Lightroom automatically starts

Everytime I plug my USB flash drive into my comp, Lightroom opens up automatically. How can I disable this?

newton wrote in post #3047487
Everytime I plug my USB flash drive into my comp, Lightroom opens up automatically. How can I disable this?

If it is a mac, you can fix that by changing the preferences in Image Capture. Don't know how it works on a PeeCee.

J.

Disable Adobe photo downloader in the corner of the tool bar in win xp

Or, if you want to keep the photo downloader active, set Lightroom to ask you what library it wants to open before opening. That gives you a small window to dismiss when it finds something new with images rather than have it open up completely.

Strange, I've just plugged a memory stick into my USB hub, and it opens it's contents for viewing.

I then inserted a CF card into the reader, and it launched Lightroom, along with the import window?

I have the Adobe Photo Downloader active in my system tray (on Windows XP)

TJ

TeeJay wrote in post #3049197
Strange, I've just plugged a memory stick into my USB hub, and it opens it's contents for viewing.

I then inserted a CF card into the reader, and it launched Lightroom, along with the import window?

I have the Adobe Photo Downloader active in my system tray (on Windows XP)

TJ

Mine works the same and I prefer it that way. Maybe there are options of what type of media launch Adobe Photo Downloader.

The only auto-import optioons I can see is under Edit->Preferences->File Management where there's an option labelled:- "When memory card detected" and a drop down which allows either "Show Import dialog" or "Do Nothing" (?)

Anybody know how I can disable the photo downloader altogether?

From the Adobe Knowledge Base:

Do one or more of the following solutions:

Solution 1: Install the Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 update.
Download and install the update from the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/download​s.

Solution 2: Turn off the Adobe Photo Downloader start-up item.

1. Right-click the Adobe Photo Downloader located on the far right of the Windows Task Bar.
   
2. Choose Exit.
   
   Note: This turns off the Photo Downloader for your current Windows session, only.

Solution 3: Turn off the Adobe Photo Downloader permanently.

1. Choose Start > Run, and type in msconfig. Click OK. Choose the Startup tab.
   
2. Uncheck apdproxy. Click Apply, and then click OK. Restart Windows.

http://kb.adobe.com …rnalId=kb401349​&sliceId=2

BradS wrote in post #3463350
From the Adobe Knowledge Base:


http://kb.adobe.com …rnalId=kb401349​&sliceId=2

I havn't been able to update yet (I get a "Site Area Temporarily Unavailable" everytime I try to reach the d/l) but I've done number 3 and it still starts. Yes, I've restarted windows and yes it's still unchecked and yes it still loads!

So for now I'm stuck at number 2 which, of course, is less than optimal.

What would be the process for re-enabling autostart? Recheck it?

Apparently I never posted this; but the above did not work on 1.1 either. The "loader" still starts with Windows XP. Very annoying!

Are you sure its not Windoze that is very annoying? (sorry, couldn't resist. I'm a mac guy).

J.

I noticed that Lightroom added another instance of apdproxy to the startup tab once I upgraded. Now that I've unchecked that one it seems (after one reboot) like I finally got rid of the downloader.

if you're using a mac, go to 'applications', then 'preferences' and switch it off...