VLC will not play a DVD via autoplay

[bschie]

Hello,

I've been using VLC for years and I love it but I am having a slight problem at the moment...

I just reformatted my comp due to my evaluation ending for Windows 7 so I reinstalled Windows 7 64-bit and installed VLC 1.0.5. If I enter a DVD or mount a DVD image and choose to play the DVD with VLC in the autoplay options, nothing happens. If I right click on my clone drive or BD-rom and choose to play the DVD, it works fine. If I open VLC and open the image or disc from there it works fine... just not through auto play

The work around I found was backing down to 0.9.8 (I really do love www.oldversion.com ).

Any thoughts?

[VLC_help]

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WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\PlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "Action" $Action_OnArrivalDVD WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "DefaultIcon" '"$INSTDIR\vlc.exe",0' WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "InvokeProgID" "VLC.DVDMovie" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "InvokeVerb" "play" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "Provider" "VideoLAN VLC media player" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\PlayCDAudioOnArrival" "VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "Action" $Action_OnArrivalAudioCD WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "DefaultIcon" '"$INSTDIR\vlc.exe",0' WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "InvokeProgID" "VLC.CDAudio" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "InvokeVerb" "play" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "Provider" "VideoLAN VLC media player"

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=bl ... bf;hb=HEAD

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WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\PlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "Action" $Action_OnArrivalDVD WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "DefaultIcon" '"$INSTDIR\vlc.exe",0' WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "InvokeProgID" "VLC.DVDMovie" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "InvokeVerb" "play" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival" "Provider" "VideoLAN VLC media player" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\EventHandlers\PlayCDAudioOnArrival" "VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "Action" $Action_OnArrivalAudioCD WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "DefaultIcon" '"$INSTDIR\vlc.exe",0' WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "InvokeProgID" "VLC.CDAudio" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "InvokeVerb" "play" WriteRegStr HKLM "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers\VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival" "Provider" "VideoLAN VLC media player"

http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-0.9. ... 0ad68dfea2

They seem to be identical. So I am guessing both "InvokeVerb" sections should be changed to "open". Could you try that with VLC 1.0.5?

[vaderag]

Well, since nobody got back to you and I had the same issue, I have tried this change and it worked... kind of.

This now opens VLC, but does not begin playing the dvd; this still requires clicking play...

Ideally I would like the dvd to automatically play once inserted.
Any ideas?

Thanks

[VLC_help]

vaderag: does VLC complain something in Tools -> Messages...?

[vaderag]

I'll have a look when i get in (2hours), but with the default settings (before i change to open instead of play in the registry) it doesnt even open VLC!

[vaderag]

Okay, very oddly, it's now working fine.
Not going to complain, but still wierd that it's just started!!!

[VLC_help]

Thanks. I will submit the patch to mailing list.

[tscharlii]

I had the same issue as the thread starter. I'd like to confirm, that changing the InvokeVerb from play to open fixed the problem using vlc 1.05 and Windows 7 professional 64-bit.

[VLC_help]

This should be fixed in 1.1.0