Gazray4699

Well I've finally managed to reformat and install Windows 7 and now I've regained game and utility CD autorun functions. I have to choose to use them but they work. Thanks for your help and advice in any case!

But what about when dedicated game CDs have an autorun exe? Am I forever stuck to locating such a file and using it?

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff Log created at 18:08 on 03/11/2011 by Gareth Administrator - Elevation successful ========== reg ========== [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom] "DependOnGroup"="SCSI miniport" "ErrorControl"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Group"="SCSI CDROM Class" "Start"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Tag"= 0x0000000002 (2) "Type"= 0x0000000001 (1) "DisplayName"="CD-ROM Driver" "ImagePath"="system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys" "AutoRun"= 0x0000000001 (1) "AutoRunAlwaysDisable"="NEC MBR-7 NEC MBR-7.4 PIONEER CHANGR DRM-1804X PIONEER CD-ROM DRM-6324X PIONEER CD-ROM DRM-624X TORiSAN CD-ROM CDR_C36" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\Enum] "0"="IDE\CdRom_NEC_DVD_RW_ND-3500AG___________________2.88____\5&2819fc14&0&0.1.0" "Count"= 0x0000000002 (2) "NextInstance"= 0x0000000002 (2) "1"="DTSOFTBUS&Rev1\DTCDROM&Rev1\1&2d12bed1&1&00" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "HonorAutoRunSetting"= 0x0000000001 (1) "NoDriveAutoRun"= 0x0003ffffb7 (67108791) "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000091 (145) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000091 (145) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) "NoDriveAutoRun"= 0x0003ffffb7 (67108791) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "AutoRestartShell"= 0x0000000001 (1) "DefaultDomainName"="RAWRBOXMKV" "DefaultUserName"="Gareth" "LegalNoticeCaption"="" "LegalNoticeText"="" "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" "ReportBootOk"="1" "Shell"="Explorer.exe" "ShutdownWithoutLogon"="0" "System"="" "Userinit"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe," "VmApplet"="rundll32 shell32,Control_RunDLL "sysdm.cpl"" "SfcQuota"= 0x00ffffffff (-1) "allocatecdroms"="0" "allocatedasd"="0" "allocatefloppies"="0" "cachedlogonscount"="10" "forceunlocklogon"= 0x0000000000 (0) "passwordexpirywarning"= 0x000000000e (14) "scremoveoption"="0" "AllowMultipleTSSessions"= 0x0000000001 (1) "UIHost"="logonui.exe" "LogonType"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Background"="0 0 0" "DebugServerCommand"="no" "SFCDisable"= 0x0000000000 (0) "WinStationsDisabled"="0" "HibernationPreviouslyEnabled"= 0x0000000001 (1) "ShowLogonOptions"= 0x0000000000 (0) "AltDefaultUserName"="Gareth" "AltDefaultDomainName"="RAWRBOXMKV" "ChangePasswordUseKerberos"= 0x0000000001 (1) "LegalNotice Text"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Credentials] -= EOF =- Still no Autorun. CD Browser only.

When running a CD with a game autorun feature upon it, the autorun is not activating in any way. It continues to open up a file browser window of the CD rather than running the autorun extension - not to be confused with AutoPlay which it is doing perfectly.

"1"="DTSOFTBUS&Rev1\DTCDROM&Rev1\1&2d12bed1&1&00" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "HonorAutoRunSetting"= 0x0000000001 (1) "NoDriveAutoRun"= 0x0003ffff17 (67108631) "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000091 (145) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000091 (145) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) "NoDriveAutoRun"= 0x0003ffffb7 (67108791) [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon] "AutoRestartShell"= 0x0000000001 (1) "DefaultDomainName"="RAWRBOXMKV" "DefaultUserName"="Gareth" "LegalNoticeCaption"="" "LegalNoticeText"="" "PowerdownAfterShutdown"="0" "ReportBootOk"="1" "Shell"="Explorer.exe" "ShutdownWithoutLogon"="0" "System"="" "Userinit"="C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe," "VmApplet"="rundll32 shell32,Control_RunDLL "sysdm.cpl"" "SfcQuota"= 0x00ffffffff (-1) "allocatecdroms"="0" "allocatedasd"="0" "allocatefloppies"="0" "cachedlogonscount"="10" "forceunlocklogon"= 0x0000000000 (0) "passwordexpirywarning"= 0x000000000e (14) "scremoveoption"="0" "AllowMultipleTSSessions"= 0x0000000001 (1) "UIHost"="logonui.exe" "LogonType"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Background"="0 0 0" "DebugServerCommand"="no" "SFCDisable"= 0x0000000000 (0) "WinStationsDisabled"="0" "HibernationPreviouslyEnabled"= 0x0000000001 (1) "ShowLogonOptions"= 0x0000000000 (0) "AltDefaultUserName"="Gareth" "AltDefaultDomainName"="RAWRBOXMKV" "ChangePasswordUseKerberos"= 0x0000000001 (1) "LegalNotice Text"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GPExtensions] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Credentials] -= EOF =-

SystemLook 30.07.11 by jpshortstuff Log created at 11:06 on 29/10/2011 by Gareth Administrator - Elevation successful ========== reg ========== [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom] "DependOnGroup"="SCSI miniport" "ErrorControl"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Group"="SCSI CDROM Class" "Start"= 0x0000000001 (1) "Tag"= 0x0000000002 (2) "Type"= 0x0000000001 (1) "DisplayName"="CD-ROM Driver" "ImagePath"="system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys" "AutoRun"= 0x0000000001 (1) "AutoRunAlwaysDisable"="NEC MBR-7 NEC MBR-7.4 PIONEER CHANGR DRM-1804X PIONEER CD-ROM DRM-6324X PIONEER CD-ROM DRM-624X TORiSAN CD-ROM CDR_C36" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CDRom\Enum] "0"="IDE\CdRom_NEC_DVD_RW_ND-3500AG___________________2.88____\5&2819fc14&0&0.1.0" "Count"= 0x0000000002 (2) "NextInstance"= 0x0000000002 (2) "1"="DTSOFTBUS&Rev1\DTCDROM&Rev1\1&2d12bed1&1&00" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer] "HonorAutoRunSetting"= 0x0000000001 (1) "NoDriveAutoRun"= 0x0003ffff17 (67108631) "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000091 (145) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer] "NoDriveTypeAutoRun"= 0x0000000143 (323) "NoDrives"= 0x0000000000 (0) -= EOF =-

So why won't the autorun features on the CD/DVD run? According to that Microsoft update, CD/DVDs aren't affected and can still run autorun extensions when inserted?

Well that explains the occurences with my USB and such and I accept that. However it also states that the autorun will not be operation for non-optical media. How does this explain why my CDs do not have the autorun option? They detect game CDs as mixed content CDs and allows me to browse - no ability to run the autorun file upon the CD. It also doesn't even give me an option to choose what to do. Each and every time a CD is inserted, it automatically opens the file browser - no choice is offered to me despite the autoplay properties of my CD drive set to prompt me.

It shows autoplay is running but only gives me a selection of options of what to do for different content... nothing about linking the CD drive to autorun files on the disc.

I know but the Autoplay is working and the Autorun is not running. This seems to point to a problem running the autorun file on the disc more than autoplay itself. Something somewhere isn't communicating.

Is there a difference between autoplay and autorun? Because it seems to me, autoplay is working just fine but autorun is nowhere to be found and I believe it is autorun that uses the shell files to initiate a pre-programmed file such as on a game disc which loads a GUI for the disc?

Autoplay is turned on, everything it told me to check is correctly configured.

I've tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it and it now autoruns to display a Windows Explorer box but no sign of an autorun feature. I'm debating whether or not to reinstall SP3 and see if this fixes it as it should return all settings to default.

Installing/Uninstalling Defogger? Do you mean using it to disable and renable the drivers on both accounts? If so, I've already tried that. As for the registry fix, you've suggested it to me already and it didn't work.

None of those methods worked - however I have determined it seems to be an issue involving emulation. My ghost drive on Daemon Tools no longer autoplays, even when following the previous methods and repairing the turned off features. It doesn't even come up with a Windows explorer window. Nothing.