tool to make autorun CDs

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Dave

Hi
are there any freeware programs to contruct autorun CD &/or DVDs.
I often need to supply data files and html files on cd and the autorun
would improve the service.
thanks
Dave
 
Hi
are there any freeware programs to contruct autorun CD &/or DVDs.
I often need to supply data files and html files on cd and the autorun
would improve the service.
thanks
Dave
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I'm not sure about DVDs but I use the following to get CDs running
automatically when loaded:

Create/burn file *Autorun.inf* to CD (without the *)

The Autorun.inf file contains two lines as follows:

[AutoRun]
OPEN=xxxxx.xxx (name of file to be loaded - eg: abc123.exe)
 
CDStarter ... excellent freeware
.. http://www.wentnet.com/projects/cdstarter/

CDStarter is a freeware program to put on your CDs that will present the
user with a list of buttons to run software or open files on your CD. You
can define your own lists and each button can have its own icon.

PjL
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This thing looks quite cool...it needs to be used in conjunction with
an Autorun.inf file to get the cdstarter.exe to run automatically,
like:

[AutoRun]
open=cdstarter.exe /c config-file
icon=icon.ico

Looks like it'll be v/useful, thanks.
 
CDStarter ... excellent freeware
.. http://www.wentnet.com/projects/cdstarter/

CDStarter is a freeware program to put on your CDs that will present the
user with a list of buttons to run software or open files on your CD. You
can define your own lists and each button can have its own icon.

PjL
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This thing looks quite cool...it needs to be used in conjunction with
an Autorun.inf file to get the cdstarter.exe to run automatically,
like:

[AutoRun]
open=cdstarter.exe /c config-file
icon=icon.ico

Looks like it'll be v/useful, thanks.
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Thanks guys :)
Dave
 
PjL said:
CDStarter ... excellent freeware
..http://www.wentnet.com/projects/cdstarter/

CDStarter is a freeware program to put on your CDs that will present the
user with a list of buttons to run software or open files on your CD. You
can define your own lists and each button can have its own icon.

PjL
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Excellent. And there is a French translation, too. This is exactly what
I had searched and didn't find.

Merci
Frank
 
Dave said:
Hi
are there any freeware programs to contruct autorun CD &/or DVDs.
I often need to supply data files and html files on cd and the autorun
would improve the service.
thanks
Dave
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AMenu is a nice little program that I used on some family photo archives
that I distributed to my family members. It sets up a CD to run with a
nice graphical menu with buttons via an autorun.inf file that it guides
you through configuring.

http://www.net-burner.com/

Look in the right hand column and click on the red arrow next to "AMenu
for CDs"

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will any of these allow *.EXE's (or other executable) to be run from
the CD/DVD drive ?
 
*ProteanThread* said:
will any of these allow *.EXE's (or other executable) to be run from
the CD/DVD drive ?
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yep.
you can start every "exe" per autorun.inf .

but check it out! small download.

JSc
 
*ProteanThread* said:
will any of these allow *.EXE's (or other executable) to be run from
the CD/DVD drive ?
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I can say that the one I recommended does.

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John said:
*ProteanThread* wrote:

I can say that the one I recommended does.
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Do you know if that's still true post Microsoft's SP2 "security
revisions"? I'm thinking of the problems with the PL2006 CD. . .
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/2006PL-CD-about.php#KnownErrors

Susan
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Susan said:
Do you know if that's still true post Microsoft's SP2 "security
revisions"? I'm thinking of the problems with the PL2006 CD. . .
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/2006PL-CD-about.php#KnownErrors
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Sorry Susan, I don't. When I used the program to make the CDs for my
family, I was still using ME.

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puppets), for instance. No adware, cdware, commercial software,
crippleware, demoware, nagware, PROmotionware, shareware, spyware,
time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez for me, please.
 
Sorry Susan, I don't. When I used the program to make the CDs for my
family, I was still using ME.
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Thanks John. It sure was a PITA to discover that things that *used* to
work no longer did - and that things that worked on-line didn't work on
the CD. . . add you favorite <expletive deleted> MS phrase here. . . ;)

Susan
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