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Add Custom Options To The Windows Vista AutoPlay Dialog

6:00AM Lifehacker US Edition | Ever wished you could add a custom action to the Windows AutoPlay dialog? The Windows Vista for Beginners tutorial site has done the research and figured out the steps for you. We’ve covered this topic before, with Adam’s guide to adding custom options to the Windows XP AutoPlay dialog, but unfortunately Windows Vista users have been left out in the cold since TweakUI doesn’t run on Vista. The Vista for Beginners tutorial takes you through the process of adding applications to the AutoPlay list using the free AutoPlay Repair utility. The process is a little tricky, so you’ll want to read the Vista for Beginners guide for all the steps. If you’re already using a simpler way to add new applications to the AutoPlay dialog, let’s hear about it in the comments. How to add custom entries to Windows Vista’s AutoPlay [Windows Vista for Beginners] More »

Add Custom Options to the Windows AutoPlay Dialog

12:11PM Adam Pash | The Windows AutoPlay feature is the bane of many-a-PC user, particularly because of nasty DRM histories and other intrusive business, but what about when you actually want to use the AutoPlay feature? For example, let’s say you’re a fan of Lifehacker’s very own DVD-ripping tool, DVD Rip, and you want your computer to automatically start ripping DVDs as soon as you put one in (making the simple one-click solution even simpler). Here’s how it works. More »