doesn't seem to do the trick.
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doesn't seem to do the trick.
If you right click on the DVD drive under My Computer, then go to Properties and then select Autoplay, what is it set to do for each format?
all are "prompt me each time"
except DVD movie = play w Power DVD
Go to Start | Run and type in gpedit.msc then go to Administrative Templates | System. You should see Turn off AutoPlay.
Double click on that and see which radio button is checked.
nope nothing like that is there. There's Administrative Templates under both Computer Configuration and User Configuration, but under both those the only subdir is Windows Components, and under each of THOSE there's Windows Media Player and Windows Update (and that's all) and under all of THOSE there's nothing that resembles the entry you name.
Thanks for plugging away at this Crunchie!
Just to be sure we are on the same page, I have uploaded a screenie of what my xp looks like.
You don't see what I do?
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yes same thing except that under Administrative Templates there's no System directory. There's only Windows Components, with sub dirs of Windows Media Player and Windows Update (whether I look under Admin Templates under User Configuration or Computer Configuration--same sub dirs for each)
I wonder if that file you ran actually removed those other entries that I have?
You may have to do a system repair in order to get those back. I cannot remember if you have your XP CD?
You could try Last Known Good Configuration in the boot menu, but I
m not certain that will help.
Don't have XP CD though can probably get--computer belongs to my Dept at the University and they set it up--maybe not worth it. Can try Last Known Good and see what happens.
Last Known Good didn't make the missing directories re-appear in gpedit. I could try a system repair but I wonder if it's worth it. System Restore not possible? I guess I could try a non-destructive system repair if the English Dept tech guys (who are not good!) will give me the CD and let me try. Otherwise maybe not worth it. It's a minor problem (of my own making) and maybe I'll just live with it. Or would system repair be easy and really non-destructive? thanks!
I believe a system repair would be the best bet in this case. If there are any concerns regarding loss of data, just do a back-up of important files. Should not need it, but sometimes it is best to be prudent :)
I have everything backed up on a regular basis, so that wouldn't be an issue. What kind of repair would I do? There's a supposedly non-desctructive one that repairs system files but doesn't erase data, right? But would it involve rolling all system files and program files (in Office, anyway) back to their install condition? If so I don't think it's worth it just to re-enable autoplay.
Similar to a format/install except that when booted from the CD, you choose a repair instead of format. Will not affect your office documents.
You will have to re-install MS updates again though.
might be worth it. will see if tech guys in my dept (who are not very good!) have the XP CD that came w my machine.
a possible though unlikely alternative: you thought that something you had me run recently might have erased the gpedit.msc folders you wanted me to modify. I have full system backups (using Acronis True Image) going back a month or so. Is there some file or files that I could restore, and try working from that point (if I got back the folders you wanted me to tinker with, say)?
thanks for all the help!