getting rid of auto play

[peterpro]

is there a way to disable autoplay from engaging.

i have macdrive 5 and it autoplays the hd when i plug it in.
but it wont disengage it.
preventing me from gaining access.. (it wont let me access the drive unless it's not autoplaying)
if i boot, it doesnt auto play.
if i plug it in (firewire)
auto play comes up and wont "cancel"!!

pete

 

[azntiger0586]

not sure how on a hard drive, but if its the same as a cd drive, then follow the instructions below:

-Single-click your Start Menu, mouse over Settings, and then single-click the Control Panel.
-In the Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
-On the Device Manager tab, double-click the CD-ROM branch.
-Double-click the CD-ROM or HD driver entry.
-On the Settings tab, uncheck the Auto Insert Notification box.

good luck.

 

[peterpro]

i'm in xp
dont see the setting

 

[azntiger0586]

try

-right clicking on my computer and properties.
-go to hardware tab and click on Device Manager, double-click the CD-ROM or HD branch.
-Double-click the CD-ROM or HD driver entry.
-On the Settings tab, uncheck the Auto Insert Notification box.

 

[compso]

There are plenty of freeware utilities that will undo this setting for you and plenty of web pages. There may be more to it than just this setting. I've had bad experiences with it and have come to find out that it usually never works properly enabled or disabled. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&safe=off&q=disable+autoplay.

 

[tomcas1]

Have you tried holding down the shift key when plugging in the cable?

 

[SemperFi]

Tweak ui available at microsoft also has ability to turn off auto play.