Hi, Cheryl, First of all, thank you for this information. I'll follow your instructions.
Do you know if there is any command, such as holding down a specific key while inserting a CD or DVD for just the occasional CD or DVD perusal? Thanks so much. Mike On 18,Jun,2014, at 15:47, Cheryl Homiak <cah4...@icloud.com> wrote: > Yes, there is a pane in System Preferences that gives you options for what > happens when you insert various types of cds and dvds. However, at least in > Mavericks, unless you still have a built-in cd/dvd drive, that pane only > appears when you attach an external cd/dvd player/burner, which I just > discovered when trying to answer this question; I had just assumed that pane > was still there. It appears to me that it isn't necessary to actually have > anything in the external drive to make the pane appear but I don't know > whether or not having a cd or dvd in the drive changes the options in the > pane; I would think it doesn't. Of course, if you still hav a computer with a > built-in drive, the pane will be there also. So set your preferences in this > pane and then make sure in finder preferences you have the box checked for > cds and dvds to show in finder and I think this should meet your need. > > Hth. > > > -- > Cheryl > > I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf. > I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper > thrown in the trash! > Then God gave me a new heart and life: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness." > (Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV) > > > > > On Jun 18, 2014, at 8:21 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi everyone. >> >> Is there a way on the Mac to insert a CD and not have it automatically >> launch? I need to explore the contents of several CDs and just using Finder >> would do great, provided I could do so without the CD or DVD in question >> automatically beginning to play. >> >> Many thanks. >> >> Mike >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
