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> ... if you told it not to. FTFY By default, Win96 would run that CD. You didn't tell it to. You had to go change the setting from the default. You had to te

> ... if you told it not to. FTFY By default, Win96 would run that CD. You didn't tell it to. You had to go change the setting from the default. You had to tell Win95 to not autorun a CD.

xattt 7y ago
Win96 = Win95OSR?
- snazz 7y ago
  I think it’s a typo.
  - delinka 7y ago
    Indeed a typo that I didn't catch until after the edit window.
dijit 7y ago
Autorunning CDs was the default until windows vista, which is how the u3 usb devices were used for “hacksaw”[0] and “switchblade”[1] attacks. More on u3: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3_(software)?wprov=sfti1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3_(software)?wprov=sfti1 0: https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2843-usb-hacksaw-development/ https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2843-usb-hacksaw-development/ 1: https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2361-usb-switchblade-development/ https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2361-usb-switchblade-developme...
- tty2300 7y ago
  Its quite incredible how long this was working for. Autorun was a dream for malware.
  - Crinus 7y ago
    It was also incredibly convenient - put game CD in drive, game launcher appears with INSTALL / PLAY (depending on the status). Also it was neat to give a DVD with some sliceshow/photos/videos/etc to your grandparents/aunt/uncle/etc who didn't knew much about computers and tell them "just put the disk in the drive and it'll do the rest". But as usual, one rotten apple spoils the entire barrel.
    - fjsolwmv 7y ago
      The way it works today is just as simple. The OS automatic asks permission to run the program.
      - Crinus 7y ago
        The UX is certainly worse, especially on Win10 where it displays a tiny popup at the bottom right side (at least in Vista and 7 it had a popup at the center and IIRC the popup even had an icon of the game/program if autorun specified one). For most users it isn't a practical issue though, just a lesser experience. If you are comfortable with computers after a while you ghost through such popups :-P. Having said that i did have my aunt (who is generally afraid that if she does something wrong the computer will break forever) spell me out the options in a popup (for a photo dvd she got from a photographer for a relative's graduation) over the phone once though, so i'm sure that, if nothing else, it can be a bit unexpected for less knowledgeable users.
noisem4ker 7y ago
... or you could press Shift while the CD was being loaded.

> ... if you told it not to. FTFY By default, Win96 would run that CD. You didn't tell it to. You had to go change the setting from the default. You had to tell Win95 to not autorun a CD.

xattt 7y ago

Win96 = Win95OSR?

snazz 7y ago
I think it’s a typo.
- delinka 7y ago
  Indeed a typo that I didn't catch until after the edit window.

dijit 7y ago

Autorunning CDs was the default until windows vista, which is how the u3 usb devices were used for “hacksaw”[0] and “switchblade”[1] attacks. More on u3: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3_(software)?wprov=sfti1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3_(software)?wprov=sfti1 0: https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2843-usb-hacksaw-development/ https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2843-usb-hacksaw-development/ 1: https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2361-usb-switchblade-development/ https://forums.hak5.org/topic/2361-usb-switchblade-developme...

tty2300 7y ago
Its quite incredible how long this was working for. Autorun was a dream for malware.
- Crinus 7y ago
  It was also incredibly convenient - put game CD in drive, game launcher appears with INSTALL / PLAY (depending on the status). Also it was neat to give a DVD with some sliceshow/photos/videos/etc to your grandparents/aunt/uncle/etc who didn't knew much about computers and tell them "just put the disk in the drive and it'll do the rest". But as usual, one rotten apple spoils the entire barrel.
  - fjsolwmv 7y ago
    The way it works today is just as simple. The OS automatic asks permission to run the program.
    - Crinus 7y ago
      The UX is certainly worse, especially on Win10 where it displays a tiny popup at the bottom right side (at least in Vista and 7 it had a popup at the center and IIRC the popup even had an icon of the game/program if autorun specified one). For most users it isn't a practical issue though, just a lesser experience. If you are comfortable with computers after a while you ghost through such popups :-P. Having said that i did have my aunt (who is generally afraid that if she does something wrong the computer will break forever) spell me out the options in a popup (for a photo dvd she got from a photographer for a relative's graduation) over the phone once though, so i'm sure that, if nothing else, it can be a bit unexpected for less knowledgeable users.

noisem4ker 7y ago

... or you could press Shift while the CD was being loaded.