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.
