LKBEN10571: Howto stop autostart from starting a program from CD for only one time on windows XP

Symptom

Windows XP has an autostart per default

Cause

This is by design.

Solution

Hold down the shift key to disable autostart from running. You have to do this before you put the cd in the drive. Next time autostart will work just like normal.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.