[HBinswanger]

When I plug in my external 1394 firewire drive, XP takes it as like putting a CD into the CD drive and searches each logical drive on it (there are about 5 such) trying to launch Media Player with it. How can I convince XP that these are hard drives, not something to be autoplayed?

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have you tried plugging it into a different usb port?

[nestorey]

have you tried plugging it into a different usb port?

[HBinswanger]

have you tried plugging it into a different usb port?

It's not USB, it's firewire (1394). I have only one of those ports.

[gerryf]

at some point, you chose to automatically do this when a window popped up asking you what to do and the default action was checked.

plug in the device, close anything that occurs, the right click the drive in MY COMPUTER< choose PROPERTIES< then choose AUTOPLAY...select what you want to occur, or choose PROMPT ME....

[HBinswanger]

at some point, you chose to automatically do this when a window popped up asking you what to do and the default action was checked.

plug in the device, close anything that occurs, the right click the drive in MY COMPUTER< choose PROPERTIES< then choose AUTOPLAY...select what you want to occur, or choose PROMPT ME....

I don't get any AUTOPLAY tab or option. What I see are the following taps:
General, Computer Name, Hardware, Advanced, System Restore, Automatic Updates, Remote.

[gerryf]

plug in the device, close anything that occurs, the right click the drive in MY COMPUTER< choose PROPERTIES< then choose AUTOPLAY...select what you want to occur, or choose PROMPT ME....

I think you right clicked on MY COMPUTER, rather than the DRIVE within MY COMPUTER

[HBinswanger]

I think you right clicked on MY COMPUTER, rather than the DRIVE within MY COMPUTER

Tried it both ways. No dice. Right clicking any of the external drive's logical drives (F: thru K:) I get a menu list with Autoplay on it, and when I click on that (Autoplay), it simplies tries to play it (which is just what happens when I plug it in). I tried selecting "Take No Action" on the dialogue box that comes up when it can't find playable files, but that just means "Take no Action right now."