Solved Auto play settings no longer works

[tommytinkroom]

Hi,Whatever setting i try it does'nt do anything like "ask me every time"or set a program as a default to play a blu-ray or open nikon transfer for picture files from sd card.
Was working before.So far i've tried system restore and sfc /scannow but still the same.Thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers Tommy.

 

[mangoh]

Hi,Whatever setting i try it does'nt do anything like "ask me every time"or set a program as a default to play a blu-ray or open nikon transfer for picture files from sd card.
Was working before.So far i've tried system restore and sfc /scannow but still the same.Thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers Tommy.

Hey have you tried the following:

start --> control panel --> programs --> change default settings for media or devices

and adjusting those settings?

 

[tommytinkroom]

Yeah,does nothing.

 

[mangoh]

Yeah,does nothing.

Fix Windows 7 AutoPlay Dialog Box Missing or Not Appear, Display and Pop Up « My Digital Life

Does this fix your issue?

 

[tommytinkroom]

Yeah,does nothing.

Fix Windows 7 AutoPlay Dialog Box Missing or Not Appear, Display and Pop Up « My Digital Life

Does this fix your issue?

Thanks mangoh.Section 4 was the fix by changing the registry key nodriveautorun from 255 to 145.
At first it did'nt work but,but i went into auto play settings and did a "reset all defaults" then restarted laptop and it's working the way it's supposed to.
Looks like i'm gonna get some sleep tonight,thanks again for the link your a gem.
Cheers Tommytinkroom.

 

[karlsnooks]

You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision.

 

[tommytinkroom]

You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision.

How come?

 

[mangoh]

Yeah,does nothing.

Fix Windows 7 AutoPlay Dialog Box Missing or Not Appear, Display and Pop Up « My Digital Life

Does this fix your issue?

Thanks mangoh.Section 4 was the fix by changing the registry key nodriveautorun from 255 to 145.
At first it did'nt work but,but i went into auto play settings and did a "reset all defaults" then restarted laptop and it's working the way it's supposed to.
Looks like i'm gonna get some sleep tonight,thanks again for the link your a gem.
Cheers Tommytinkroom.

Good glad it worked

 

[tommytinkroom]

Fix Windows 7 AutoPlay Dialog Box Missing or Not Appear, Display and Pop Up « My Digital Life

Does this fix your issue?

Thanks mangoh.Section 4 was the fix by changing the registry key nodriveautorun from 255 to 145.
At first it did'nt work but,but i went into auto play settings and did a "reset all defaults" then restarted laptop and it's working the way it's supposed to.
Looks like i'm gonna get some sleep tonight,thanks again for the link your a gem.
Cheers Tommytinkroom.

Good glad it worked

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

 

[mangoh]

Thanks mangoh.Section 4 was the fix by changing the registry key nodriveautorun from 255 to 145.
At first it did'nt work but,but i went into auto play settings and did a "reset all defaults" then restarted laptop and it's working the way it's supposed to.
Looks like i'm gonna get some sleep tonight,thanks again for the link your a gem.
Cheers Tommytinkroom.

Good glad it worked

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

Nope I'm still waiting for a response.

I wouldn't worry too much as tbh there are tons of ways for a computer to get infected as long as you take sensible precautions you should be fine e.g. anti-virus program kept up-to-date, run scan every now and then etc...

 

[Sir George]

Thanks mangoh.Section 4 was the fix by changing the registry key nodriveautorun from 255 to 145.
At first it did'nt work but,but i went into auto play settings and did a "reset all defaults" then restarted laptop and it's working the way it's supposed to.
Looks like i'm gonna get some sleep tonight,thanks again for the link your a gem.
Cheers Tommytinkroom.

Good glad it worked

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

Karlsnooks statement refers to setting "autorun/autoplay" on removable media which may be infected with malware or a virus. When autorun is selected and media is placed in the device any malicious code that may be present will be executed without user input, thus creating a potential infection.

See the following link for additional information;

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disable-autorun-autoplay-in-windows-7/

HTH

 

[mangoh]

Good glad it worked

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

Karlsnooks statement refers to setting "autorun/autoplay" on removable media which may be infected with malware or a virus. When autorun is selected and media is placed in the device any malicious code that may be present will be executed without user input, thus creating a potential infection.

See the following link for additional information;

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disable-autorun-autoplay-in-windows-7/

HTH

oh thanks for this but surely if you OWN the USB/external hard drive and you don't download anything dodgeyt it should be fine?

 

[tommytinkroom]

Good glad it worked

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

Karlsnooks statement refers to setting "autorun/autoplay" on removable media which may be infected with malware or a virus. When autorun is selected and media is placed in the device any malicious code that may be present will be executed without user input, thus creating a potential infection.

See the following link for additional information;

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disable-autorun-autoplay-in-windows-7/

HTH

Hi,
Thanks for the info,but after checking your link i discovered that Gpedit.msc does'nt exist in my os Windows 7 home premium 64bit.

 

[Sir George]

Have you any idea what "Karlsnooks" means when he says "You have just increased the probability of infecting your computer. Not a wise decision."
It's the 6th post down.

Karlsnooks statement refers to setting "autorun/autoplay" on removable media which may be infected with malware or a virus. When autorun is selected and media is placed in the device any malicious code that may be present will be executed without user input, thus creating a potential infection.

See the following link for additional information;

http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/disable-autorun-autoplay-in-windows-7/

HTH

Hi,
Thanks for the info,but after checking your link i discovered that Gpedit.msc does'nt exist in my os Windows 7 home premium 64bit.

The information regarding Karlsnooks statement was in the first paragraph;

" Most malware applications spread because of the Autorun feature, which automatically executes a file mentioned in the autorun.inf file located at the root of any removable device like USB. Also, the Open folder to view files option can be easily used to run any unwanted file or executable, and thus in this way there is a risk of your computer getting infected.If an Autorun script includes some malicious code to gain administrative privileges of the system, it may not only damage the OS, but also delete your personal files and folders. It is recommended to disable auttorun behavior for USB drives/ external hard disks to prevent system from such harmful attacks."

I didn't mean to imply that the entire link was relative to you.

HTH