Try to open Local disk (c:, d:) get open with dialog box

November 21, 2009
This is the problem with autorun.inf file.
autorun.inf file need to delete from the drives is only the solution.

double click on any of local disk icons in my computer  getting a box saying "choose the program you want to use to open this file"
To resolve this problem
Follow the steps.

1) Go to the command promt

start Run and type CMD press enter.
Here command promt will opens.

2) C:\Documents and Settings\user>
Here commnad steps have fallow.
  : cd\
3)  : d:  (drive letter which is opens the " open with dialog box "
4)  : dir auto*
    Here Shows like
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D:\>dir auto*
Volume in drive D is New Volume
Volume Serial Number is E01B-F2EE

Directory of D:\

10/10/2009  05:39 PM               303 autorun.inf
               1 File(s)            303 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  516,780,961,792 bytes free
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5)  :attrib auto*
Here shows
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D:\>attrib auto*
SHR          D:\autorun.inf

Displaying the attributes for this file.
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6)  :attrib -S -H -R auto*

Here we removing the attributes for this file.
7)  :del autorun.inf
Here we deleting the autorun.inf file.
8)  close all windows and just restart the system

after restarting the system check the D drive is opens normally or not.
Diffidently the problem will solve

Do the same for all drives from command prompt.

Enjoy the tip and give comments

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1 comment

I had same problem, it worked for me ! Thanks ! XP Pro SP2 vers 2002.

Balas