Slightly off topic -PS and external HD

Apologies first for something slightly off topic but maybe others will benefit from the answers I am sure I will get

I keep my images on a WD external HD. Works fine but about every minute the autoplay dialogue from Windows kicks in and asks me if I want to open files with PS etc. This happens whether I ma working in PS or not
No great problem but just a bit annoying. Anyone know how I can stop it doing it, or where I can go toget an answer (serious answers only to that point please, I probably know the "funny"ones!) ?
Many thanks

GP

"Gordon Pembury" wrote in message

Apologies first for something slightly off topic but maybe others will benefit from the answers I am sure I will get

I keep my images on a WD external HD. Works fine but about every minute the autoplay dialogue from Windows kicks in and asks me if I want to open files with PS etc. This happens whether I ma working in PS or not
No great problem but just a bit annoying. Anyone know how I can stop it doing it, or where I can go toget an answer (serious answers only to that point please, I probably know the "funny"ones!) ?
Many thanks

GP

When the autoplay dialogue from Windows kicks in and asks you if you want to open files, it gives you the option in that list to "take no action" high light that and then at the bottom of the screen tick the box saying always do the selected action.

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"Gordon Pembury" wrote in message

Apologies first for something slightly off topic but maybe others will benefit from the answers I am sure I will get

I keep my images on a WD external HD. Works fine but about every minute the autoplay dialogue from Windows kicks in and asks me if I want to open
files with PS etc. This happens whether I ma working in PS or not
No great problem but just a bit annoying. Anyone know how I can stop it doing it, or where I can go toget an answer (serious answers only to that
point please, I probably know the "funny"ones!) ?
Many thanks

GP

When the autoplay dialogue from Windows kicks in and asks you if you want to
open files, it gives you the option in that list to "take no action" high light that and then at the bottom of the screen tick the box saying always do the selected action.

And, if you are on XP, right-click on that drive letter (My Computer, or Windows Explorer). In Properties, click tab "Autorun" and choose "Take No Action," then OK. You should not experience this problem again. I choose this
for all removable HDDs, and CD/DVD drives, so I don’t have to let XP decide
what to do. I do have to remember to go to some form of Explorer/My Computer,
to launch something, though.

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