Sunday, January 15, 2012

How to Auto Run a Cd Drive For Your Cd Rom

Are you having issue playing that new audio Cd you just bought? You pop it in the tray and it does authentically nothing? You wait for a while, then open My Computer or Windows Explorer, and browse through the Cd trying to shape out which file to agree so that you can see the contents of the Cd or to play anything is on the Cd?

There are few things more frustrating than having a Cd that would not play automatically. If this has happened to you often and you want to know how to make Cds run automatically one they are inserted into the Cd drive, then read on.

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When you have a Cd drive that will not autorun or autoplay, there are some steps you need to take to make sure that your Cds start playing automatically after insertion. The steps to be taken depend on the Operating theory that is loaded into your computer and on the type of Cd. Your Cd may comprise data or audio tracks.

How to Auto Run a Cd Drive For Your Cd Rom

Let us see how to make a Cd drive autorun on a Pc running the Windows Operating System.

For a Windows Xp installation, configuring a Cd drive for autorun is very straightforward - open My Computer or Windows Explorer. Right click on the Cd drive and agree properties. In the window that pops up, agree the Autoplay tab. You will see a drop down box listing some file types commonly found on Cds like music Cd, mixed content, video files etc. Pick the type of file closest to your requirement and agree the option titled agree an action to perform. In the options given below, Pick Play from the list. Press Ok. This should enable autorun for any Cd with the content specified.

If you are not comfortable with the idea of blanket permissions, you can Pick the option Prompt me each time to Pick an action instead of the one mentioned above. In this case, Windows automatically asks you for your option whenever you insert a Cd.

How to Auto Run a Cd Drive For Your Cd Rom

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