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Post #22,485 by drewk 12/27/01 11:25:58 AM Reply	Here's a link to the instructions [link\|http://www.suse.com\|How to disable [feature] in Windows 2000] We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]
Post #22,488 by admin 12/27/01 11:42:58 AM Reply	snicker Actually, let me fully describe the problem: I'm running Win2K in VMWare under SuSE 7.2... Now, when I want to use GRip to rip some audio CDs, Win2K fires up the benighted CD player when it detects the CD insertion. :-) Regards, -scott anderson
Post #22,490 by drewk 12/27/01 11:47:56 AM 12/27/01 11:49:46 AM Reply	Well, I guess that means VMWare works pretty good Wait, you're going to have to hack the registry on an instance installed in a virtual machine to keep it from controlling the CD drive through the ... my head hurts. We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman] Edited by drewk Dec. 27, 2001, 11:49:46 AM EST Expand All History
Post #22,494 by admin 12/27/01 11:52:58 AM Reply	Works pretty well too... ;-) Especially now that I turned on DMA on my hard drive. I don't know why the distro installation programs never manage to find that one... Regards, -scott anderson
Post #22,528 by static 12/27/01 6:26:34 PM Reply	You could disconnect the CD-ROM from VMWare. I guess that would depend on how often you would need it in Win2K. Wade. "All around me are nothing but fakes Come with me on the biggest fake of all!"

Turning off the @#%@%@ CD autoplay in Windows 2K - (admin) - (13) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:18:54 AM EST

Here's a link to the instructions - (drewk) - (4) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:25:58 AM EST

*snicker* - (admin) - (3) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:42:58 AM EST

Well, I guess that means VMWare works pretty good - (drewk) - (1) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:49:46 AM EST

Works pretty well too... ;-) - (admin) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:52:58 AM EST

You could disconnect the CD-ROM from VMWare. - (static) - Dec. 27, 2001, 06:26:34 PM EST

Look here - (Silverlock) - (5) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:27:48 AM EST

Gee, that's so user friendly and intuitive -NT - (drewk) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:32:59 AM EST

Thankee... - (admin) - (3) - Dec. 27, 2001, 11:45:55 AM EST

Bah, it doesn't work. - (admin) - (2) - Dec. 27, 2001, 12:02:36 PM EST

Try this ... - (altmann) - (1) - Dec. 27, 2001, 03:21:53 PM EST

Mine was disabled too. - (admin) - Dec. 27, 2001, 04:48:46 PM EST

Windows Annoyances - (kmself) - (1) - Dec. 28, 2001, 12:15:17 PM EST

Link in your sig is busted -NT - (drewk) - Dec. 28, 2001, 10:22:58 AM EST

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