How do turn off the AUTOPLAY FUNCTION which starts when I insert a FLASH DRIVE in the USB port? (using XP)

go to Start Menu -> Run and type in:

gpedit.msc

You will see the Group Policy window. You should select Administrative Templates-> System in the tree view

You will see an item in the right side pane called "Turn off Autoplay", double click the item, and set the radio button to Enabled, and change the "Turn off Autoplay on" to All Drives.

ok, it copies files??? no, it does not. It is only scanning for autopay files (example: majority are mp3 files in the flash drive)

so it will give you the option in what to do (example: windows media player, real player, etc)

why "I tried to go to the drive's "PROPERTIES", and clicked the Autoplay tab, and then selected "TAKE NO ACTION" >> APPLY >> OK , and I thought this would fix the problem, but it did not." doesnt work???

still autoplaying???

just make sure that you saved the settings before turning of your pc...

if still wont, maybe it wont really save your settings...

I personally consider any "unwanted" activity (other than startup activity) "a crash."

If your computer was working like you wanted it to yesterday, something happened!

Try a rollback. Go into the Start button, All Programs, System, Restore.

If that doesn't get you back where you were, do several reboots. Run all your cleaning programs (Crap Cleaner, PC Bug Doctor, Registry optimizer, Adware REmover, Spy bot remover.

"A clean machine is a happy machine."

try formatting in case you wont able to format it i think of that your flash force is contaminated with virus or undercover agent ware like ravmon. in able to accomplish the activity. use ctrl+al+delete activity supervisor bypass to strategies disable all ravmon by utilizing doing so which you have the means to format your thumbdrive. yet once you do discover ravmon i propose you to apply run in the beginning up menu bypass to run form regedit enter then bypass to edit click discover form ravmon enter delete all ravmon document whenever you got here upon one only click f3 to hit upon next ravmon document. inspite of each and every little thing that test your thumb force. it may paintings out effective

you can use tweakui powertoy from microsoft to customize this autorun feature.. or alternatively press and hold the SHIFT key when you plug your usb..