Most welcome, good luck and keep us posted. :o)

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All the Best and Happy Holidays,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

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"Ronin" <NoIDatNoDomain.Nil> wrote in message
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> Thank you, Kelly. I kind of doubt this is it, but I will certainly add it
> to the collection of stuff I'm taking along. Thanks again!
>
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> Ronin
>
> "Kelly" <kelly@kelly.com> wrote in message
> news:OS8KsknVJHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> 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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>>
>> All the Best and Happy Holidays,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)
>>
>> Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
>>
>>
>> "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
>>>
>>
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