Microsoft has released the patches required to make autorun work with only CD and DVD drives. There is one little catch, a USB drive can be configured to look like a CD, but this patch definitely helps reduce risk.
I highly recommend you install the patch so that you can connect most thumb drives, GPS systems, digital picture frames, and other USB devices with storage, to you computer safely.
For Windows XP users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=96ca61f6-8b16-4157-9635-8cfc0bbf4c35#tm
For Windows Vista Users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dd6a61a3-b3c6-4b0a-a848-7b32be9f31c5
For Windows Vista 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=12e3fe0f-db79-4a27-aa7d-a456ee1c6ac4
For Windows Server 2003 the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=edf9c049-bf1e-4130-87e6-0e64fa73f684&displaylang=en
For Windows Server 2003 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b8df9256-cbb0-418d-a336-d29dc4415a65
For Windows Server 2003 Itaniun the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=5a21cbb8-da7b-42e0-924b-485950e7de52
For Windows Server 2008 users the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9c404a99-537f-4fee-874d-e50fd6efea3b
For Windows Server 2008 64 bit the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d43a9947-f0e0-47dc-9dad-5c8942a3cc91
For Windows Server 2008 Itanium systems the patch is at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=cfbc98c5-3ba5-4164-83e0-9397e2722ea0
I recommend you install this patch now!
Randy Abrams
Director of Technical Education
