I think you might want to uninstall the CD drive (not physically, but through the device manager), reboot and let Windows reinstall it.

>>>I don't see the AudioCD type in my list of thousands of types.
>>>What would be the the extension of the AudioCD type? (maybe I will find it by extension)
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>>>Thank you.
>>>
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>>WinXP
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>>Open My Computer. Right Click On CD icon (I am not sure if this workls if there is no CD inserted but You can test it). Select AutoPlay page and check whatever you want.
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>>UPDATE**** Select Properties before Select AutoPlay :o)))
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>My pc is Win 2000 Pro. And when I look at the properties of the CD there is no setting for AutoPlay. I inserted a music CD into the drive and when I try to access it, I get message:
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>"F:\ is not accessible. The volume for a file has been externally altered so that the operation is no longer valid."
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>Thank you for your suggestion.