[Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Needs Assistance!

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Thank you my friend.

I 'still' need to install the current version of AVG. Can you help?

Thanks!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nn6o" <nn6o.lists at pacbell.net>
To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: <dfischer at usol.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 8:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Needs Assistance!


> Greetings Duane (et al),
>
> If you haven't made the changes already, they can be done with Microsoft's
> group policy editor, Microsoft's TweakUI power-toy, or via direct registry
> editing (or a .REG file).  I've attached the appropriate .REG file so 
> Duane
> gets a copy.  Duane, change the last three letters of the file from T X T 
> to R
> E G when you save the file - some e-mail systems filter out .REG files.
>
> Once you have the file saved, double-click it.  Windows should open a
> confirmation prompt to add the contents of the file to the registry - 
> select
> "Yes".  If it merges properly, you should get a "successful" box - click 
> OK to
> close it.  You'll need to reboot for the changes to take affect.
>
> For those on the list, the contents of the file is below (between the
> asterisks).  It resets the AutoRun and AutoInsertNotification settings to 
> the
> Windows XP defaults.  For other versions of Windows, change the value "91"
> (hex) to "95" (hex).
>
> For reference, there was a 2009 security update that also changed the 
> behavior
> of AutoRun to prevent malware proliferation.  For info, see
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971029.
>
>
> 73,
>
>  - Aaron Hsu, NN6O
>    {nn6o}@arrl.net
>
>
> p.s. Yes, it is me.
>
>
> **********
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
> ]
> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:0x00000091
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
> r]
> "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"=dword:0x00000091
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom]
> "Autorun"=dword:00000001
> **********
>
> Open Windows notepad, cut and paste the stuff between (not including) the
> asterisks, and save it as "autorun.reg".  The name "autorun" can be 
> anything
> you want, but you must add the .reg at the end - otherwise, notepad saves 
> it
> with a .txt extension and it won't open properly as a registry file.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
> W8DBF
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 12:32 PM
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Ham-Computers] Blind Dude Needs Assistance!
>
>
>
> Yes, it is I, the blind wonder with another computer mystery. Like how do 
> I
> enable the auto-start function of the CD/DVD read/write device?
>
> A well meaning friend who configured this Compaq system for me turned the
> auto-start function off so that I would not accidentally start a CD. I 
> guess!
> In any event, I want it to play the CD or DVD I insert without me having 
> to
> manually start them.
>
> This is Windows XP Home Edition.
>
> Thanks you.
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
> Hallicrafters web site: www.w9wze.net
> HHRP web site: hhrp.w9wze.net
>
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