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elchapin
PostPosted: May 11th, 2007, 5:29 pm 
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I know you can just do this with windows settings, but is there a way to stop auto-run and auto-play from auto-running with autohotkey?

For instance, I want to run a script on another person's computer before I put in a CD. Windows Explorer is set to automatically open to the CD drive. I don't want that to happen.

No idea where to start on this one... any help would be appreciated.


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PostPosted: May 11th, 2007, 6:49 pm 
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do you have control over what's on the CD? you can create an autorun.inf in the root of it, and configure it to not do anything.

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No, unfortunately there is no control of the CD content, otherwise that would be a great way to do it...


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PostPosted: May 12th, 2007, 1:02 pm 
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Give this a try. It stops the autorun by pressing "Shift" for ten seconds when it detects the CD insertion. Based on the code here. There is probably a better way, but this works.
Code:
#Persistent
OnMessage(0x219, "notify_change")
Return

notify_change(wParam, lParam, msg, hwnd)
{
   ;MsgBox, %wParam% %lParam% %msg% %hwnd%
   if wParam = 32768
   {   ;msgbox, Disc Inserted
      Send,{Shift down}
      SetTimer,tipper,100
      SetTimer,killshift,10000
   }
}

tipper:
   ToolTip,Preventing Autorun
Return

killshift:
   SetTimer,tipper,Off
   SetTimer,killshift,Off
   Send,{Shift up}
   ToolTip
Return

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PostPosted: May 12th, 2007, 6:35 pm 
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@Micahs - That was brilliant! I remember reading that "shift" key trick when inserting a CD, but of course, I never would have remembered it when I needed it!

It would be still be nice to know if there is a "proper" way of doing this, but Micahs saved the day, thanks!


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I did some checking and there is a better way to do this - using the "QueryCancelAutoPlay" message, but it requires your script to have the focus for it to work. If your script is running in the background it won't work.

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PostPosted: May 13th, 2007, 9:44 pm 
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Regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE> SYSTEM> CurrentControlSet>Services> Cdrom and change the AutoRun value from 1 to 0.

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This probably isnt whatcha need, but figured Id post it up none the less.

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PostPosted: May 14th, 2007, 2:03 pm 
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Code:
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Gui +AlwaysOnTop
SetFormat, Integer, Hex

lpStr  := "QueryCancelAutoPlay"
MsgNo  := DllCall( "RegisterWindowMessage", UInt, &lpStr )
; MsgNo will be a message identifier in the range 0xC000 through 0xFFFF

OnMessage( MsgNo, "QCAP" )

Gui, Add, Text, w150 h25 +0x201 +Border     , Awaiting : %MsgNo%
Gui, Add, Text, w150 h25 +0x201 +Border vMsg

Gui, Show, , Auto-Play Cancellation
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QCAP( wParam, lParam, msg, hwnd ) {
  GuiControl,, Msg, Received : %Msg%
  Return True
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elchapin
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@Skan-
Thanks, I knew you would be around with the answer! That is great stuff.

--

I am trying to make sense of it all still, and I think most of it I understand... However, it appears when I get rid of the GUI, it now longer stops auto-run, and the Explorer window opens.

Is there a way to do this without the GUI? I must be missing something...


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SKAN
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PostPosted: May 14th, 2007, 9:12 pm 
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elchapin wrote:
Is there a way to do this without the GUI? I must be missing something...


No! Not with QueryCancelAutoPlay! Maybe Micahs method or we have to meddle with the registry, AFAIK.

Why not use a GUI ? You can make it so small that it will never be noticed.

Code:
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Gui -Caption +AlwaysOnTop

lpStr  := "QueryCancelAutoPlay"
MsgNo  := DllCall( "RegisterWindowMessage", UInt, &lpStr )
OnMessage( MsgNo, "QCAP" )
OnMessage(0x219, "Notify_Change")

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Notify_Change(wParam, lParam, msg, hwnd) {
IfEqual, wParam, 32768, Gui, Show, x0 y0 w1 h1
}

QCAP( wParam, lParam, msg, hwnd ) {
  Gui, Hide
  Return True
}


In that code, I would use an appropriate icon to fully fit into the GUI.

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elchapin
 Post subject: thanks, skan!
PostPosted: May 14th, 2007, 10:06 pm 
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@Skan- That's a good tip to just make the GUI small, or just let the GUI stay visible... I did like that little layout of yours anyway. Cool.


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snowpeople
 Post subject: autohotkey autorun
PostPosted: November 27th, 2010, 10:32 am 
hallo guys,
i'm programming simple scripts with autohotkey.
does anyone know how to autorun a .ahk file?


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Micahs
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PostPosted: November 28th, 2010, 2:03 am 
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Hey there and welcome! In the future, it's probably better to start a new thread instead of resurrecting an old one for a new question.

That said, try something like creating a shortcut to autohotkey.exe and adding the path to your ahk file after it.

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You could put that shortcut in your startup folder.
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