Windows: Dialog box says, "This disk or device contains more than one type of content", and, "What do you want Windows to do?"
Issue
When inserting a USB memory stick, or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, digital camera, or other removalable media, Windows spits out a dialog box that reads: "This disk or device contains more than one type of content." And further: "What do you want Windows to do?" Then there is a list of choices. Sometimes the dialog box has a checkbox that allows for this action to be the default. Other times the dialog box does not this feature.
Solution
This article at ORA's Annoyances.org has the proper answer.
Basically, download Microsoft's TweakUI utility, and use it's AutoPlay disabler to disable AutoPlay for the drive letter in question. Or better yet, disable AutoPlay for every drive letter on the computer.
Notes
In my opinion, AutoPlay and AutoRun are obnoxious and dangerous.
When inserting a USB memory stick, or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, digital camera, or other removalable media, Windows spits out a dialog box that reads: "This disk or device contains more than one type of content." And further: "What do you want Windows to do?" Then there is a list of choices. Sometimes the dialog box has a checkbox that allows for this action to be the default. Other times the dialog box does not this feature.
Solution
This article at ORA's Annoyances.org has the proper answer.
Basically, download Microsoft's TweakUI utility, and use it's AutoPlay disabler to disable AutoPlay for the drive letter in question. Or better yet, disable AutoPlay for every drive letter on the computer.
Notes
In my opinion, AutoPlay and AutoRun are obnoxious and dangerous.
- How to permanantly disable AutoPlay - Good, but only seems to cover Windows 95, NT
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