By: Eugene Reyes

These days, most systems with a CD-ROM drive offer AutoPlay, so that when you insert a CD-ROM into the drive, it plays automatically (or opens in a window, as in the case of the Windows 98 installation CD).  However, sometimes you may not want AutoPlay to do its thing--for example, if you insert an audio CD you don't want to play until later.  To prevent AutoPlay from kicking in, simply hold down the Shift key after inserting the CD.  Hold Shift for as long as it normally takes for the CD to start playing.  Later, to play the CD, open any Explorer window, right-click your CD-ROM drive, and select Play.

Never liked AutoPlay? Well then, disable it.

Right-click My Computer and select Properties to open the System Properties dialog box.  On the Device Manager tab, click the plus sign next to CD-ROM and select your CD-ROM drive.  Click the Properties button, select the Settings tab, and deselect Auto Insert Notification.  Click OK, then click Close and restart Windows 98.  The next time you insert a CD in that drive--nothing.

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