Hey, Judolizard, just tried what you said and it works just like you say! You chaps are great!!
I expect the problem would return if it was set to auto run audio CD's only but thanks for the suggestion Wizzard.
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Is that holding down the shift button documented somewhere in Windows, if it isn't it should be!
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further edit/ just looked in Windows Help and the Shift thing is documented there.