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Started by lbeirne
Sat, 24 Feb 1996 00:21
Re: CD-ROM's that Run When Inserted (was Re: All HAIL Bill GATES, Windows Forever, the KING of all Operating , systems.)
Author: lbeirne
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 00:21
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 00:21
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> > RE: CD-ROM'S THAT RUN WHEN INSERTED (WAS RE: ALL HAIL BILL GATES, WINDOWS > FOREVER, THE KING OF ALL OPERATING , SYSTEMS.) > > Newsgroups: > comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,co > mp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.sys.amig > a.advocacy,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.s > trategic,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,comp.sys.intel,comp.sys. > mac.system > Post a followup article to newsgroup(s) > From: Richard Wang <wang@xserver.sjc.ox.ac.uk> > Send e-mail reply to: Richard Wang > Date: 21 Feb 1996 19:03:01 GMT > Organization: Oxford University > >hshenry@vais.net (Haldane S. Henry) wrote: >>In article <petrichDn2LI4.B76@netcom.com>, petrich@netcom.com (Loren >>Petrich) wrote: >> >><snip> >>> >>> I personally consider it a rather dangerous feature; I'm happy to >>>say that the MacOS has no such feature (and I'm sure that neither OS/2 or >>>the AmigaOS do); I'd like to see what's on a CD-ROM *before* I run >>>anything. >>> >>I too would rather a CD-ROM to *not* run/install when you stick it in the >>drive. Sometimes I just want to have it in the drive to use later or >>maybe just to check it out. Just imagine how much unwanted software would >>be on your machine if each different CD-ROM title automatically installed >>software when inserted? I'm sure glad the Mac lets you decide if you want >>to install the CD-ROM (and I hope this does not change). > >The only autoplay CDs I've seen (admittedly very few) simply bring up a window >asking whether you want to install or not. Obviously you can choose not to. >If there are others out there that do just automatically install I'd consider >that the stupidest feature ever conceived. > >Does anyone have concrete examples here? > >-- Rich BIg deal! You can turn off the autoplay feature if you really want to! I've only seen maybe at the most 10 autoplay enabled cd's anyways. For me its more convient sometimes! If you do want to find out how to disable it look in either the February or March issue of PC World. Lucas Beirne
Re: CD-ROM's that Run When Inserted (was Re: All HAIL Bill GATES, Windows Forever, the KING of all Operating , systems.)
Author: Alessandro Oddera
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 13:42
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 13:42
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lbeirne@freenet.vcu.edu wrote: > BIg deal! You can turn off the autoplay feature if you >really want to! I've only seen maybe at the most 10 autoplay >enabled cd's anyways. For me its more convient sometimes! If >you do want to find out how to disable it look in either the >February or March issue of PC World. February or March issue of PC World??? Do you know a thing named Internet? ----------------------- Arch. Alessandro Oddera aoddera@igecuniv.cisi.unige.it aoddera@MAIL.PROG.ARCH.UNIGE.IT http://www.archserver.unige.it/caadge/ao/homeao.htm
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