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What can I use autorun.inf to do? I know I can make it run an exe file but I would like to have a cd I create to run a html file that has instructions on it. In its current incarnation it does not work.
[autorun] OPEN=readme.htm
I have tried changing to uppercase and using .html but nothing helps.
The best way to do it would be with a text file because everyone (almost) has notepad. Then you could use open=notepad filename.txt However not everyone uses the same browser. But for those that use IE you could use open=c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplorer.exe filename.htm
That would be perfect, but not everyone is assured to have internet explorer in that location. What i have found to be the best solution is to use a program called winopen that allows you to autorun the program winopen with parameters, and all it does is load and then load any other file (in most cases html files). This is good because it lets the computer decide the default browser. You can get winopenhere. It has worked well for me.
Name: Robin Date: July 7, 2001 at 01:26:01 Pacific
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I know how to create and use autorun.inf files for CDs but I need to open a specific range of cells in an Excell 2000 worksheet because it is a menu that I would like to have appear when the CD is popped in. If you can help - please respond.Thanks to all who do reply!
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Name: Robin Date: July 7, 2001 at 01:45:41 Pacific
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