Posted by NRen2k5 on 11/27/05 19:49

anthonyberet wrote:
> Loco Jones wrote:
>
>> "NRen2k5" <napsterneorenegade@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:3g9if.20698$b25.839605@weber.videotron.net...
>>
>>> anthonyberet wrote:
>>>
>>>> NRen2k5 wrote:
>>>> <snip>
>>>>
>>>>> Hold the Shift key when you put the CD in your computer to prevent
>>>>> AutoRun just for that time.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I though holding the shift key down was illegal in the US?
>>>> - You want to watch out, you could put folk in prison!
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, holding down the Shift key is illegal in U.S.A.
>>>
>>> I'm in Canada.
>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder how long it will be before the only keyboards available
>> anywhere will be without a Shift key? Hey, it could happen.
>>
> Of course, in win98se (somewhere) one can turn off the autorun feature.
> I wonder if this is illegal too? - It is probably less so as it only
> needs doing once. Mind you, does this mean Microsoft are also breaking
> the law in allowing the facility?

Nah. There are very legitimate reasons why one might not want AutoRun
working, for example if there's an AutoRun application that crashes
their PC...

- NRen2k5

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