Re: OT: Adding new Windows registry key?


"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Paul Burke <paul@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Terry Pinnell wrote:
>>
>>> "Navigate to:
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer
>>> Create a new key called: NoDriveTypeAutoRun
>>> Type is: DWORD
>>> Value is: 0x000000b5 (181)"
>>
>>They probably mean a new VALUE NoDriveTypeAutoRun DWORD 0x000000b5 (181)
>
> Thanks, yes, that looks better! But presumably the instructions were
> also wrong in saying Type should be 'DWORD'? The line now appears as:
>
> Name Type Data
> ----------- ---------- ---------------
>
> NoDriveTypeAutoRun REG_DWORD 0x000000b5 (181)
>
> Or is there some way to change the Type I've so far missed please?
>
> --
> Terry Pinnell
> Hobbyist, West Sussex, UK

Hello Terry,

I used tweakui for stopping autoplay on XP pro, I think I did the same on XP
home

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

regards

IanM



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