- autoplay starts up everytime the computer is stared up help
- Posted by kassy on December 16th, 2005
ime i start up the computer a box with autoplay is displayed with a little
tourch going from side to side, and it will not cancel it is coming on every
few seconds and is really getting on my nerves as i am unable to do nothing
on the computer without it interupting any thing i do, does any one know why
this is and how i can stop it, sometimes if i restart the computer it will
stop, but it is happening everytime i switch on, any ideas has to what i can
do to stop it i would really appreciate it. many thanks
kassy
- Posted by Lem on December 16th, 2005
kassy wrote:
> ime i start up the computer a box with autoplay is displayed with a little
> tourch going from side to side, and it will not cancel it is coming on every
> few seconds and is really getting on my nerves as i am unable to do nothing
> on the computer without it interupting any thing i do, does any one know why
> this is and how i can stop it, sometimes if i restart the computer it will
> stop, but it is happening everytime i switch on, any ideas has to what i can
> do to stop it i would really appreciate it. many thanks
> kassy
Remove all CDs before you shut down the computer.
If you don't have any CDs in your drive(s), try the Autoplay Repair Wizard from
Microsoft:
http://tinyurl.com/5s4x7
- Posted by Lem on December 16th, 2005
Lem wrote:
> kassy wrote:
>
> > ime i start up the computer a box with autoplay is displayed with a little
> > tourch going from side to side, and it will not cancel it is coming on every
> > few seconds and is really getting on my nerves as i am unable to do nothing
> > on the computer without it interupting any thing i do, does any one know why
> > this is and how i can stop it, sometimes if i restart the computer it will
> > stop, but it is happening everytime i switch on, any ideas has to what i can
> > do to stop it i would really appreciate it. many thanks
> > kassy
>
> Remove all CDs before you shut down the computer.
>
> If you don't have any CDs in your drive(s), try the Autoplay Repair Wizard from
> Microsoft:
> http://tinyurl.com/5s4x7
If neither of the two suggestions in my previous post worked, you can read through
the posts here:
http://www.techsupportforum.com/wind...y-problem.html for more
suggestions. Unfortunately, the person with what appears to have been your problem
ultimately elected to re-install Windows ...
