Hi,
As per the subject line - I would like to add my own "autoplay" so that,
whenever a CD is inserted, a program of my choice would run - automatically.

(The program that would run could be a batch file, or a Delphi .exe)

Can that be done and, if so, how?

--
Sue

Palindrome wrote:
> Hi,
> As per the subject line - I would like to add my own "autoplay" so
> that, whenever a CD is inserted, a program of my choice would run -
> automatically.
> (The program that would run could be a batch file, or a Delphi .exe)
>
> Can that be done and, if so, how?

Try Tweak UI:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

or

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/tweakui.htm

Steve Yandl wrote:
> Sue,
>
> On the root folder of your CD, you need to place a text file named
> Autorun.inf. If you know how to write batch files, I'm going to assume you
> know how to create a text file with the extension inf rather than txt.

I can stop you there - they aren't my CDs. I just need to run my own
program whenever a CD is inserted. Any CD.

However, I've left your explanation below, as I am sure that it will be
of use to someone else - not to mention myself, should I need to produce
my own CDs.

>
> The first line of autorun.inf should be
> [AutoRun]
>
> If you want a special icon to show in Windows Explorer when you insert this
> CD, the next line should be:
> ICON =
> where the full path to the icon file follows the equal sign.
>
> Next, you should have a final line that is
> OPEN =
> where the path and file name of an executable you want run follows the equal
> sign.
>
> There is an important caveat here. The file association information
> contained in the registry won't be used when the "OPEN =" line gets read.
> This means your exe file would run just fine, but if you want to run the
> batch file, you should have the open line point to cmd.exe and then your
> batch file listed as an argument to cmd.exe. If the batch file or exe file
> you want run is also in the root folder of your CD, you don't need the full
> path but you will need full path statements for exe files you reference that
> are on your hard drive (this is where it can get even more tricky if you're
> distributing the CD to people who might have key files located in atypical
> folders on their hard drives).
>
> It isn't a big deal but I prefer that someone getting a CD from me not have
> to see the command (console) window flash briefly as cmd.exe is launched.
> To avoid that, I prefer to use a vbScript file rather than a batch file. If
> a vbScript file is used, you get it run using WScript.exe or CScript.exe
> instead of cmd.exe. If you're good with html, you might also opt to create
> an HTA file which makes available all sorts of tools to create an interface
> for your users.
>
Thank you for the time that you have spent on the above, it was very
kind and much appreciated.

--
Sue

This is the best program for creating custom Autoplay Handlers:

Autoplay Repair 2.2.2 225 KB (Freeware)
http://www-stud.uni-essen.de/~sddaba...news.php?id=24


ju.c


"Palindrome" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:86YPk.55705$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
> As per the subject line - I would like to add my own "autoplay" so that,
> whenever a CD is inserted, a program of my choice would run - automatically.
>
> (The program that would run could be a batch file, or a Delphi .exe)
>
> Can that be done and, if so, how?
>
> --
> Sue