Journal missing_myself's Journal: Disable CD autoplay in Windows XP Pro
# Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
# Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom.
# Double-click the Autorun value, and type 0 for its value. (If it's not there, create it by selecting Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, and typing "Autorun" for its name.)
# You may have to log out and then log back in for this change to take effect.
http://features.engadget.com/2004/06/29/how-to-tuesday-disable-autorun-on-windows/