To address this issue, Microsoft announced it would be limiting the AutoRun functionality to CD / DVD drives only starting in Windows 7 and future updates to previous versions of Windows.

On computers running Microsoft Windows, the typical installation vector is the AutoRun feature of the operating system.

When a MediaMax disc is inserted into a Windows PC with AutoRun enabled, software on the disc called LaunchCd. exe installs a device driver that inhibits the ability of other software to directly read data from audio discs in the CD-ROM drive ( s ).

AutoRun and the companion feature AutoPlay are components of the Microsoft Windows operating system that dictate what actions the system takes when a drive is mounted.

AutoRun was introduced in Windows 95 to ease application installation for non-technical users and reduce the cost of software support calls.

To maximise the likelihood of installation success, AutoRun also acts when the drive is accessed (" double-clicked ") in Windows Explorer ( or " My Computer ").

Until the introduction of Windows XP, the terms AutoRun and AutoPlay were used interchangeably, developers often using the former term and end users the latter.

This tendency is reflected in Windows Policy settings named AutoPlay that change Windows Registry entries named AutoRun, and in the autorun. inf file which causes " AutoPlay " to be added to drives ’ context menus.

AutoRun, a feature of Windows Explorer ( actually of the shell32 dll ) introduced in Windows 95, enables media and devices to launch programs by use of command listed in a file called < tt > autorun. inf </ tt >, stored in the root directory of the medium.

However, the way the autorun. inf file is read and acted upon and the level of integration of AutoRun with AutoPlay has changed significantly from the time AutoPlay was introduced in Windows XP until the present handling in Windows 7.

The default Registry settings on Windows versions prior to Windows XP ( See NoDriveTypeAutoRun ), disable Remote and Removable drives from AutoRun initiation, leaving Fixed and CDROM drive types active by default.

From Windows Vista, the AutoPlay system is integrated into every aspect of media handling and there is no automatic execution of the AutoRun task.

In Windows XP and higher, except Windows Server 2003, only the Unknown and Remote drive types are not active for AutoRun.

The current handling in Windows 7 is that only drives of type DRIVE_CDROM may specify an AutoRun task, alter double-click behaviour or change context menus.

An < tt > autorun. inf </ tt > file is a text file that can be used by the AutoRun and AutoPlay components of Microsoft Windows Operating systems.

As Windows has a case-insensitive view of filenames, the autorun. inf file can be stored as AutoRun. inf or Autorun. INF or any other case combination.

The AutoRun component was introduced in Windows 95 as a way of reducing support costs.

: There is a patch available, < tt > KB971029 </ tt > for Windows XP and later, that will change AutoRun functionality to this behaviour.

After checking certain Registry settings to see if AutoRun can proceed, parsing of an optional autorun. inf may occur and any necessary actions are taken.

< li > Checks to see if AutoRun has been disabled through the Registry.

The default Registry settings add Removable drives to those that initiated AutoRun.

In the past Windows's AutoRun feature worked indiscriminately on any removable media, allowing USB storage devices to become the infection entryway for computer viruses.

If AutoRun is disabled for that drive or drive type, Explorer does not proceed further.

* A user can instruct AutoPlay to make automatic choices on their behalf, including the execution of any AutoRun task.

Any specified AutoRun task appears as an option within the AutoPlay dialog together with any text specified by the optional key.

: The AutoRun task is no longer automatically and silently executed on any drive type.

AutoRun will work with network drives ( the DRIVE_REMOTE drive type ) that are mapped to a drive letter.

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Because of its dependence on AutoRun, the MediaMax restrictions can be bypassed by a conscientious user as follows.

Users concerned about installing software from discs without their permission disable the AutoRun feature on their computer.

People who do not disable AutoRun can prevent the software from loading by holding down the shift key each time a disc is inserted.

The terms AutoRun and AutoPlay tend to be interchangeably used when referring to the initiating action, the action that detects and starts reading from discovered volumes.

The flowchart illustration in the AutoPlay article shows how AutoRun is positioned as a layer between AutoPlay and the Shell Hardware Detection service and may help in understanding the terminology.

However, to avoid confusion, this article uses the term AutoRun when referring to the initiating action.

The AutoRun sequence starts with the initial discovery of a new device or new piece of media.

An application which has registered its interest in receiving this message using < tt > RegisterWindowMessage </ tt > can respond to this message to halt AutoRun ( and thus AutoPlay ) at this point.

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