How to disable Autorun function for specific devices (in my case Western Digital My Book Essential 1.5Tb External hard drive) since Autorun launches itself everytime Windows starts.

Remove the HDD inside the case,If the HDD inside is working, remove data with a usb to IDE/SATA Adapter. If the HDD is damaged, which is likely, It ,most likely, can be read, but I don't think you are going to like the bill for that service.

1. To restore the Western Digital icon to the drive letter for the external drive in "My Computer".
2. Please go to the Western Digital Download Library and download the WD Logo Icon which has a file name of External Icon.zip when you download it.
3. Save the file to your desktop and use a file compression software like Winzip to extract the files inside the .zip file to your desktop. When it's unzipped, it will create a folder named "ExternalIcon" on your desktop.
4. Double-click on the ExternalIcon folder. It will open a Windows Explorer showing a folder named, Autorun, and a file named, Autorun.inf.Double-click on My Computer and it will open.
5. Double-click on the driver letter that represents the Western Digital drive you want the icon on and it will open.
6. Highlight the Autorun folder and the Autorun.inf file. Right-click on them, and left-click on Cut when the Menu appears.
7. Right-click in the open space of the drive that you opened in the new Explorer window, and then left-click on Paste.
8. Close both Explorer windows, safely remove the external hard drive by using the Safely Remove icon in the system tray, shut down the computer, and unplug the external drive from the computer.
9. After you reboot into Windows, reconnect the external drive to the computer again, and the Western Digital Icon should now be displayed with the drive letter in My Computer.

If these steps do not correct the problem, you will need to re-format your External Hard Drive ***WARNING*** FORMATTING A HARD DRIVE WILL ERASE, YOU WILL LOSE, ALL DATA

i thnk 1tb my book has an own software to backup 1 touchy backup and it will begin to backup ur files to a drive u wnat

Your unit manual can be downloaded from
http://www.westerndigital.com/en/library/library.asp?t=2
the model is WDBAAF0010HBK
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Set your itunes drive to the external WD drive, easy. Itunes -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Store Location -> Set to your external drive

pls i really appreciated if you help me to find a free driver for my wester digital external hard drive 500 gb pls send it to my email how do i get a free drive .... my email: [email protected]

go into your 'update settings'. there is a section of where it asks you about how you want your settings set and where to send updates to. You may find the problem here. Check all the 'advanced' settings as well. If your Western digital is plugged in via USB and not requiring updates, unplug it while starting your system, after complete start up, reinsert the USB plug. It may show new devise found, then from here, you may be asked to reinstall it to stop the rebooting.

ok wow i dont even think i dropped mine but it doesnt work.. like the light flashes when i plug it in but then it isnt recognised...

try this one
go to BIOS settings-->USB Config--->disable the leagacy support.

Hi guys...
I had kind of the same problem like u...when i plugged it into the usb all i got was a "unknown usb device found"
I opened the external case hoping the hdd was still ok only to find out that the hdd cables had been moved slightly out of position..propably from a fall or a knock I didn't even noticed..
I just pressed them back in..click..and everything was back to normal..

These sites have info about how to open the external case..
http://rebootdaily.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-open-western-digital-my-book.html

http://anotherdeadblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-open-western-digital-my-book.html

Hope that helps!