How to Restore Autorun in Windows XP

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Tip 1 - Autoplay Repair Wizard

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by vassili 123 | permalink

The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds.
Tags: autoplay, auto play, cd, troubleshooting, diagnostics

For further reading: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx%3Fid%3D2648 ^[1]

Tip 2 - Enabling or disabling Windows AutoPlay.

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ricardo Fallas | permalink

Steps and help with enabling and disabling the Microsoft Windows AutoPlay feature.

For further reading: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000130.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Configure CD and DVD Autoplay in Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Debbie Oliver | permalink

This will show you how to individually configure CD/DVD drives to automatically and play music files, copy pictures to a folder, view pictures as a slideshow, take no action, and many other things. Open up "My Computer"
Tags: WikiHow, Configure CD and DVD Autoplay in Windows XP, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Configure-CD-and-DVD-Autoplay-in-Windows-XP ^[3]

Tip 4 - Disable autoplay in USB and CD-Drive in Windows XP

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Appiani Enrico | permalink

Viruses are easily spread through the USB flashdrives. Viruses transmitted this way are created in a way that they are automatically ran (autmatically...

For further reading: http://www.instructables.com/id/Disable-autoplay-in-USB-and-CD-Drive-in-Windows-XP/ ^[4]