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      For some reason, whenever I put in a Video Game CD (Such as BF1942, or Civ III: Conquests) My DVD-R/RW drive (and burner) has been reading it as if it was pictures, or sometimes video (i.e. the menu will pop up asking me what I want to do with the pictures) and I have to open up the drive from my computer if I want to install anything.  

           It didn't used to do this, and just started doing it "last" week.   Any help?

Much thanks, DF22.

You or a program has disabled the cdrom's autorun function in your registry.

This is a direct download for a registry tweak to restore cdrom autorun function. It is an executable file that you need to run after you download it. You may get a warning when you click it, depending on your system security. It's not a virus....... trust me

Much thanks, thing is though, it's a rather new computer (month old), and I haven't tweaked the registry at all!

Tried it twice, still isn't working...  ???

........and I was sure that would work..........

I took these off the MS expertzone board:

Check these registry values using regedit:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom
Double click Autorun
Set value to "1" under Value Data
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Double click "NoDriveTypeAutoRun
Verify that value is set to "91" under Value Data
Close the registry editor
Restart Computer.

Also, you can try this program (may be same as some of the others) :
http://www.bigblackglasses.com/staff/do ... utofix.exe

And:

Autoplay Repair Wizard
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en
or
http://tinyurl.com/4f2mx

If you prefer:
Run the Auto Play Repair Tool (Line 234)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Enable CD AutoPlay for Pro or Home (Line 10)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

For more information if required:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330135
The AutoRun or AutoPlay Feature Does Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -US;314855
CD-ROM May Not Run Automatically in Windows XP