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USB Flash drive has failed to Autoplay?

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  • 16-10-2013 11:09pm
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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    For whatever reason the USB flash drive has failed to Autoplay when inserted in my HP desktop, but hasnt when inserted into laptop, why is that?

    Thanks for your help.


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    choons
    Registered Users Posts: 768 ✭✭✭choons


    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    Hi,

    For whatever reason the USB flash drive has failed to Autoplay when inserted in my HP desktop, but hasnt when inserted into laptop, why is that?

    Thanks for your help.

    You can change autoplay settings by going into my computer and right clicking on the usb drive!

    Options should be something like run autoplay, do nothing, open media player etc.


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    choons wrote: »
    You can change autoplay settings by going into my computer and right clicking on the usb drive!

    Options should be something like run autoplay, do nothing, open media player etc.

    Thanks, but tried it & sadly it doesnt fix it?


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    [Deleted User]
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    What are you trying to autoplay from the USB drive? Autorun of programs from anything other than CDs or DVDs was disabled in Windows 7 and was also disabled in XP and Vista via Windows updates.


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Karsini wrote: »
    What are you trying to autoplay from the USB drive? Autorun of programs from anything other than CDs or DVDs was disabled in Windows 7 and was also disabled in XP and Vista via Windows updates.

    Hi, i'm not running anything from the USB drive, it was just handier to have the USB folders opened a lot quicker on the drive, instead of going into My Computer (in XP) & locating the folders itself, as it just stopped recently, like a few days ago?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Patty O Furniture wrote: »
    Hi, i'm not running anything from the USB drive, it was just handier to have the USB folders opened a lot quicker on the drive, instead of going into My Computer (in XP) & locating the folders itself, as it just stopped recently, like a few days ago?

    Ah okay. Might want to download TweakUI and check that it's still enabled.

    TweakUI%20Autoplay.png

    autoplay_drives.png


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    Thanks, i'll try that, strange its only affected the desktop & not the laptop (Windows Vista)


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    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Autoplay is the most stupid feature ever built into an operating system. It has been used extensively to introduce a virus even to systems not connected to the internet e.g. Stuxnet.


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    advertsfox
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭advertsfox


    Correct, it's so easy to manipulate that's it's disabled by default now with the latest Windows Updates. OP, open Computer and plug in your USB - it will be ready and waiting for you, it's 1 extra click.


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    Patty O Furniture
    Registered Users Posts: 5,133 ✭✭✭Patty O Furniture


    advertsfox wrote: »
    Correct, it's so easy to manipulate that's it's disabled by default now with the latest Windows Updates. OP, open Computer and plug in your USB - it will be ready and waiting for you, it's 1 extra click.

    Its just that i got so used to it, what can i say i'm lazy :o


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