Download and install Tweak UI from Microsoft. When you open the program, 
go to my computer/auto play/drives and remove the check next to the 
drive letter for your DVD drive.

After you are done, you may want to reactivate auto play for your DVD drive.

I hope this helps.

Tom Mayer

Dorothy wrote:
> Hello Folks
> I hope someone can helpme with something which is driving me nuts.
>
> I've just purchaced an HP notebook and enjoying learning  how to use 
> it but for one thing. I need to transfer files from my main PC via a 
> CD rom but the notebook hs a DVD drive. When I insert the CD which it 
> is supposed to read, the Autoplay starts and tries to read it as an 
> audio CD. How do I turn off the Autoplay?
> The notebook runs Windows XP Professional.
>
> Dorothy Jones
>

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