Disable "Auto Insert Notification" Instructions

With Auto Insert Notification checked "On" Windows is constantly requesting a disc-change check. Windows places Pro Tools functions on hold during this check, which can produce a numbers of errors. To stop these requests "Auto Insert Notification" must be disabled for all CD-ROM and removable media drives (such as Zip Drives). To do this:

1. Select the Windows "Start" button -> "Settings" -> "Control Panel"
2. In the Control Panel folder double-click the "System" control panel.
3. Select the "Device Manager" tab
4. Under the "CDROM" branch highlight your CD-ROM drive
5. Click the "Properties" button
6. Select the Settings Tab
7. Uncheck "Auto Insert Notification"
8. Click "OK"
9. Click the "Close" button to close the "System" control panel. After closing the System Control panel, Windows will prompt you to restart your computer.

This must be done with other removable media, such as Zip drives, as well. These drivers are usually listed in the "hard drives" branch on the "Device Manager" tab.

While disabling Auto Insert Notification will dramatically improve the performance of Pro Tools LE please note the following compromises to doing this:

New CD-ROMs that have been inserted will not automatically show up in the Explorer window. You will need to "refresh" (F5) the window so that the CD-ROM shows up.
The "Auto Play" feature for CD-ROMs will not work. You will need to manually choose "Auto Play" from a right-click drop-down menu of the CD-ROM icon in Explorer.