Disabling Windows AutoRun
Jun 29

Disabling Windows AutoRun

How-To Tuesday: Disable AutoRun on Windows!: Some good advice here.

The “feature” will, by default, automatically look for a file called Autorun.inf on any CD you pop in to your system — if it finds it, it will execute whatever programs it is instructed. This is a big security issue, as there are a lot of spywares and viruses distributed on CDs — so much so, in fact, Microsoft is disabling it in their next security-focused Windows XP Service Pack 2.
by Deane   June 29, 2004 8:25 PM    |   Follow Gadgetopia on Twitter

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by Alex,   June 30, 2004 3:50 AM  

You can fix it before Service Pack 2 release. All you need is to switch the AutoRun key in your registry to 0.

by Jerry,   January 10, 2005 5:52 PM  

Can you tell me how to turn my autorun back on.

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