are played automatically when inserted in the CD-ROM drive, and the instructions in the Autorun.inf file are carried out. The Cdvsd.vxd driver polls repeatedly to detect CD-ROM insertion. When a CD-ROM is detected, Windows is notified that a new volume is available and the drive is checked for an Autorun.inf file. If found, programs listed on the "open=" line in the [AUTORUN] section are run.

If the volume is determined to be an audio CD-ROM, Windows performs the default action, if any, associated with that file type. "Play" is normally the default action for the AudioCD file type.

NOTE: Windows does not play CD-ROMs automatically if you are using only real-mode CD-ROM drivers. Protected-mode drivers are required to play CD-ROMs automatically upon insertion.

Additional query words: 98 autoplay 


Keywords          : kbenv kbhw win95 win98 cddrive 
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999