How to Enable an Autoplay CD in Windows XP
- 1). Click the Windows "Start" menu and click "My Computer."
- 2). Right-click your CD-ROM drive and click "Properties" to launch the "Drive Properties" window.
- 3). Click the "AutoPlay" tab and select "Music CD" under content type. Click the "Select an action to perform" radio button. Select what you want Windows XP to do when you insert your CD into the CD-ROM drive. For example, select "Play CD" if you want Windows automatically play the CD. Select "Import files" if you want Windows XP to automatically download files from your CD.
- 4). Click "Apply" to save the changes and click "OK" to close the properties window.
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