Disable Autorun and autoplay

you can disable the auto-run or auto-play features in Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating system. To disable automatically running CD-ROMs and Audio CDs, users must edit the registry value:

Click Start -> Run.
Type RegEdit in the Open text box, then press ENTER.
In the Registry Editor, locate and click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
System
CurrentControlSet
Services
CDRom

Modify the value of the Autorun to 0 (zero)

so that CD-ROMs and Audio CDs do not run and start automatically when inserted.

Next navigate to the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Windows
CurrentVersion
Policies
Explorer

Modify the value of the
NoDriveTypeAutoRun
entry to

0xb5

value to turn off the AutoRun feature

for CD-ROMs by right-click NoDriveTypeAutoRun and then click Modify to type B5 in the Value data box. Select Hexadecimal, and then click OK.

Quit Registry Editor.
Restart your computer.