Stop the annoying 'Camera Connected' dialogue when connecting iPhone to Windows XP

Posted on 31 August, 2008 by andij

Every time I dock my iPhone on Windows XP I get a popup asking me if I’d like to launch an application. Well you know what? All I wanna do is stand it in it’s dock and allow it to charge.

So, to get round this pain in the arse problem follow these simple steps:-

1. Ensure that your iPhone is connected
2. Open ‘My Computer’
3. Right Click on the ‘Apple iPhone’ icon
4. Select Properties
5. Pick the Events tab
6. Choose ‘Take no action’
7. Click ‘OK’

Now when you dock your iPhone the popup will not annoy you.

34 Responses to Stop the annoying 'Camera Connected' dialogue when connecting iPhone to Windows XP

1. fsharp says:

   Thank you. That dialog was driving me nuts.

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2. Tony says:

   Really helpful, thanks!

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3. Joey Vendetta says:

   Thank you very much.

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4. Iphone user says:

   Thank you very much. It was helpful.

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5. Dave Hyde says:

   Thankyou – it was a pain in the arse and now it’s fixed.

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6. Scott says:

   Thank you – that’s a relief.

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7. Paul says:

   Thankyou Very much.

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8. Steven G says:

   This stopped my iphone from showing the connected iphone popup window in windows when I was sitting by my desk looking at a window.

   Thank you for posting this fix. Ihope others find it as well.

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9. Pavel says:

   Thanks once again, just got my iPhone and was going nuts with it. Good job and great fix.

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10. chad says:

    props for this! been wondering how to get rid of this for a while. c

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11. Joe Chasko says:

    You da MAN! What a relief, though I should have figured that out myself. Thanks!

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12. Lazlo says:

    Thank you! Its so hard to find answers to simple questions.

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13. Chris Tayler says:

    Thanks for the simple and informative instructions!

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14. GRANT says:

    Nice. Thanks

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15. Vidar says:

    Thanks, very helpful.

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16. Joe says:

    Awesome! I put my iPhone on the dock about 40 times a day when I take calls at work. You’ve saved my sanity!

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17. Laska says:

    Brilliant, many thanks!

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18. Chuckles says:

    sweet! You rock

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19. James says:

    Well done, thanks, that’d been bugging me for ages.

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20. Will says:

    Excellent. Just what I was looking for!

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21. Barry says:

    Legend. Thanks!

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22. Ante Ume says:

    Lovely!

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23. andrew says:

    sweet. thank you.

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24. Arun says:

    Thank You !!!!!!!

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25. phil says:

    Thank you.

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26. Naomi says:

    I’ve tried to follow these instructions but when I open control panel/scanners and cameras the iphone isn’t there, only the integrated webcam. The iphone is plugged in, I’ve dismissed the pop up asking what the computer wants me to do (which is still driving me crazy!) and refereshed . So the computer is recognising the iphone, it’s just not appearing in the control panel. Any advice?

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    • Admin says:

      @Naomi The iPhone icon you’re after should be located in My Computer and not the Control Panel. Take another look in there.

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27. Barbara says:

    Wonderful, thank you. This had been irritating me at least twice a day for the last few months.

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29. Carlo says:

    Thanks for the easy solution!

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30. nulloid says:

    Exactly what I was looking for, that popup was driving me crazy

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31. iPhone Tutorial Video says:

    Good tips!

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32. Shag says:

    Thank you for adding an ounce of sanity back into my life!

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33. Rupert says:

    Great tip! Thanks for showing me how to fix this UBER-annoying windowsism.

    Cheers

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