Re: OT: Adding new Windows registry key?

"IanM" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:s3d7k19srsmntbjun2qgpgdvdgcua5g1tt@xxxxxxxxxx
>> 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

Yep, I have it, and used it. I agree it seems the simplest method -
assuming it really does make the *several* registry changes that
apparently are sometimes needed.

BTW, directly after I used it (before making any registry changes) I
found that this key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom
had not change from 0 to 1. Presumably it needs a reboot, although saw
nothing to that effect in TweakUI.

--
Terry, West Sussex, UK
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