Enabling Autorun

1. In Windows, click Start,
and then choose Run.

2. Enter D: \autorun.exe (where D: is your CD-ROM drive. NB: There is a space between : and \)

Turning off Autorun

Option (A)

1. Click My Computer

2. Select the CD drive

3. Right click on the drive and select ‘Properties’

4. Select the ‘Autoplay’ tab

5. Select the ‘Take no action’ option from the ‘Select an action to perform’ menu and click ‘Apply’

Option (B)

1. Open the Registry Editor by clicking on ‘Start/Run’

2. Type ‘regedit’ and click ‘OK’

3. Navigate to the branch ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom’.

4. Now double-click on the ‘Autorun’ value in the right pane and set its value to 0.

5. In case the option is not already defined, you can create it by selecting ‘Edit|New|DWORD Value’. Name it ‘Autorun’.

6. For the changes to take effect, you will have to log out and log back in.

Caveat here: After you have made these registry changes, Windows will no longer be notified when you insert the CD.