BleepingComputer.com: No auto play window for flash drive

Hello, my flash drive does not show auto play window on my home pc now, though it used to show earlier & it does show it in other computers. What could be the problem?

It is actually safer that way




Keeping Autorun enabled on USB and other removable drives has become a significant security risk due to the increasing number of malware variants that can infect them and transfer the infection to your computer. To learn more about this risk, please read:

• USB-Based Malware Attacks
  
• Danger USB! Worm targets removable memory sticks.
  
• When is AUTORUN.INF really an AUTORUN.INF?.
  
• miekiemoes' Blog: Please disable Autorun asap!.

These types of infections usually involve malware that modifies and loads an autorun.inf (configuration) file into the root folder of all drives (internal, external, removable) along with a malicious executable. When the removable media is inserted (mounted), autorun looks for autorun.inf and automatically executes the malicious file to run silently on your computer. When a flash drive becomes infected, the Trojan will infect a system when the removable media is inserted if autorun has not been disabled.
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If you insist

How To Enable/Disable Autorun (Windows XP)

• Open Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows + "e" key
  
• Right-click the desired device and select Properties from the menu.
  
• Select the AutoPlay tab.
  
• Select each item from the pulldown list and for the Action to perform, select "Take no action" to disable autorun, or pick the apporpriate action to take if enabling autorun.
  
• Select OK.

This post has been edited by garmanma: 23 October 2009 - 11:46 AM