Autoplay Disabled

Hi everyone,
my autoplay function refuses to work despite following instructions in these forums!
I typed gpedit.msc in the search box as per the instruction all I got was gpedit.msc repeated three times so how am I supposed to then browse to Computer Configuration\ Administrative Templates\ Windows Components\ Autoplay Policies\ Turn off Autoplay.

None of the above works on my machine can anyone help please!

What type of device are you wanting to AutoPlay? Is it a flash drive or Cd?

Was there a Windows Update released last month that restricted some AutoPlay feature? I can't remember if I noticed the summary of the update in Windows 7 or XP.

Maybe someone with a bit more knowledge of past updates can fill us in.

Thanks guys I m trying to get the cd to start up and play

No autoplay in context menu just open

Type Autoplay in the search box of your start menu. The first one listed should take you to the Autoplay settings menu you will find in control panel. In the window that opens there will be a check box at the very top to use "Autoplay for all media" and a reset to defaults at the bottom.

If you select "Computer" from your start menu, clicking the ICON for your optical drive should launch the autoplay if there is a disk in the drive that supports it. Even if autoply is disabled.

I believe the update mentioned above was for XP and disabled autoplay for thumbdrives.

Orbital Shark said:

Try the following (from Microsoft Knowledge Base)...

How to use Group Policy settings to disable all Autorun features in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista
Use either of the following methods:


Method 1

1. Click Start , type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
2. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
4. In the Details pane, double-click Turn off Autoplay.
5. Click Enabled, and then select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
6. Restart the computer.

Method 2

1. Click Start , type Gpedit.msc in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
   
2. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
3. Under Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand Windows Components, and then click Autoplay Policies.
4. In the Details pane, double-click Default Behavior for AutoRun.
5. Click Enabled, and then select Do not execute any autorun commands in the Default Autorun behavior box to disable Autorun on all drives.
6. Restart the computer.

   Warning

Neither Home Basic or Home Premium have access to the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) please check the version you have installed

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Thank you for your efforts and done all that still doesnt work typeing Gpedit.msc doesnt take me anywhere