How to customize AutoPlay in XP

Autoplay is a Windows Vista feature that lets you automatically play a CD or DVD media when it is inserted. Notice when you insert an Audio CD that Windwos will begin playing the CD using Media Player?

Or when you insert a DVD movie it gets played using PowerDVD or a software that came with your computer? In this post we will show you how to customize the autoplaying programs so you can have more control over your media.

· Click Start button and type the word Autoplay in the search box and hit enter.

· In the Autoplay window check the Use AutoPlay for all media devices check box and click on the Save button to enable AutoPlay option.

· In the Auto Play window click on the drop down menu and select the program to be associated to corresponding media.

· For example you inserted an audio CD and you want AutoPlay to run audio CD’s using the windows media player, click on the drop down menu for Audio CD and select Play Audio CD using Windows Media Player and click on Save button.

· Do the same steps for other media devices listed on the Autoplay window.

· Windows Vista does not have a tool to add specific programs to be listed on the drop down menu. However some programs prompts you if you would like to add the program to be added on the AutoPlay menu during installation.

· If you want to restore default programs on the AutoPlay menu scroll down to the bottom of the window and click on Reset all defaults.