Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Auto Play not working - Windows 7

First
1. check Control Panel > Programs > Default Programs > Change AutoPlay Settings


2. Make sure that you have the box checked for "use AutoPlay for all media and devices" is ticked (enabled)


3. Click reset to default at the bottom of the page


4. Reboot PC


****If that doesn't fix it try this:


  1. Type service.msc in start search to run services console
    1. locate Sell Hardware Detection 
      1. ensure that the "service status" is Running
      2. "startup type" is Automatic
  2. Type regedit.exe in start search to run registry console
  3. Find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services|cdrom
    1. Locate the AutoRun registry value
      1. Right click
      2. Select modify
      3. Change value to 1
  4. Find: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
    1. Locate the NoDriveTypeAutoRun registry value
      1. right click
      2. select modify
      3. change value to 0 (zero)
  5. Close everything
  6. Reboot PC
  7. AutoPlay should be working now

source: http://www.mydigitallife.info/fix-windows-7-autoplay-dialog-box-missing-or-not-appear-display-and-pop-up/
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