playing cd's on my computer??

hostertlady

just wondering where my 'function' has gone!!
before, when i used to put a CD in to the tray' an icon used to come up something like:
what do you want windows to do- play CD, copy CD etc etc something like that.........
well now when i put a CD in nothing comes up!! just wondered why?
also i keep getting 'windows explorer has encountered a problem and need to close. send/dont send error report..( not internet explore- windows explorer)

is it connected??

thank you:eek:

pks00

looks like your autorun has been disabled.
There is a registry setting somewhere, but I dont suggest u go into it if u dont know regedit. U might be able to change it using TweakUI

Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

then run TweakUI (should be something like Start/All Programs/Powertoys)

in TweakUI go down to "My Computer", select "Auto Play" then select "Types"
should be some checkboxes there

U can do more things with TweakUI apart from autorun.

There is another freebie tool out there but cant remember wot its called

pks00

oh, your other problem. Forgot about that. "Windows Explorer Encountered A Problem"

Does this problem happen when u put in CD's or when u perform a certain action.

it could be some conflict somewhere, have u installed any new software recently? When u start windows explorer, are u doing Start/My Computer?
does the problem happen if u click on Start/My Documents?

hostertlady

yes it usually starts when i maybe click on an icon on my desktop or something similar..
i am not techie minded so if you could be simple please thank you..

pks00

sometimes its good to look at the event log but I find that difficult to do remotely.

It could also be some virus/spyware causing a problem. Have u tried checking for viruses and spyware? there is a sticky here, suggest u read that. Also sometimes worth running Hijack this and posting log here.

Another thing to try is running sfc, but first do the above

It could be something altogether different, even a recent software install may be causing some conflict.

hostertlady

i will read the sticky, i run spybot, ad aware and McAfee virus scans..
p.s. what is sfc?

pks00

sfc = system file checker
http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

it may not be applicable to you though

Personally Im not a fan of spybot or adaware. I personally used to use XOFTSpy and now more recently SUPERAntiSpyware
AVG have a decent spyware checker http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5
u could try installing that as see. Note u have to do manual updates.
McAfee is good antivirus, its what I use on my work laptop but for home use, I use AVG.

pks00

Regarding autorun, try this alternative method, thats if u manage to open up windows explorer.

right click on your drive, select properties then select the AutoPlay tab and go from there.