OT? Self Launching CD

[Jordan]

(Maybe not the right newsgroup but I'd thought I'd try)

I need to make a self-launching CD, an Electronic Press kit, that will
launch the user's
default browser and load up my CD's splash page/table of contents, which
contains
links to some web sites, but mostly links to the content within the CD,
which is in
different formats:
Graphics in .psd, .tif, .jpg
Press Releases. World .doc
Color Data Sheets in .pdf
Logos in .eps

I don't really need to have to look for the various applications that open
these files,
but would at least have a "Download" button and a "Download All" button to
get this
data hierarchy from my local CD to the user's default download drive (or
ever a
browser to let them choose.

Anybody know of a template I can use? I understand it might contain both a
self-
executable PC file as well as a Mac script, or that I may have to have a
"Mac" and "PC" button for them to click to open up, say, a local .html page.

One thing I'm not sure of is how the file location string is going to look
if different
people have their CDs mapped to different locations (D:, E:, F:,), or is it
just "local:\"?).

Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks! BTW: quick and dirty is the best,
I'll make it look good, as long as structurally it has what I need.


TIA

 

[Steven Burn]

whack an autorun.inf file on the CD

There are plenty of freeware app's available that will allow you to create
one.

--

Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)

 

[MAMEngineer]

Download shelexec.exe

http://www.naughter.com/shelexec.html

create your cd layout, placing shelexec.exe in your cd root

make an autorun.inf file that contains the following lines:

[autorun]
open=ShelExec.exe yourhtml.html
icon=youricon.ico

if "yourhtml.html" is *not* in the root, provide a full path

icon=youricon.ico is optional.

burn, test.

 

[fitwell]

(Maybe not the right newsgroup but I'd thought I'd try)

I need to make a self-launching CD, an Electronic Press kit, that will
launch the user's
default browser and load up my CD's splash page/table of contents, which
contains
links to some web sites, but mostly links to the content within the CD,
which is in
different formats:
Graphics in .psd, .tif, .jpg
Press Releases. World .doc
Color Data Sheets in .pdf
Logos in .eps

I don't really need to have to look for the various applications that open
these files,
but would at least have a "Download" button and a "Download All" button to
get this
data hierarchy from my local CD to the user's default download drive (or
ever a
browser to let them choose.

Anybody know of a template I can use? I understand it might contain both a
self-
executable PC file as well as a Mac script, or that I may have to have a
"Mac" and "PC" button for them to click to open up, say, a local .html page.

One thing I'm not sure of is how the file location string is going to look
if different
people have their CDs mapped to different locations (D:, E:, F:,), or is it
just "local:\"?).

Anybody have any suggestions? Thanks! BTW: quick and dirty is the best,
I'll make it look good, as long as structurally it has what I need.

In terms of freeware, the best one I ever came across was CD Autorun,
freeware edition.

Found on this site: http://www.timeless.co.zw/
Specifically, freeware edition found here:
http://www.timeless.co.zw/soft_cdarfree.cfm

Check out the screenshots of some examples (which you can dl):
http://www.timeless.co.zw/soft_cdareg.cfm

Unlike a shareware version I use now which is the best, there is no
way to test your autorun - true of any autoruns you make unless you
use something that has a test feature, so that's just a word of
warning. Other than that, this autorun creation app is very, very
good and I used it for a couple of years. You're limited by your
imagination and paint program skills to use, that's it.

Good luck!

 

[Duddits]

I need to make a self-launching CD, an Electronic Press kit, that will
launch the user's
default browser and load up my CD's splash page/table of contents, which
contains
links to some web sites, but mostly links to the content within the CD,
which is in
different formats:
Graphics in .psd, .tif, .jpg
Press Releases. World .doc
Color Data Sheets in .pdf
Logos in .eps

CD FrontEnd Lite
http://autorun-cd.multimedia-software.net/

regards

Dud

 

[Jordan]

I need to make a self-launching CD, an Electronic Press kit, that will
launch the user's default browser and load up my CD's splash page/table of
contents .................

Thanks everyone!!! You've been more than helpful!

 

[RobF]

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| On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 22:33:20 GMT, "Jordan"
|
| In terms of freeware, the best one I ever came across was CD Autorun,
| freeware edition.
|
| Found on this site: http://www.timeless.co.zw/

~~~~~
Thanks, I'd like to see it. But, "cannot be displayed". URL ? Where is
..zw?

 

[Jordan]

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~~~~~
Thanks, I'd like to see it. But, "cannot be displayed". URL ? Where
is .zw?

I had trouble accessing it last night but it loads now. Zw is Zimbabwe.

 

[fitwell]

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| On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 22:33:20 GMT, "Jordan"
|
| In terms of freeware, the best one I ever came across was CD Autorun,
| freeware edition.
|
| Found on this site: http://www.timeless.co.zw/

~~~~~
Thanks, I'd like to see it. But, "cannot be displayed". URL ? Where is
.zw?

You lost me. I went to the site just fine, yesterday. What are you
missing. Let me know and I'll try to help out.

 

[omega]

I need to make a self-launching CD, an Electronic Press kit, that will
launch the user's > default browser and load up my CD's splash page/table
of contents, which contains > links to some web sites, but mostly links
to the content within the CD, [...]
I don't really need to have to look for the various applications that open
these files,

I see that there were good suggestions for CD autorun menu programs...

but would at least have a "Download" button and a "Download All" button
to get this data hierarchy from my local CD to the user's default download
drive

If you still want to add this particular function, one possible road to
consider is including a self-extracting archive for them to run.

http://www.disoriented.com/FreeExtractor/

 

[RobF]

IE could not find the linked page this A.M., but all right now. Sorry for
the querry.

RobF


|
| > ~~~~~~
| >| >| On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 22:33:20 GMT, "Jordan"
| >|
| >| In terms of freeware, the best one I ever came across was CD Autorun,
| >| freeware edition.
| >|
| >| Found on this site: http://www.timeless.co.zw/
| >
| >~~~~~
| >Thanks, I'd like to see it. But, "cannot be displayed". URL ? Where is
| >.zw?
|
| You lost me. I went to the site just fine, yesterday. What are you
| missing. Let me know and I'll try to help out.
|