Re: [ros-dev] Autoplay configuration.

[carlo.bramix]

Hello,
Hopefully, at work I have Windows XP and at home I have Win9x.
This gave me great chances of testing when I develop a software.

I was just guessing if the autoplay nightmare could be disabled in a more user-friendly way and natively into the configuration of the explorer into ReactOS.

Sincerely,

Carlo Bramini.

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Date      : Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:10:47 -0600
Subject : Re: [ros-dev] Autoplay configuration.
> On 6/21/07, carlo.bramix wrote:
> > I didn't use Vista yet, but I wouldn't like to decided every time the
> > actions to do.
> > Usually, when I double-click on the CD/DVD icon, I would like to explore
> > the content of the disk.
> > I don't want to see something asking me "explore disk? autoplay disk? play
> > disk?", I just want to see the directory structure.
>
> Haha, I wasn't saying that it should ask you every time you double click the
> drive icon.  I was talking about when you actually put in the disc or
> connect a device.
>
> I already solved this little need my Win9x platforms with a very little C
> > programme.
> > Personally, I can't see a valid reason for not putting this little thing
> > (enable/disable autoplay features) somewhere.
>
> Things have changed a lot with autoplay from earlier Windows versions to XP,
> and even more from XP to Vista.  Vista even has a section in the control
> panel for autoplay configuration:
> http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/6287/windowsvistaautoplayjs2.png (169 KB)
>
> Also, you have brought up a good point.  Besides those parts of the autoplay
> configuration, ReactOS should have an additional option to specify whether
> to just view the contents of the drive with no autoplay prompts when you
> double-click a drive or open up the autoplay options when you double click
> the drive -- that is, if it will even support opening that up at all when
> double-clicking a drive, which if it doesn't that's fine, too, as long as
> the option is at least there when right-clicking the drive.
>
> -ShadowFlare
>
> Sincerely,
> > Carlo Bramini
> >
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> > Date      : Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:05:13 -0600
> > Subject : Re: [ros-dev] Autoplay configuration.
> > > On 6/19/07, carlo.bramix wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I would like to suggest the addition of a little feature into ReactOS.
> > > > Here there is a little reference to be read near my suggestion:
> >
> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/regentry...
> > > > Autorun could be useful, but sometimes it's very annoying.
> > > > So: what about adding a little page somewhere for configuring it?
> > > > Into Win9x it was partially configurable on CD/DVD units, but newer
> > > > versions of Windows lost completely this ability.
> > > > I think that a little page with some check-boxes:
> > > >
> > > > [ ] Disables Autoplay on removable drives
> > > > [X] Disables Autoplay on fixed drives.
> > > >
> > > > ..etc
> > > > would be really cool because it fixes a mess into modern Microsoft's
> > > > products.
> > > > I think it can be done in 100 lines of code (perhaps even less).
> > > > If we decide that it can be added, we just need to decide where we
> >
> > could
> > > > put them.
> > > >
> > > > I know that ReactOS haven't autoplay feature yet, but adding its
> > > > configuration isn't too difficult.
> > > > Where can it be placed?
> > > > Personally, I wouldn't add a new applet into the control panel only
> >
> > for
> > > > it.
> > > > Or if you don't want it at all, or you don't want it for now, it's ok
> >
> > too.
> > > > Sincerely,
> > > >
> > > > Carlo Bramini.
> > > >
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> > >
> > > Personally, I think Windows Vista's autorun/autoplay options are great,
> >
> > and
> > > it does have a place to change the configuration for them easily.  In my
> > > opinion, Microsoft finally got it right on that version.  It even asks
> > > whether you want the run the program from autorun.inf, so no more
> >
> > holding
> > > shift while inserting CDs. :)  It also gives the other usual autoplay
> > > options even on CDs that do have a program specified in autorun.inf.
> > >
> > > In my opinion, ReactOS should do it the same way, at least as far as
> >
> > asking
> > > whether to run the program or not when you insert a CD or plug in a
> >
> > drive.
> > > -ShadowFlare
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