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		<title>How to Disable Auto-Run in Windows XP</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richie Sajan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[autorun]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Windows XP Logo" rel="lightbox[pics3]" href="http://media.techwithric.com/img//Windows_XP_Logo.jpg"><img class="attachment wp-att-18 alignleft" src="http://media.techwithric.com/img//Windows_XP_Logo.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Windows XP Logo" width="200" height="133" /></a>Well viruses are the most common thing to be found these days in a Windows System. Although most of the virus that appear in your PC are most probably downloaded (with or without your knowledge) from the internet, the second most common way for a virus to infect your computer is via a CD or Pen Drive via auto-run.<span id="more-3"></span>&#8216;How?&#8217;, you may ask. Well there is this thing called auto-run in Windows. Whenever you insert a CD or a Pen drive, Windows automatically goes through the contents of the removable drive and shows some options like open folder, play media files etc. This process is called auto-run. By default this option is enabled in all version of Windows. So when you connect a removable drive, the virus just have a free time infecting your PC&#8217;s.</p>
<p>So it&#8217;s very important that you disable auto-run in your PC&#8217;s quickly. Use the appropriate method according to your OS, and perform it:</p>
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<li>The easiest and most effective means to truly disable autorun can be done via this simple autorun registry hack:REGEDIT4<br />
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]<br />
@=&#8221;@SYS:DoesNotExist&#8221;</li>
<li> To use this method, Open Notepad and copy/paste the following into a text file:REGEDIT4<br />
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\Autorun.inf]<br />
@=&#8221;@SYS:DoesNotExist&#8221;Save the file as something.reg. (You have to be sure to change the &#8220;Save File as Type&#8221; to &#8220;All Files&#8221; before saving, or Windows will try to save it as a .txt even if you typed in .reg.</li>
<li> Locate the file you just saved and double-click the file to run it. You will receive a prompt asking if you want to add the data to the registry. Click yes to allow the modification.</li>
<li> The above method nulls any request for autorun.inf and works on XP Home or Pro, as well as Windows Vista. Credit for this tip goes to Nick Brown.If you opt to disable autorun using any other method, you will first need to install an autorun patch from Microsoft that allegedly resolves issues that cause autorun to run even after it&#8217;s been disabled (using methods other than the above recommended method).</li>
<li> XP Pro users who have installed the appropriate Microsoft patch for your system and wish to disable autorun using a method other than described above, follow steps 3 through 8 only. XP Home users begin at step 9. Vista users, see How to Disable Autorun in Windows Vista.</li>
<li> XP Pro users: Click Start and then click Run. Type gpedit.msc and click OK. The Group Policy window will open. In the left pane, double-click Administrative Templates</li>
<li> the right pane, double-click System, scroll down the list and double-click Turn Off Autoplay</li>
<li> the Turn Off Autoplay Properties window, select Enabled. From the dropdown next to Turn Off Autoplay on, select All drives and then click OK. Exit Group Policy by selecting File, then choosing Exit from the menu.</li>
<li>Home users will need to make the changes by editing the registry directly. To begin, click Start and then click Run</li>
<li>regedit and click OK. The Registry Editor window will open.</li>
<li> the left pane, navigate to:<br />
HKEY_CURRENT_USER<br />
Software<br />
Microsoft<br />
Windows<br />
CurrentVersion<br />
Policies<br />
Explorer.<br />
(Note: For help navigating the registry, see the Windows Basics System Registry tutorial).</li>
<li> Explorer highlighted, in the right-pane right click the value NoDriveTypeAutoRun and select Modify from the drop down menu. The base value will be set to Hexadecimal. If not, select Hexadecimal.</li>
<li> 95 and click OK.<br />
Note that this will stop Autorun on removable/USB drives, but still allow it on CD ROM drives. If you want to disable autorun on both, substitute b5 for the 95. (Thanks to Ian L. of Manitoba for the tip).</li>
<li> Registry Editor by selecting File, then choosing Exit from the menu.</li>
<li> will now need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.</li>
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