- Windows autoplay dialog box is empty, no actions to select? XP Pro
- Posted by Craig on May 16th, 2008
I just completed a new system with XP Pro 64-bit. Whenever a CD/DVD is
inserted into my Philips Sata drive or a device is connected I get the usual
pop-up box that has the following, "Windows can perform the same action every
time you insert a disk or connect a device with this kind of file. What do
you want to do?"
At the bottom is a checkbox with the caption, "Always do the selected
action." along with the "OK" & "Cancel" buttons. The big problem is that the
middle selection area, for the actions that are supposed to happen, is
completely blank! There is nothing to select to do the actions.
If anyone could steer me to a solution to this annoying problem it is
appreciated, thanks!
Regards,
Craig
- Posted by ju.c on May 17th, 2008
Try this forum thread:
http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/thread-505402.php
If that does not work you may be able to copy the entries from the
Default Users registry section, or I could give you a reg file with my
defaults (32-bit, same?).
Let me know if you still need help.
ju.c
"Craig" <Craig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Craig on May 18th, 2008
EXCELLENT ... the link you provided had a solution which restored the
features with a single registry edit!! Thank you ju.c for a fast and accurate
solution for my problem!
The part of the post you linked for me which helped was this:
Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\AutoplayHandlers
\EventHandlers
\ShowPicturesOnArrival
Under the last key above I deleted the following entry and the options
returned in the autoplay box!
"NeroAutoPlay7ViewPhotos"=""
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Craig
"ju.c" wrote:
- Posted by ju.c on May 18th, 2008
Nice!
Glad to help. Take care.
ju.c
"Craig" <Craig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Ramesh, MS-MVP on May 19th, 2008
Thanks for the feedback! Just in case this happens again, you can fix it automatically using the free CleanHandlers tool that I wrote.
CleanHandlers: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/autoplayhandlers.htm
--
Regards,
Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com
"Craig" <Craig@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6F107E2C-2267-4609-9FB3-64AD7DDB550C@microsoft.com...
EXCELLENT ... the link you provided had a solution which restored the
features with a single registry edit!! Thank you ju.c for a fast and accurate
solution for my problem!
The part of the post you linked for me which helped was this:
Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SOFTWARE
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\AutoplayHandlers
\EventHandlers
\ShowPicturesOnArrival
Under the last key above I deleted the following entry and the options
returned in the autoplay box!
"NeroAutoPlay7ViewPhotos"=""
Thanks for your help.
Regards,
Craig
"ju.c" wrote:
