Re: CD-ROM's that Run When Inserted

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From: Steven Den Beste
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 20:31

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In article <1tQLxYWCll5R089yn@ibm.net>,
Steve Withers <steve.withers@ibm.net> wrote:
>Now......those virus-infested CDs are only days away from completion.
>
>You just pop one in, and within 30 seconds, you have loaded at least
>50 popular virii!
>
>We'll call it "Adults '95 Only" and sell it through magazines.... :-)
>
>Recovering costs and demonstrating technology....though VFAT users
>may not know the difference for a day or two.
>

In WIN 95:

Right-click "My Computer", select Properties.
Select the DEVICE MANAGER and select the CDROM drive.
Click PROPERTIES, and select SETTINGS.

If you make sure that "AUTO-INSERT NOTOFICATION" is not selected, then
autoplay is disabled in Win 95.

Thus when you insert a CD you can look at it to see what's on it. If you want
to run whatever "AUTOPLAY" would have run, double-click "My Computer",
right-click the CDROM drive, and select "AUTOPLAY". This menu entry will only
appear if the CD has autoplay.
-- 
Steven Den Beste        "The only difference between men and boys is
denbeste@world.std.com   the size of their lies and the price of their toys."

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From: denbeste@world.std.com (Steven Den Beste)
Subject: Re: CD-ROM's that Run When Inserted
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