iPhone and iPod touch: Disabling digital camera notification in Windows Vista
Symptoms
This document is for Windows Vista. Click the appropriate link below if you have a different operating system: Windows XP or Mac OS X.
When the iPhone or iPod touch is connected to a computer running Microsoft Windows Vista, a dialog is presented with choices for connecting a digital camera and working with the digital pictures stored on the iPhone or iPod touch.
This is the default behavior under Windows Vista for digital imaging devices. Windows Vista provides a way to disable this notification on a per-device basis.
Products Affected
iPhone, iPod touch, iPhone 3G, iPod touch (2nd generation), Windows Vista
Resolution
To disable this notification:
- Connect iPhone or iPod touch to the Windows Vista computer.
- From the Start menu, choose Control Panel.
- In Control Panel, choose Hardware and Sound.
- In Hardware and Sound, choose AutoPlay.
- Scroll down to section labeled "Devices" where it will list Apple iPhone or iPod touch.
- Choose Take no action from the device pop-up menu.
- Click Save.
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