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  #16  
Old August 1st 11, 09:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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Default DVD player problem

In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do it
for every type of file on every drive?


The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under Drives
is Types. Unselect those too.


So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then stopped
and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the "bad" DVD, and
it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD and used Windows
Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder labeled
DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable files (I did a
screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly what files are in
them). Given that I probably want to continue viewing the DVD itself,
would it be reasonable to try "stopping" everything in the DVDROM
folder? Perhaps I could rename it to DVDROMbak?

I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne


Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD. Meaning
it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are from the
store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on commercial
movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only thing it will let
you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not autoplay
anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that service by
PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting on
what some would define as malware on your computer. They only put this
on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony claims they do
this for extra copy protection or extra features. But since Sony never
makes the source code available, who knows what this stuff really does.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


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  #17  
Old August 1st 11, 09:47 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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Default DVD player problem

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do it
for every type of file on every drive?

The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under Drives
is Types. Unselect those too.


So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then stopped
and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the "bad" DVD, and
it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD and used Windows
Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder labeled
DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable files (I did a
screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly what files are in
them). Given that I probably want to continue viewing the DVD itself,
would it be reasonable to try "stopping" everything in the DVDROM
folder? Perhaps I could rename it to DVDROMbak?

I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne


Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD. Meaning it
has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are from the store
right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on commercial movie
DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only thing it will let you do
with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not autoplay
anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that service by
PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting on what
some would define as malware on your computer. They only put this on a
small number of titles and not all of them. Sony claims they do this for
extra copy protection or extra features. But since Sony never makes the
source code available, who knows what this stuff really does.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's disappointing that
there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from starting to Autoplay... I
suspect the problem is related to the last item listed on the DVD's case:
"DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online Content."

Thank you!

Jo-Anne


  #18  
Old August 1st 11, 10:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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Posts: 5,556
Default DVD player problem

In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?

The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.

So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then stopped
and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the "bad" DVD, and
it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD and used Windows
Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable files
(I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly what
files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue viewing
the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping" everything
in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to DVDROMbak?

I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne


Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting on
what some would define as malware on your computer. They only put
this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony claims
they do this for extra copy protection or extra features. But since
Sony never makes the source code available, who knows what this
stuff really does.


These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne


That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you have
an install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD (since it
sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can install it again
if you end up needing it again someday.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


  #19  
Old August 1st 11, 11:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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Posts: 1,101
Default DVD player problem

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?

The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.

So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then stopped
and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the "bad" DVD, and
it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD and used Windows
Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable files
(I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly what
files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue viewing
the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping" everything
in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to DVDROMbak?

I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne

Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting on
what some would define as malware on your computer. They only put
this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony claims
they do this for extra copy protection or extra features. But since
Sony never makes the source code available, who knows what this
stuff really does.


These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne


That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you have an
install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD (since it
sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can install it again if
you end up needing it again someday.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


Yes, it turns out I do have an install disk for PowerDVD. However, when I
stopped the PowerDVD Service process in Task Manager, the DVD wanted to
install HotLlama in its place. I suspect the same thing would happen if I
removed PowerDVD completely.

Jo-Anne


  #20  
Old August 1st 11, 11:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
BillW50
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Posts: 5,556
Default DVD player problem

In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?

The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.

So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then
stopped and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the
"bad" DVD, and it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD
and used Windows Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable
files (I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly
what files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue
viewing the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping"
everything in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to
DVDROMbak? I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne

Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting
on what some would define as malware on your computer. They only
put this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony
claims they do this for extra copy protection or extra features.
But since Sony never makes the source code available, who knows
what this stuff really does.

These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne


That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you
have an install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD
(since it sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can
install it again if you end up needing it again someday.


Yes, it turns out I do have an install disk for PowerDVD. However,
when I stopped the PowerDVD Service process in Task Manager, the DVD
wanted to install HotLlama in its place. I suspect the same thing
would happen if I removed PowerDVD completely.

Jo-Anne


Oh yes, I believe you are indeed correct. So what version is your
PowerDVD anyway? I have both v4 and v6. But I never used v6. Here it
tells you more about this autoplay stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun

Near the bottom called "Issues and security" is where it really gets
interesting.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3


  #21  
Old August 2nd 11, 01:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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Posts: 1,101
Default DVD player problem

"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?

The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.

So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then
stopped and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the
"bad" DVD, and it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD
and used Windows Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable
files (I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly
what files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue
viewing the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping"
everything in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to
DVDROMbak? I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne

Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting
on what some would define as malware on your computer. They only
put this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony
claims they do this for extra copy protection or extra features.
But since Sony never makes the source code available, who knows
what this stuff really does.

These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne

That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you
have an install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD
(since it sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can
install it again if you end up needing it again someday.


Yes, it turns out I do have an install disk for PowerDVD. However,
when I stopped the PowerDVD Service process in Task Manager, the DVD
wanted to install HotLlama in its place. I suspect the same thing
would happen if I removed PowerDVD completely.

Jo-Anne


Oh yes, I believe you are indeed correct. So what version is your PowerDVD
anyway? I have both v4 and v6. But I never used v6. Here it tells you more
about this autoplay stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun

Near the bottom called "Issues and security" is where it really gets
interesting.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

I have version 8.2.5202, according to the info in Add/Remove Programs; it
came with my Dell laptop in 2008. I looked at the AutoRun wiki and got
confused. Seems to me that AutoRun (or AutoPlay) makes one more susceptible
to malware rather than less susceptible, as the wiki seems to be saying.
Also, when you buy a DVD that uses this "feature," you apparently can't
disable it; so you can be stuck with events happening that you don't want...

Jo-Anne


  #22  
Old August 2nd 11, 03:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Paul
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Posts: 18,275
Default DVD player problem

Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?
The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.
So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then
stopped and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the
"bad" DVD, and it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD
and used Windows Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable
files (I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly
what files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue
viewing the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping"
everything in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to
DVDROMbak? I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne
Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting
on what some would define as malware on your computer. They only
put this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony
claims they do this for extra copy protection or extra features.
But since Sony never makes the source code available, who knows
what this stuff really does.
These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne
That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you
have an install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD
(since it sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can
install it again if you end up needing it again someday.
Yes, it turns out I do have an install disk for PowerDVD. However,
when I stopped the PowerDVD Service process in Task Manager, the DVD
wanted to install HotLlama in its place. I suspect the same thing
would happen if I removed PowerDVD completely.

Jo-Anne

Oh yes, I believe you are indeed correct. So what version is your PowerDVD
anyway? I have both v4 and v6. But I never used v6. Here it tells you more
about this autoplay stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun

Near the bottom called "Issues and security" is where it really gets
interesting.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

I have version 8.2.5202, according to the info in Add/Remove Programs; it
came with my Dell laptop in 2008. I looked at the AutoRun wiki and got
confused. Seems to me that AutoRun (or AutoPlay) makes one more susceptible
to malware rather than less susceptible, as the wiki seems to be saying.
Also, when you buy a DVD that uses this "feature," you apparently can't
disable it; so you can be stuck with events happening that you don't want...

Jo-Anne


There is a "Fixit" in this article, that can disable Autorun.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715

Paul
  #23  
Old August 2nd 11, 04:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Jo-Anne[_4_]
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"Paul" wrote in message
...
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
"BillW50" wrote in message
...
In ,
Jo-Anne wrote:
Thank you, Patok! I've reached the point of wanting to disable
AutoPlay. Is there a global way to do this, or will I need to do
it for every type of file on every drive?
The easiest way Jo-Anne, is through TweakUI.

My Computer
AutoPlay
Drives

Now unselect A through Z. And while you are there, just under
Drives is Types. Unselect those too.
So...here's what happened. I unselected all the drives and both of
the drive types in TweakUI. I then inserted a normal DVD into its
drive, and it worked as it should. That is, it spun and then
stopped and nothing more happened. After that, I inserted the
"bad" DVD, and it immediately opened PowerDVD. I exited PowerDVD
and used Windows Explorer to see what was on this DVD.
The other DVD in the series had only one folder--VIDEO_TS.

The bad DVD has the VIDEO_TS folder, but it also has a folder
labeled DVDROM with several subfolders and several executable
files (I did a screenprint of each folder, so I can say exactly
what files are in them). Given that I probably want to continue
viewing the DVD itself, would it be reasonable to try "stopping"
everything in the DVDROM folder? Perhaps I could rename it to
DVDROMbak? I welcome your suggestions!

Jo-Anne
Movie DVDs should only have one or two folders called:

AUDIO_TS (this one could be missing)
VIDEO_TS

If you DVD has any TS folder and more, then it is a hybrid DVD.
Meaning it has video and data mix. And I am assuming these DVDs are
from the store right? Then no, you can't rename, delete, or save on
commercial movie DVDs. As they are read only and that is the only
thing it will let you do with them.

And you now have everything set correctly under Windows to not
autoplay anything. So Windows can't be blamed for this. Maybe that
service by PowerDVD is the cause of the autoplay.

Say are these DVDs by Sony? As Sony has a long history of putting
on what some would define as malware on your computer. They only
put this on a small number of titles and not all of them. Sony
claims they do this for extra copy protection or extra features.
But since Sony never makes the source code available, who knows
what this stuff really does.
These are TV episodes from Fox, so not a Sony issue. It's
disappointing that there's nothing I can do to keep this DVD from
starting to Autoplay... I suspect the problem is related to the last
item listed on the DVD's case: "DVD-ROM Link to Exclusive Online
Content."
Thank you!

Jo-Anne
That automatically goes to a website for extra content. Say do you
have an install CD for PowerDVD? If you do, why not delete PowerDVD
(since it sounds like you don't use it anyway)? And then you can
install it again if you end up needing it again someday.
Yes, it turns out I do have an install disk for PowerDVD. However,
when I stopped the PowerDVD Service process in Task Manager, the DVD
wanted to install HotLlama in its place. I suspect the same thing
would happen if I removed PowerDVD completely.

Jo-Anne
Oh yes, I believe you are indeed correct. So what version is your
PowerDVD anyway? I have both v4 and v6. But I never used v6. Here it
tells you more about this autoplay stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun

Near the bottom called "Issues and security" is where it really gets
interesting.

--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3

I have version 8.2.5202, according to the info in Add/Remove Programs; it
came with my Dell laptop in 2008. I looked at the AutoRun wiki and got
confused. Seems to me that AutoRun (or AutoPlay) makes one more
susceptible to malware rather than less susceptible, as the wiki seems to
be saying. Also, when you buy a DVD that uses this "feature," you
apparently can't disable it; so you can be stuck with events happening
that you don't want...

Jo-Anne


There is a "Fixit" in this article, that can disable Autorun.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/967715

Paul



Thank you, Paul! I've bookmarked the article but am very nervous about
trying the fix(es) myself.

Jo-Anne


 




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