Disabling “Autorun” on your computer
As you’ve probably noticed, certain CDs and DVDs start up automatically when you stick them into your computer. Back when there were no weird copy protection methods on movies and music, and the only CDs that started automatically had software you bought on them, this wasn’t much of a problem. Now, not only does some weird proprietary movie player start when you put a DVD into your computer, but you’ve got viruses that use Windows’ “autorun” feature to spread themselves through the CDs you burn or the USB drives you back up your files on.
This article tells you how to turn “autorun” off, and also provides a little program (which, of course, you’re going to want to check with a virus scanner before you use) to do it for you if you’re not comfortable playing with your computer’s settings.
Just thought I’d pass it along.
January 29th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
The only DVDs I ever watch on my computer are my Three Takes box set collection. Have you seen the show? Wow…three smart chicks who talk about really interesting stuff. You’ve gotta watch it sometime!