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CD ROM Autostart
Posted: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 20.15
by Larry Scutta
I'm producing a CD-ROM for some friends of a website I produced. I'd like it to open the homepage on an autorun when they insert the CD into the drive.
I've created an autorun.inf file, but it doesn't seem to work for the HTML file, just executable files
Anyone know if it's possible?
Posted: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 20.21
by dvboy
Internet Magazine do it with their cover CDs using a program called SHELEXEC.EXE on the CD (
a copy here) - all it seems to do is launch the default browser - then the following code is in AUTORUN.INF:
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[autorun]
open=ShelExec index.html
icon=im_icon.ico
I'd give that a try.
Posted: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 20.31
by Larry Scutta
Thanks, that looks like it'll do the job.
That file doesn't seem to exsist any more, have found it here though:
http://www.naughter.com/shelexec.html
Posted: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 20.43
by dvboy
Larry Scutta wrote:That file doesn't seem to exsist any more,
Well I only just put it there but maybe there was a problem with the upload.
Happy to help, anyway.
Posted: Sat 07 Aug, 2004 22.02
by DJGM
Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 00.50
by Larry Scutta
dvboy wrote:Larry Scutta wrote:That file doesn't seem to exsist any more,
Well I only just put it there but maybe there was a problem with the upload.
Happy to help, anyway.
Downloaded it from the other site (oddly still can't get your's to work) and it works marvellously.
Thanks again
Posted: Sun 08 Aug, 2004 00.57
by dvboy
Dunno but since you have it I can't be arsed to see why you get that lovely NTL 404 page instead (it's probably because it's case-sensitive though)