XP: How to Turn Off Autoplay

To prevent a virus attack that uses AutoPlay feature, turn off the feature on XP

1. Go to Start --> Run, and type Gpedit.msc (If this gives you "Access is Denied" error, g to Start --> Run, type system32. Right click on Gpedit.msc and Open With mmc.exe (you can access it from System32))
2. Browse through Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates and click on System, Turn off Aotoplay and Properties
3.
Click Enabled, select All drives in the Turn off Autoplay box to disable Autorun on all drives.
4. Click OK and restart the computer

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