13. Turn Off CD AutoPlay. Like an overeager puppy, WinXP has a tendency to try to anticipate what will please you and then barrel ahead. This can get annoying, especially if you're dealing with a bunch of picture CDs and Windows keeps asking you what program you want to open the picture files with. If you're sick of Windows trying to second-guess what you want to do with your CDs and DVDs, you can disable the CD AutoPlay function.
Go to My Computer, right-click the icon for your CD drive, and choose Properties. Click the AutoPlay tab. Using the drop-down menu marked Music CD, you can change what Windows does when it encounters a range of different CD types.
To disable AutoPlay for music CDs, click the Select An Action To Perform button and then click the big, red Take No Action icon. To disable AutoPlay for other types of CDs, pop down the Music CD menu, change the type of CD on the menu, and click the Take No Action icon again. Finally, click OK. AutoPlay is now dead.
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