iPhone : Disable Camera Connected Message in Windows XP

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Tired of that “Camera connected” notification window? This recipe explains how Windows XP users can disable/change autoplay options when connecting an iPhone to a PC. Hint, its not in iTunes. :)


Sick of getting this Camera connected prompt each time you connect your iPhone to your PC (windows xp)?

Lets fix that!

1. Connect iPhone to PC

2. Open up My Computer.

3. Find the iPhone icon, right-click on it and click on Properties.

4. On the Properties window, click the Events tab.

5. Then under Actions choose the Take no action option to disable further prompts when you connect your iPhone.

or

You can also change your option to start a certain application such as the Microsoft Scanner and Image Wizard (transfer pictures from iphone to xp by davak)

Voila! No more prompts!

 

33 Comments -


  1. ! said on October 20, 2008

    Dear god, thank you!

  2. Harrrie said on October 25, 2008

    Brilliant, Simple, Easy, It worked. Thanks a bunch!

  3. jimmyselix said on November 12, 2008

    to get it back; you just go back to the same area in my computer adn choose the option to ” Prompt each time i connect device” :)

  4. JB said on December 4, 2008

    So lets say I want it to run itunes when I connect my ipod…
    iTunes isn’t in the list of programs available to start when i connect.

    How do I run automatically run iTunes when I connect my iPod ?

  5. Seth said on December 27, 2008

    perfect! thanks!

  6. shineeRtheSEX said on January 14, 2009

    OMG i actually found this info on the internet haha THANK you =D that message annoyed the hell out of me my ipod is not a camera jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzz haha

  7. Paul Christiansen said on January 20, 2009

    Thanks for this tip. Was driving me mad ! :)

  8. Alex said on January 30, 2009

    thank you

  9. Willy said on February 19, 2009

    By god, it wasn’t iTunes after all! Thank you!! :D

  10. WW said on March 8, 2009

    Thanks a lot!

  11. Dimitris said on March 13, 2009

    it was under our nose! jesus. things are simple. THANK YOU!

  12. Seth said on April 9, 2009

    Microsoft wins! Thank you.

  13. w said on May 18, 2009

    Thanks! Great info!

  14. wesindc said on July 3, 2009

    Thanks. I should know that as a sys admin but its the little things you forget. Great walk through.

  15. Name said on August 22, 2009

    Thanks for the tip! One less minor annoying thing for me to deal with… :)

  16. Anonymous said on October 22, 2009

    Why do I not get the same properties box when i right click on iphone? All I get is a one tab titled general?

  17. Aaron DeVandry said on October 22, 2009

    I want to know this as well.

  18. Roy Janik said on January 14, 2010

    Thanks so much. I searched for this information on Google, and this article came up. It was clear and precise, and I was able to disable that annoying pop-up right away.

  19. Anonymous said on March 29, 2010

    Perfect, thanks!

  20. Harry Campbell said on July 7, 2010

    Think! before you make this change.

    After doing this “wonderful change” I’m not able to access the pictures on my phone any more. The iPhone no longer shows up in the “same area in My Computer” so there is no way to change the option back to prompt each time I connect. I’ve been trying to *undo* this annoyance avoidance change for 2 years now with no luck.

  21. Nick said on July 8, 2010

    Awesome tip and very easy. Thanks!

  22. Guest said on July 21, 2010

    that was a really stupid question

  23. Guest said on July 21, 2010

    AWESOME!!! Thank you! That window WAS so annoying, but not anymore!

  24. Guest said on July 21, 2010

    With the iPod/iPhone connected, open up iTunes. in the navigation pane on the left, you should see the iPod in the devices section. Go to the summary page, and the first option will say “Open iTunes when this iPod is connected”. Make sure that option is checked.

  25. Shane said on July 26, 2010

    Thanks a lot! Sea monkeys are smart.

  26. Anonymous said on August 12, 2010

    When I connect my iPhone to my computer I get this message. Okay, I stopped it, but the problem is that my iPhone doesn’t connect to iTunes! How do I fix that?

  27. Blackhole said on August 21, 2010

    You will have to start iTunes manually.

  28. Janet said on August 23, 2010

    My Action options were all greyed out.

    Then I remembered I probably have to be running under an admin account. (I always run under a user account — perpetual reminder from my antivirus checker).

    Will probably work now.

  29. Logan2162 said on September 17, 2010

    Thanks!!

  30. On-Site Tech Support said on January 24, 2011

    Thanks for the tips! Very useful for any iPhone or iPod Touch user.

  31. F0nz1e said on April 12, 2011

    Thank you!

  32. Biggie said on September 15, 2011

    Tired of that notification? You Betcha!
    Thanks and plus one for this article. Myself and others at my organization will be implementing this as soon as possible. I will raise a glass to you tonight Good Sir Jimmy Selix!

  33. Mark said on October 3, 2011

    Thanks for the helpful TIP! i hate that feature and had to suffer for months lol.

 

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