Prevent a CD-ROM from automatically launching
By: Arie SlobInserting a CD-ROM into the drive will in many cases launche the program contained on the CD (this is called Autorun, and the launch is controlled by a file on the CD called Autorun.inf). To disable this feature:
- Open Control Panel (Start > Settings > Control Panel), and double click System Properties
- Select the Device Manager tab
- Double-click the CD-ROM icon, and right-click your CD-ROM drive
- Select Properties, and click the Settings tab
- Uncheck the Auto insert notification check box
- Click OK, and then Close. You'll have to restart Windows for this change to take effect
You can also use Tweak UI (found on your Windows CD-ROM in the \tools\reskit\powertoy Folder), one of Microsoft's PowerToys. Tweak UI can be disable both data & Audio CD's by turning off the Play audio CDs automatically and Play data CDs automatically options in the Paranoia tab.
