Turn off Windows XP Auto-Run
One of the most important things to switch off for better security is the windows XP auto-run feature. This article explains how to do it.
Switching Windows XP auto-run off

Adjust this registry key (DWORD) using regedit to "FF"

NoDriveTypeAutoRun

located at

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\

(optionally) and also at

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\

In principle, just the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key should turn off auto-run for all drives.

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