Easy one --- RE: Windows 7

[Old Salt]

When I switch-on in the morning I get the question regarding my external HDD,

What software do you want to use to open this folder/file?

And it gives various applications on a menu.....

I remember in XP there was a folder/file default setup which you could answer such questions and set up defalults for the files to display in various ways when accessed.

Anyone know what I'm talking about? Anyone got any ideas about how I can setup files and folders defaults in Win 7?

Thanks for any advice

Old Salt....................still not quite there

[rojash]

At the bottom of the menu, you'll see a link: "View more autoplay options in control panel".
Click the link
Scroll down to "Mixed Content"
Click the drop-down list and select "Take no action"
Click save

[rojash]

Sorry, I have a habit of typing what I'm doing when testing a solution. I accidentally clicked submit before I'd finished testing - and that solution doesn't work!
Googling the problem seems to reveal hundreds of simialr questions, and no satisfactory answers :-(

[rojash]

I've been experimenting...

Does your external HDD have its own power supply?

What I've discovered (at least in my own case) is that if the HDD is powered from the USB port, it doesn't get initialised until Windows is up and running - in which Autoplay runs.

If the HDD is externally powered it get initialised at boot time, so when Windows starts the drive is already running, and Autoplay doesn't run (unless I power on and off, or disconnect and reconnect).

[Old Salt]

Thanks rojash

I've been playing about with the various autoplay setups and I have just restarted my PC and the external HDD did not ask the questions.

Will give it a couple of days, and let you know how it comes outs

Old Salt