Stop DVD player from launching

Is there a keyboard combination that I can press when inserting a DVD that will prevent the DVD Player from launching?
gbs

Ignore routinely (you may already know how) or only on occasion?
To make this a routine change:
Go to System Preferences, CD & DVD and set the action there to ignore when you insert a video DVD, as an example.

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Is there a way to stop the Apple DVD player from automatically opening everytime a DVD is inserted in the drive?
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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1529667
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Do you mean the software?
Why you dont try to reverse this using the Windows system restore tool?
You could set the OS to the early time point before the DVD player has been deleted.
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hi everyone,
Im pretty thick when it comes to this kind of stuff. Im gonna install quicktime pro but how do i stop the factory installed quicktime player from opening when i want to watch movies?

Right click on a movie file and go to 'Get Info...' Twirl down the 'Open With' section and select 'QuickTime Player 7.app' (This is QuickTime Pro). Then click the 'Change All' button.
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