cdrom

How do you turn on and off auto start on your cdrom. I want it to start up when I put a cd in it.

Win 98se
192 mbs ram
cdrw
cdrom
1.2 ghz
tnt64 pro

 

It's possible that it's simply been turned off.
Go and check your autorun settings in the device manager.
Start/settings/control panel/system/device manager/highlight and right click the required drive/properties/settings/put a tick in 'auto insert notification'

 

To activate Autoplay for all CDs for all versions of Windows 9X and Me, click Start, Programs, Setting control Panel, System, Device Manager, expand CDROM by clicking the +, select the desired CD-ROM drive, Properties, Setting tab, check the Auto insert notification checkbox, and click OK.

If this doesn't work, check the Windows registry... Modify it as your own risk. Start, Run, enter regedit. It is advisable to back-up the registry before proceeding. To do that,

1. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
2. Browse to the location where you want to store the exported file.
3. In the File name box, type a name for the new file.

Then, expand the registry tree to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Modify the value for the NoDriveTypeAutoRun key to 0000 95 00 00 00 (or 0x95 in Regedt32.exe).

Exit regedit and restart Windows.

To automatically activate the Windows 95, 98, and 98 SE CD Player when inserting an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive, click Programs with your right mouse button, Explore, Start Menu, Programs, Accessories, Multimedia, right-click CD Player, Properties, Shortcut tab, change the Target box to C:\windows\cdplayre.exe /PLAY, and click OK.