go to Staples -> buy Sandisk CF Reader -> hookup to PC ->done.

Heh.

When I plug in the reader, I would like it to automatically open the drive.

Hmm. I don't know about this, but when I plug in my camera, it automatically launches ZoomBrowser. I seem to remember finding the registry entry that did this, once. Maybe there's a way to get the same thing to happen with the CF reader by hacking at the registry? Not sure.