Making an Autorun cd rom

XxxFrancisxxxUSA August 18, 2002 at 13:06:43 Pacific

I have been checking this out all day.
ANy got any experience here? Want to find out, is it as easy as simply putting the AUTORUN.INF file in the main directory of the cd?
Any extra help would be appreciated.
I am almost there, just trying to get the cd to self start on auto insert notification!

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Peter Antonov August 18, 2002 at 13:25:49 Pacific

Yes... It is. This is the syntax:
----------------AUTORUN.INF------------------
open="path/prog.exe"
icon="path/icon.ico"
_____________________________________________

BTW...
o Are you sure your computer is currently configured to autorun CDs?
o Did you know that autoruns are a magnificent way to get nice viruses on your computer without knowing what hit you?
o In WIN-based machines you can prevent an autorun from starting by holding down the "Shift" key?
Good luck...

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Serge August 18, 2002 at 13:31:54 Pacific

After making tons of autorun CD's, in a word "YES".
Though it's the information in that autorun.inf file that makes it work.
You have to make sure that it points to the program and any icon or .bmp. Below is the information from one of my autorun.inf files:
[autorun]
OPEN=Setup.exe
ICON=Setup.bmp
You can create the file using "notepad" and saving it "AS" ".inf"
There is a free program called "CDstarter",
that will let you create an autorun menu if you have more than one program you want to access. It will create the autorun file for you.
You can find "CDstarter" searching with "Google"
Hope that helps.
Serge

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Theo August 18, 2002 at 13:35:55 Pacific

Check this out: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~rossstew/drs/bootcd.html#contents

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Serge August 18, 2002 at 13:41:22 Pacific

Thats good info. But lets not confuse an autorun CD with a bootible CD. Though it's good to know how to create both, not all bootible CD's will autorun.
Serge

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Theo August 18, 2002 at 13:53:26 Pacific

Serge,
I sure misread and scewed up.
XxxFrancisxxxUSA
Ignore my post #3 - sorry

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Serge August 18, 2002 at 14:00:02 Pacific

Hey no big deal. As I said, learning how to create both, as least for me, was a must.
So please don't ignore post #3.
"Knowledge is Power"
Serge

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Harold August 18, 2002 at 15:27:05 Pacific

Peter, Serge...Is there a tutorial somewhere that we can read showing exactly step by step of how to setup autorun? What must be on the CD? Say for example that I have WinZip.exe on a CD-RW. Without the autorun.inf file I would have to "Explore" the CD to see WinZip.exe but with autorun it would start running immediately upon inserting it in my CDROM. Am I right or wrong? Trying to figure out its usages and how I could actually use autorun for my own benefit or is there any? Thanks

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Serge August 18, 2002 at 15:46:07 Pacific

Send me an e-mail and I'll put on together for you.
In most cases it will go like this:
Program on you want to put on CD = WinZip.exe
Autorun.inf =
[autorun]
OPEN=WinZip.exe
ICON=0
As far as the icon or bmp in most cases you can use the main .exe file.
So it would look like this instead:
Autorun.inf =
[autorun]
OPEN=WinZip.exe
ICON=WinZip.exe
If you have a special .bmp file you want to use it will look like this:
Autorun.inf =
[autorun]
OPEN=WinZip.exe
ICON=yourpic.bmp
If you have a special icon that you want to use it would look like this:
Autorun.inf =
[autorun]
OPEN=WinZip.exe
ICON=youricon.ico
If you want a good lesson open any autorun CD in Explorer and look at the autorun.inf file. Thats how I learned to make CD's.
I hope this answers at least some of your questions.
Serge

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Serge August 18, 2002 at 15:54:57 Pacific

I ment to ad that as I said before, create your file in notepad and save it as ".inf",
or save it as .txt and rename it.
Serge

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Harold August 18, 2002 at 16:17:46 Pacific

Thank you Serge. I experimenting right now.

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XxxFrancisxxxUSA August 18, 2002 at 18:31:31 Pacific

Cheers guys.
I can't believe the respoinse I got!
Well, I knew about the inf file, but your step by step instructions have helped now. I have an understanding EXACTLY what I should be doing. Problem with experimenting is, each experiment is a wasted cdr.
Thanks again!

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Serge August 19, 2002 at 04:30:29 Pacific