Preventing Windows 95 from Playing Audio CDs Automatically

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 98

SUMMARY

Microsoft Windows 95 can play an audio CD automatically when you insert it into a CD-ROM drive. This article describes how to disable this feature.

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To prevent Windows 95 from playing an audio CD automatically, use either of the following methods.

Method 1

The following steps describe how to prevent Windows 95 from playing all audio CDs automatically:

1. Double-click My Computer.

2. On the View menu, click Options.

3. Click the File Types tab, then double-click AudioCD in the Registered File Types box.

4. Click the Set Default button (the word "Play" will no longer appear in bold in the Actions box) and then click the Close button.

5. Click the Close button.

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the System icon.

3. Click the Device Manager tab, double-click CD-ROM, then double- click the installed CD-ROM device.

4. Click the Settings tab, then click the Auto Insert Notification check box so that the box is checked.

5. Click the Close button until you are prompted to restart your computer, then click the Yes button.

Method 2

To prevent Windows 95 from playing an audio CD automatically, press down and hold the SHIFT key as you insert the audio CD in the CD-ROM drive.

NOTE: If you are playing an audio CD with Windows 95 CD Player and insert a second audio CD in another CD-ROM drive, the first CD will stop playing and CD Player will restart using the new audio CD. This will occur only if both CD-ROM drives are using a Windows 95 protected-mode driver and you have Auto Insert Notification enabled.

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CD-ROMS containing an Autorun.inf file are played automatically when inserted in the CD-ROM drive, and the instructions in the Autorun.inf file are carried out. The Cdvsd.vxd driver polls repeatedly to detect CD-ROM insertion. When a CD-ROM is detected, Windows 95 is notified that a new volume is available and the drive is checked for an Autorun.inf file. If found, programs listed on the "open=" line in the [AUTORUN] section are run.

If the volume is determined to be an audio CD-ROM, Windows 95 performs the default action, if any, associated with that file type. "Play" is normally the default action for the AudioCD file type.

NOTE: Windows 95 does not play CD-ROMs automatically if you are using only real-mode CD-ROM drivers. Protected-mode drivers are required to play CD-ROMs automatically upon insertion.