USB Insertions Snafu

[JLOB]

I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate. Recently, the autoplay notification box, which I once would see upon insertion of either a mass storage device or USB flash drive, fails to appear. Actually, that's not quite true. It flashes very very briefly, but then goes away. I'm certain it's some setting that I mistakenly changed, or some other dumb thing that I have done wrong, but I would like to get it fixed.

Has anybody any suggestions as to where I could start, and how I would go about it?

Thanks for any help you guys can provide.

John O'Boyle

 

[essenbe]

Try going to control panel - hardware and sound -programs - default settings for media or devices. You can make changes there for all devices.

 

[JLOB]

Try going to control panel - hardware and sound -programs - default settings for media or devices. You can make changes there for all devices.

I don't have anything like that in my Control Panel display. Can you be more specific?
Thanks.

J.

 

[essenbe]

Open control panel and click where the arrows are. I hope this works for you.

Then

Then

Then make your selections here

 

[essenbe]

Or the easy way is click the start button and type auto play in the search box.

 

[JLOB]

Tried all that. No joy!

J.

 

[essenbe]

In the auto play window did you check the checkbox at the top to use auto play for all devices?

 

[JLOB]

Yes sir. I don't seem to have autoplay for ANY device, except CD"s or DVD's with autorun!

J.

 

[essenbe]

I was referring to this box


If that doesn't work I'll have to think of something else.

 

[essenbe]

At the bottom of the page is a button to restore defaults. Try that

 

[essenbe]

If neither of those work, try this tutorial.

 

[JLOB]

"I was referring to this box"

So was I

"At the bottom of the page is a button to restore defaults. Try that"

Nope. No luck there either, except I no longer see the brief flash of the dialog box.


J.

 

[essenbe]

did the tutorial help?

 

[JLOB]

If neither of those work, try this tutorial.

I tried that earlier this week. I'm about ready to try a "Win 7 repair re-install....and if THAT doesn't work, I'll just tear it all out and start over. Don't really want top do that, however, I've got a lot of hours invested in this setup!


If you think of anything else for me to try, PLEASE let me know.

Thanks for your time.

JLOB

 

[essenbe]

When you insert a USB drive or external hard drive, can you see it in computer?

 

[JLOB]

When you insert a USB drive or external hard drive, can you see it in computer?

Yes.

J.

 

[essenbe]

Then you can use it. When you went to the autoplay section was the top box checked? If it was, uncheck it and click save at the bottom of the page. Try that. What should happen is you get a window asking what you want to do with the device.