How to Suppress dialogue box on CD insert

[Codeless]

I am writing an installation type program for an app that spans multiple CD's. When I insert the 2nd CD the OS (i believe) is opening a dialogue box that show's what's on the CD. The installation continue's fine, but I want to suppress the dialogue box. I thought maybe using the windows API would be able to accomplish this, but I can't seem to find anything even close to this. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

[VagabondSW]

Try this code. It is not a complete solution since it will only work if your Form is the Top-most form and has focus at the time the QueryCancelAutoPlay message is received. So, you'll have to write the code to make sure your installer form demands focus and is always on top of the Z-Order.

 

 

'Use Windows API calls to handle the AutoRun messages when a user inserts
'media into a CD/DVD-ROM drive.
Public Declare Auto Function RegisterWindowMessage Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal lpString As String) As Integer
Public Declare Auto Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal nIndex As Integer, ByVal dwNewLong As Integer) As Integer
Public Const DWL_MSGRESULT As Integer = 0

Private MessageID As Integer 'needed to handle window autorun message

  Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
     If m.Msg = MessageID Then
        'System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("QueryCancelAutoPlay Received!")
        tmrInsertMedia.Enabled = True
        m.Result = New IntPtr(1)
     Else
        MyBase.WndProc(m)
     End If
  End Sub

 

I derived my solution from Duncan Mackenzie's sample, which can be found

about half way down the following page:

 

http://www.duncanmackenzie.net/Samples/default.aspx

 

Download the ZIP file and run it. Instead of disabling Autorun, you will

see that it "intercepts" the QueryCancelAutoPlay message and handles it. Be

aware that Duncan has added some necessary code to the "Windows Form

Designer generated code" region.