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Thread: Disabling Windows Media Center [FIXED]

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    Disabling Windows Media Center [FIXED]

    Whenever I place a CD in my CD drive Windows Media Center (I run XP - media edition) pops up. I would rather use Windows Media Player instead but Media Center comes up first. I've tried to disable it but I can't figure out how.

    What I end up doing is closing Media Center and then opening Media Player, which is a drag.

    Does anyone know how to stop/disable Media Center from automatically kicking in when a CD (Audio) is placed in the drive.

    Thanks in advance
    Halder

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    Go to Start > Run. Type in regedit and hit enter.

    In the registry editor navigate to

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.

    In the right hand pane double click "AutoRun" and replace the value data from 1 to 0.

    You may need to reboot for the changes to take effect.

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    Thanks Rev

    That did the trick. Now I don't have to deal with Media Center's autorun feature anymore.

    Thanks again, for you help.

    Halder

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