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Whenever I put a blank disk in my CD-RW Windows XP Home starts an unwanted program. It used to be ACDSEE, but after i uninstalled it and installed Paint Shop Pro 10, it changed to PSP10. Audio CD's, Video CD's, work without problems.

Changing the properties of the drive via the Explorer doesn't work. Actually it doesn't even show PSP10 as one of the options! Choosing one of the other for blank disks doesn't change anything. I tried autofix from Microsoft as well. Nothing changed. I tried Tweak UI. No change PSP10 is not shown as one of the autoplayhandlers!!). I tried removing the eventhandler for pictures from PSP10 straight from the registry as that was the only handler i saw for PSP10. No change.
It's driving me crazy. Anyone got any suggestion?
Thanks in advance

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Short expert summary and targeted next steps (for ; builds on 's suggestion to try the drive properties):

Windows AutoPlay handlers are registered in the system registry (not just the Explorer UI) and writable discs are handled by the blank‑disc event (HandleCDBurningOnArrival). That means a program can register itself to launch on insertion even when it does not appear in the AutoPlay dropdown. See Microsoft’s AutoPlay/EventHandler details. (Autoplay in Windows XP, How to register an event handler).

Practical, low‑risk troubleshooting workflow (do a System Restore / registry export first):

  1. Capture what actually starts on insertion — run Process Monitor, enable capture, insert a blank disc, stop capture and filter for Process Create or Image Path showing PSP10 (this proves which executable/command line is being invoked). (Process Monitor).

  2. Search for/disable the offender — run Autoruns and search for "PSP" or "Paint Shop Pro" (Explorer addons, Run/RunOnce, shell extensions, services). Uncheck or delete matching entries and test again. (Autoruns).

  3. If still firing, inspect AutoPlay registry entries: 

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\HandleCDBurningOnArrival

    Remove any handler/subkey that clearly points to PSP10 (export the key first). (MS docs above show how handlers/eventhandlers map to events.)

  4. Check for shell extension hooks from PSP10 and disable them temporarily with ShellExView if present, then restart Explorer or reboot. (ShellExView).

Notes and cautions: back up the registry or create a restore point before edits; avoid deleting unrelated keys. If the trace shows PSP10 started by a helper service or installer component, a clean uninstall + custom reinstall (turning off shell/AutoPlay integration) often fixes the leftover registration. If a capture shows an autorun.inf (rare on truly blank media) it will also explain immediate launches (see the MSDN article above).

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Member Avatar for caperjack

did you try setting it to take no action in auto play ,in properties of the drive in mycomputer,then selecting a different action the next time you put in a blank cd-rw

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did you try setting it to take no action in auto play ,in properties of the drive in mycomputer,then selecting a different action the next time you put in a blank cd-rw

Yep I did try to change it to almost any choice I had. Nothing changed any time.

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All I can say to that is Strange!

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All I can say to that is Strange!

I quite agree, but how to solve it?

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