premise: How to rip content protected cds without using the bundled software<br>You need to disable autorun. Do this by running regedit. Exe (press start, run, type regedit, press enter). In the registry editor, navigate to hkey _ local _ machine \ system \ currentcontrolset \ services \ cdrom.
hypothesis: In the registry editor, navigate to hkey and Exe. 
reason: According to the text, In the registry editor, navigate to hkey _ local _ machine \ system \ currentcontrolset \ services \ cdrom. The Exe have nothing to do with it. 