WMC not available as an autoplay option

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RHE09

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Did a search but couldn't find anything on this. WMC is not showing in the list of applications to autoplay DVDs. How do I add it?
 

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Vista / 7 64-bit build 7100
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C2D T8300
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4 GB
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NVIDIA 8600M GT
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250G 7200 RPM Seagate
Open your windows start menu and press (Default Programs) button on the right side of the start box.
Then choose Media Center and Press (Set this program as default) button and you should be set.
 

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Nope, that doesn't do it. Media player still plays DVDs, and there is no option for setting WMC to play DVDs like I have in the same menu in Vista.
 

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DELL XPS M1530
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Vista / 7 64-bit build 7100
CPU
C2D T8300
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GT
Hard Drives
250G 7200 RPM Seagate
To give a graphic idea, this is what the equivalent menus of Vista and 7 look like in the Autoplay screen:
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL XPS M1530
OS
Vista / 7 64-bit build 7100
CPU
C2D T8300
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GT
Hard Drives
250G 7200 RPM Seagate
Media Center does not play DVDs. Windows Media Player does. Just as your Home Theatre System does not play your DVDs or tune your TV.
 

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6x W2K8 R2 (x64), 6x W7 7600 (x64), 2x Gentoo (x64), 1x Ubuntu 9.04 (x64), 1x pfSense (FreeBSD)
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Antman said:
Media Center does not play DVDs. Windows Media Player does. Just as your Home Theatre System does not play your DVDs or tune your TV.
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Unless, of course, some brilliant person from Brazil who is stuck living in Houston just happens to know everything there is to know about multimedia applications in the Windows environment.


mikinho said:
Import the below registry key (just created). Afterwards "Play DVD movie using Windows Media Center" will be an option under AutoPlay...
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Antman said:
Unless, of course, some brilliant person from Brazil who is stuck living in Houston just happens to know everything there is to know about multimedia applications in the Windows environment.
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Bah, I'm learning something new every day. Just happens that I've written quite a few AutoPlay event handlers so I know where they get registered for different media types.

I'm actually working on a Media Foundation filter for another Seven forum member for playing shorten files (SHN) so that I learn more about Media Foundation.

@RHE09- Please let me know if it works.
 

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Sorry to post spam but I've gotten confirmation from two users that this fixes the issue. If a moderator mark as SOLVED I'd appreciate.
 

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ASUS P5E-VM
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Corsair DDR-800 4GB RAM
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Antman said:
Media Center does not play DVDs. Windows Media Player does. Just as your Home Theatre System does not play your DVDs or tune your TV.
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That made no sense only if seeing how I just showed how in Vista it does.

mikinho said:
Import the below registry key (just created). Afterwards "Play DVD movie using Windows Media Center" will be an option under AutoPlay

http://www.mikinho.com/wmc/fix/autoplay-dvd-movie.reg

Let me know if it helps.
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Sir, my hat's off to you. I tried that but only got as far as the first two keys. The rest I was clueless as to what to do. It worked like a charm. Thanks again. Issue solved.
 

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Vista / 7 64-bit build 7100
CPU
C2D T8300
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GT
Hard Drives
250G 7200 RPM Seagate
RHE09 said:
That made no sense only if seeing how I just showed how in Vista it does.



Sir, my hat's off to you. I tried that but only got as far as the first two keys. The rest I was clueless as to what to do. It worked like a charm. Thanks again. Issue solved.
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WMC starts, but DVD is don't play automatic.
 

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Dual boot Windows 7 build 7229 x64 / Vista Ultimate
Reg key worked perfectly for DVD's for me. Also added below to AutoPlay Blu-Rays in WMC7 (w/PDVD9 installed).

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\PlayBluRayOnArrival]
"EHomeDVDDropTarget"=""

The drop down for Blu-Ray in AutoPlay shows Play DVD movie using Windows Media Center, instead of Blu-Ray, but it does open PDVD inside Media Center like it's supposed to. It works for Blu-Rays, but don't know how reliable it will be though.
 

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Core2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
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ASUS P5E-VM
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Corsair DDR-800 4GB RAM
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EVGA NVidia GeForce GT240
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1080p
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OCZ Vertex 60GB (C:\D: System\Apps)
WD 1TB x1 (G: Temp\Recorded TV)
WD 2TB x8 (On Server)
PSU
Corsair HX520w
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Antec Fusion Max
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Passive Thermalright HR-1 CPU Heatsink w/ Nexus Fan
I've tried the link and it appears to be down again. any chance of reuploading or mirror (or code)?
 

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Please post the reg file *here* so that it will be always available.
 

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Here you go.
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL XPS M1530
OS
Vista / 7 64-bit build 7100
CPU
C2D T8300
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA 8600M GT
Hard Drives
250G 7200 RPM Seagate
Thanks.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    The Beast Model A (homebrew)
    OS
    Windows 11 21H2 Current build
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro
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    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender + MB 3
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
  • Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model Number
    Dell Latitude E5470
    OS
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
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    Dell
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    Dell
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    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
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    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
tomwalter said:
I've tried the link and it appears to be down again. any chance of reuploading or mirror (or code)?
Click to expand...

Sorry, Comcast cut me off for the month due to "excessive" bandwidth usage.
 

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6x W2K8 R2 (x64), 6x W7 7600 (x64), 2x Gentoo (x64), 1x Ubuntu 9.04 (x64), 1x pfSense (FreeBSD)
CPU
Core2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz
Motherboard
ASUS P5E-VM
Memory
Corsair DDR-800 4GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GeForce GT240
Screen Resolution
1080p
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 60GB (C:\D: System\Apps)
WD 1TB x1 (G: Temp\Recorded TV)
WD 2TB x8 (On Server)
PSU
Corsair HX520w
Case
Antec Fusion Max
Cooling
Passive Thermalright HR-1 CPU Heatsink w/ Nexus Fan
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