Autoplay doesn work windows xp

In these cases, the dialog box offering a choice to the user is not displayed. To be offered as a handler option by AutoPlay, newly installed applications must register themselves in the registry. Users can always change the default AutoPlay handler for any storage device or content type. The AutoPlay property page is accessible for change in the property sheet of the storage device in My Computer. When AutoPlay is presented with a mixed content medium, it requires user input before it can take action.

In this case, the user is presented with a dialog box containing a filtered list of all appropriate registered applications available for the content types present on the media. The user can choose one of these applications to AutoPlay that particular content type, while the rest remain untouched.

As the composition of mixed content media varies with each individual disc, there is no option to save this choice as a default. A dialog box similar to the following is displayed when any supported media not yet assigned a default AutoPlay action is presented to the system.

A user can also save a choice as the default action for this medium by clicking the Always do the selected action box. Once this choice is made, the dialog is not shown again. However, in Windows XP Service Pack 1 SP1 , if a new application that can handle a particular media type is added to the computer, the dialog is once again presented to the user, giving them the opportunity to select the new application as the default AutoPlay action.

Applications can also set themselves as the default selection when they are installed. Windows XP SP1 also adds a feature that retains the user's choice of AutoPlay action if they do not click the Always do the selected action box.

If a user chooses an AutoPlay action for a single instance, the next time that dialog is presented for that media type, the same action is the default selection. For an application to be included in the list of possible actions, it must be registered with AutoPlay.

The following dialog box is displayed when any medium containing a mix of supported file types is presented to the system. Disable Microsoft Windows AutoPlay. Enable Microsoft Windows AutoPlay. Disable AutoPlay in Windows Vista, 7, 8, and Note To perform the steps below, you must edit the system registry. Caution Before editing your Microsoft Windows registry, we recommend you create a backup of the entire registry.

Note Performing the steps below require you edit the system registry. Enable AutoPlay in Windows Vista, 7, 8, and For additional information about the AutoPlay feature, see our AutoPlay definition. CD-ROM help and support. Microsoft Windows help and support. If you have gpedit. Alan, it is present? I wonder if your Malwarebytes program set these values to try to prevent reinfection?

Also, why are the keys set, but not the Group Policy? Anyway, delete the keys and see if your Autoplay comes back. Scott, I think this is going to be one of those sticky ones. I deleted both keys and restarted. The first time I put a DVD in the drive the cursor changed to a disc and I thought we were in business but nothing further happened on subsequent tries no disc and no autostart.

Maybe one of my fellow geeks can help. Maybe GP is putting the key back? The NoDrives key hides drives from Computer and Explorer based on the bitmap. A value of 0 means hide nothing, but why is it even present? Sorry, but I have more questions than answers right now!

Scott, thanks for your efforts. I can live without autoplay it's just annoying when something just stops working and you can't find the soloution. Just to let everyone know that this has been resolved. Scott we were almost there, we thought that the key reappeared after deletion but the name was slightly different. I deleted that one and autoplay was back in business. I hope this helps others. I see that both keys were covered in the previous discussion, which should help others with a similar problem.