Premiere auto launches when detecting FireWire cam - unwanted

[Ulf]

I have an old Windows 7 machine on which I run the excellent app WindDv to capture DV either from a Sony DVCAM deck or video cameras (MiniDV and Digital 8). I use the Digital8 cameras to digitize Vide8 and Hi8 tapes. Any time I connect a deck or camera to the PC it detects in and launches Adobe Premiere, which is not a big issue since all I need to do is to close Premiere and launch WinDv. However, whenever there is a jump or frame drop in the capture in WinD - probably due to a time code break - Windows "redetects" that there's a FireWire device connected and launches Premiere ... Which of course stops the capture in WinDv. Or to be honest, I'm not sure what happens first: WinDv stopping capture or Windows opening Premiere. Anyway, I'm looking for advice on how to stop Premiere launching whenever a FireWire-device is discovered. I thought I had the best idea and just changed the name of the Premiere app in the program folder, but that only rendered a dialog box saying "Windows was unable to launch Adobe Premiere". But the capture in WinDV stops anyway, of course.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[Brainiac]

According to an Adobe forum thread regarding Adobe Premiere Elements:
"Every time I plug in a camera, premier elements 10 auto starts. Very annoying, how to turn this off?"

Reply given:
"There is a system in Windows where, when it recognizes a device like a card or camera, it auto starts a program you have designated as you choice. In other words, this is not a Premiere Elements issue. It is a Windows issue. Apples may be the same.
Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18539/windows-7-change-default-programs"

The original poster claimed success in solving the problem by visiting the link referenced above.

[Ulf]

Thanks! I did not fint the solution there but this worked:

https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/premiere-auto-launches-when-detecting-firewire-c...-thread-tools/