Autoplay Problem

Hi,

I have a Vista Business machine which is not auto-playing DVDs correctly. I have installed VLC and am trying to get Vista to use it to auto play DVDs but it always opens Windows Media Player instead. I have set VLC as the default player for DVDs in the AutoPlay part of Control Panel. I have also ticked the 'Always use this program' box when the auto-play dialog appears but it still defaults to media player.

I can play the DVD using VLC if I right-click the drive in explorer and choose 'Play using VLC' but if I double click the drive or right-click and choose 'Play', it uses media player instead.

I've tried disabling and re-enabling Autoplay but it makes no difference. I've also tried resetting to defaults then picking VLC again but still no difference. I've tried the registry hack here: The VideoLAN Forums • View topic - Add VLC Player to autoplay menu on vista 64 bit? but to no avail.

Any suggestions much appreciated!

Hello, Try changing the defaults for programs, In your VLC Media Player, change the file association to the specific file, or check it for all file types if you want VLC as our default media player.

Go to system defaults, and see if VLC Media Player is listed in there, and set it for the default media player.

I hope this helps you, Good luck

If I didn't answer your question, please describe yor problem in more detail.

Thanks for your reply.

I've tried both of these without any luck I'm afraid. I've removed and reinstalled VLC, choosing to associate it with all available filetypes during the installation but no change.