Need Help on picking program to open up after inserting CD???

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Hi All,    I need Help... I know when I first got this computer when I would insert a Cd in to the drive it would prompt me for which program I wanted to use to open this with.  Now after reinstalling my CD drives when I was having problems, when I insert a CD,  Windows  automatically opens it up. I'm just wondering how to get back that list of options to open up. I went to my CD drive clicked on properties & I see the list under the autoplay tab it has 2 ways prompt me eachtime, or select an option to perform. I tried both of these options but still when inserting CD the windows opens it. please Help I want the options back.  I Have Windows XP (Home) Dell Demension 2400 HL-Dt-ST CD-Rom GCR-8483B HL-DT-ST CD-RW GCE- 8483B   Thanks, Tony

osprey4 · Answer

Open My Computer, then right click each CD drive and select properties, then select the autoplay tab. Here's where you can set what the drive should do for each type of disc inserted, including 'Prompt me each time to choose an action'.

jonicholson · Answer

Maybe you picked windows as your default player. Did you check your options on default settings?

wise412 · Answer

I was thinkin'  that is what has happened Windows as my default player. How do I go & check to see if Windows is running as my default Player?????   Thanks, Tony

osprey4 · Answer

Tony: Did you see my post?

wise412 · Answer

Yes I did see your post Osprey only I have done what you said many times actually I did that before I posted here. I am thinkin' Windows is being used for my default player, but i do not know where to go to find out if there is a check mark where there should'nt be. I know when I went to the autoplay tab under my drive there is a button that says default. I clicked that & tried the CD still no options showed up. I have tried going back & forth appling the prompt now & the choose which action button but still when I put in a CD windows automaticly pulls up. Am I crazy I know when I first got this computer & put in a CD this option thing prompted everytime. You know like which program to choose Real player, Dell Jukebox, sonic recordnow, ect.... let me go back & mess with it somemore it has to be something I need to check or uncheck in my drive.

Thanks Again,

Tony

osprey4 · Answer

I'm not sure what you mean by 'Windows is being used as my default player'. Do you mean Windows Media Player? So this is opening for all discs you insert?

wise412 · Answer

Sorry, yea that is what I mean Windows media player. again this is really not that big of a deal cause I can easily after inserting Cd go to my drive its just conveinence to pick the program I want to open with, that promp everytime was nice when I had it. It is just puzzling to me. I am the kind of person I got to figure out why it is not doing this anymore.

osprey4 · Answer

Ok. I found it. Click  tools, options, file types, uncheck DVD and audio CD. Message Edited by osprey4 on 10-28-2005 06:07 PM

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