Not sure if this is what you are trying to say.....but if you mean inf, see
line 404:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If not, I have never heard this type of issue put this way before.

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Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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"Ronin" <NoIDatNoDomain.Nil> wrote in message
news:Oz8vkXnVJHA.2084@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hey Gang,
>
> I'll be visiting relatives next week and one tells me she has this strange
> problem with her CD/DVD drives and asks if I know an answer. As she
> describes it, on both of her XP desktops but not her Vista laptop, if she
> inserts a CD or DVD that has an EXE file on the root, it not only does not
> autorun when it's supposed to, the entire contents are invisible and
> inaccessible in Windows Explorer.
>
> She says it's been this way for a long time. I know about the EXE file
> association fix and I'll of course run that, but I have a suspicion it's
> not the problem. What I suspect is some rogue security app. Does that
> strike anyone as something you've seen before? I know I have a lot more
> diagnostic steps to perform -- the lady finds telephone tech assistance
> much to bothersome -- but if anyone here can provide a nice, neat
> shortcut, it sure would make my trip a lot more relaxing.
>
> OK, it doesn't have to be all that neat. I'm a backyard mechanic, used to
> getting dirty.
>
> --
> Ronin
>