The AutoRun feature or the AutoPlay feature does not work when you insert a CD-ROM in the drive (330135)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
This article was previously published under Q330135 Important This article contains information about modifying the registry.
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article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SYMPTOMS When you insert a CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive, the AutoPlay
feature or the AutoRun feature may not work or may be unavailable. However,
your CD-ROM drive may work correctly in every other way. CAUSE This issue may occur if one or more of the following
conditions are true:
- A version of Roxio Easy CD Creator that is earlier than
version 5.02d is installed in your computer.
- The AutoPlay feature is turned off in the
registry.
- Your CD-ROM drive is using an outdated driver.
- The CD-ROM driver is not compatible with Windows
XP.
- You have the Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged on user only security option turned on.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- If Easy CD Creator is not installed on your computer, go to
step 3. If Easy CD Creator is installed in your computer, remove Easy CD
Creator.
- Test to determine whether the issue is resolved. If the
issue is resolved, do not complete the remaining steps. If the issue is not
resolved, go to step 3.
- Make sure that the AutoPlay feature is turned on. To do
this, follow these steps.
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious
problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft
cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.- Click Start, and then click
Run.
- Type regedit, and then click
OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom - Do one of the following:
- If the value for Autorun is 1, go to step 3-e.
- If the value for Autorun is 0, right-click Autorun, and then click
Modify. In the Value data box, type
1, and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following subkey:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer - Look at the value of the
NoDriveTypeAutoRun entry. A value of 0xb5
turns off the AutoRun feature for CD-ROMs. To turn on the AutoRun feature,
right-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun, click Modify,
type 91 in the Value data box, select
Hexadecimal, and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.
- Verify that the Restrict CD-ROM access to locally logged on user only option is not turned on.
- Click Start, click Run, in the Open box, type regedit,
and then click OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry
subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon - In the right pane, under Data, if the
value for allocatecdroms is 0, go to step 5.
- In the right pane, under Data, if the
value for allocatecdroms is 1, right-click
allocatecdroms, and then click
Modify.
- In the Value data box, type
0, and then click OK.
- Quit Registry Editor.
- If AutoRun is turned on in the registry, make sure that
your CD-ROM driver is current:
- Click Start, right-click My
Computer, and then click Properties.
- On the Hardware tab, click
Device Manager.
- In Device Manager, expand DVD/CD-ROM
drives, and then right-click the CD-ROM drive that you want to update.
Click Update Driver to start the Hardware Update Wizard, and
then follow the instructions that appear on the screen to install the latest
driver for your CD-ROM drive.
- Test to determine whether the issue is resolved. If the
issue is resolved, do not complete the remaining step. If the issue is not
resolved, go to step 6.
- Check the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List to
determine whether your CD-ROM drive is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP. To
do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: If your CD-ROM drive is not compatible with Windows XP, replace
the CD-ROM drive with a compatible model.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/6/2005 |
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