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| Thread ID: 87475 | 2008-02-22 22:17:00 | How to have auto run for a program install on a CD? | stuffed (1469) | Press F1 |
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| 642725 | 2008-02-22 22:17:00 | For a seniors computing group we are wanting to give them a copy of a genealogy program on a CD. How do you have it so that the setup exe runs automatically when they insert the disk? Thanks |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 642726 | 2008-02-22 22:28:00 | Have a look at this (http://autorun.moonvalley.com/) | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 642727 | 2008-02-22 22:37:00 | Open notepad and copy/paste these 2 lines in it [autorun] open=setup.exe then save the file as autorun.inf (change the "save as filetype" dropdown from text to all files first, else it will be saved as a textfile and will not work!) place this in the root folder of CD along with your setup.exe etc |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 642728 | 2008-02-22 23:42:00 | Open notepad and copy/paste these 2 lines in it [autorun] open=setup.exe then save the file as autorun.inf (change the "save as filetype" dropdown from text to all files first, else it will be saved as a textfile and will not work!) place this in the root folder of CD along with your setup.exe etc To have an icon appear in place of the normal one in Windows Explorer, add icon=*filename here*.ico To change the label of the disc, add label=*label here* To autorun non-EXE files (eg a PDF, HTML files etc), download this. (www.autoruntools.com) |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 642729 | 2008-02-23 00:22:00 | Thanks for your help – made that file: [autorun] open=setup.exe and saved as autorun.inf and then put that file and setup.exe onto a CD but does not start up when the disk is inserted. If go into Windows Explorer and click on that drive then the install starts fine. What am I missing? Many thanks |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 642730 | 2008-02-23 00:25:00 | Finalise it Just as long as autorun.inf isnt in a folder, it should boot, when you eject it and put it back in the cd. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 642731 | 2008-02-23 00:36:00 | OK got it sorted - tried it on anoth PC and worked fine - closed the CD burning application and worked fine!! Thanks for your help |
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