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Microsoft Windows XP Top Ten Tips and Tricks – Flash Drive AutoPlay

Posted • December 15, 2008 • Comments Off

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How do you permanently set your flash drive’s default AutoPlay action?

If you have a USB flash drive that holds your various Microsoft Windows XP files, you may want to configure the drive to automatically open Windows Explorer rather than display the AutoPlay dialog box. (On Mac OS X the flash drive automatically or should I say magically appears on your desktop.)

Just select the Open Folder To View Files In Windows Explorer and then select the Always Do The Selected Action check box but that only configures the flash drive for one file type. To configure your flash drive to open Windows Explorer for all file types at the same time:

Insert your flash drive into the USB port.

When you see the AutoPlay dialog box, you have to click Cancel.

Open My Computer, right-click your flash drive icon, and select Properties.

In the Properties dialog box, select the AutoPlay tab.

Now perform the following steps for each item in the Content Type drop-down list:

Select an item in the Content Type drop-down list.
Choose Select An Action To Perform in the Actions panel.
Select the Open Folder To View Files In Windows Explorer action.
Click the Apply button.

Click OK to close the Properties dialog box.

You should now use the Safely Remove Hardware feature to remove your flash drive – wait a moment or two and plug it back in. You’ll see the AutoPlay progress appear momentarily, and then you should see Windows Explorer open to show the contents of your flash drive.

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