Disable or block autorun.inf files in Vista to Protect from Malware Virus Infection

Solution to this problem is to globally block autorun.inf files from executing without using the dialog boxes in Vista to do this. Here’s how:

1. Start Notepad or any text editor.
2. Copy the text below into the text editor, [everything between the square brackets should be all on one line]REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionIniFileMappingAutorun.inf]
@=”@SYS:DoesNotExist”
3. Save it to your desktop as NoAutoRun.reg. Make sure the extension is .reg and not .txt.
4. Right-click your new .reg file and choose Merge.
5. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
6. Click Yes when you’re asked “Are you sure you want to add the information in C:NoAutoRun.reg to the registry?”