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7.6

Autoplay Default DVD Program

Asked by deadite in VB Script, Windows Programming, Windows XP Operating System

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OK, I am trying to set the default autoplay program to launch when a DVD is inserted, and in my case I'm using VideoLan VLC media Player.  To manually do this:

1) Open My Computer
2) Right click on the DVD Drive and select Properties
3) Click the Autoplay tab
4) Select DVD movie
5) Check Select an action to perform and choose a program (I am using VIdeolan VLC PLayer)

I grabbed a snapshot of the registry before hand and found the values that changed, and wrote a script that correctly changes that.  However, when you manually set the default through the GUI something else changes to apply it, but I can't locate it.  Does anyone know what I am missing?  I will attach my code below:Start Free Trial 
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Option Explicit
 
' Create Objects
dim objNetwork: set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
 
' Set Variables
dim strComputer: strComputer = "."
dim strSID, arrDeviceID(), i: i = 0
dim objWMIService, objAccount, colDevices, objDevice
 
' Connect to Computer
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
 
' Get User SID
Set objAccount = objWMIService.Get _
    ("Win32_UserAccount.Name='" & objNetwork.UserName & "',Domain='" & objNetwork.UserDomain & "'")
strSID = objAccount.SID
 
' Collect CD & DVD ROMs
Set colDevices = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_CDROMDrive")
For Each objDevice in colDevices
	ReDim Preserve arrDeviceID(i)
	arrDeviceID(i) = objDevice.DeviceID
	i = i + 1
Next
 
' Connect to Registry & Set DVD Autoplay Default for Each DeviceID Detected
const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003
const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
dim objRegistry: set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
dim strKeyPath: strKeyPath = strSID & "\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\UserChosenExecuteHandlers"
dim strValue: strValue = "VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival"
dim strValueName
For i = 0 to UBound(arrDeviceID)
	strValueName = "H:\\?\" & Replace(arrDeviceID(i),"\","#") & "#{53f5630d-b6bf-11d0-94f2-00a0c91efb8b}+PlayDVDMovieOnArrival"
	objRegistry.SetStringValue HKEY_USERS, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue
	'objRegistry.SetStringValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, strValueName, strValue
Next
 
Wscript.Echo "Finished"
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Tags: dvd, default, autoplay
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Solution Grade: A
 
 
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