Here is a little trick to prevent your program CDs from playing automatically.
- Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.
- Double-click Computer Configuration, double-click Administrative templates, double-click System, and then click Turn off autoplay.
- The instructions on your screen describe how to configure this setting. Click Properties to display the setting dialog.
- Click Enabled, and choose CD-ROM drives, then click OK, to stop CD autoplay.
Do remember that this setting does not prevent Autoplay for music CDs.
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Win XP Home doesn’t have the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), only XP Pro has it.