AutoRun
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| Hey guys, I haven't been able to find out if Blitz can AutoRun. I know how to make an .exe file, but if I have the .exe on a disc how can I make it autorun?? Soo can Blitz utilitze AutoRun?, and if so how do I go about it?? -any help is appreciated thanx |
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I believe to do that you make a file named "autorun.inf" on the CD, and insert the following via whatever text editor you use :[autorun] open=ThisFolder\ThatFolder\BlitzGame.exe icon=ThisFolder\ThatFolder\BlitzGame.exe If my mind serves me Windows searches for that file upon CD being inserted, and then takes orders from there on what to do next. |
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| Yep, that's true. But it only works if you have Auto Insert Notification enabled on your computer. |
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| Don't worry, in XP you cannot turn it off other than messing with the registry. Must love it :o) (Well at least as far as I remember it's XP, probably it was Win2000, but anyway) |
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| I just burned a disk with my game info on it. I included a textfile called "autorun.inf", with the lines above and it didn't work. I am positive the autorun is enabled on my computer, could you be a little more specific as to exactly how to do this? Do I need a folder on the cd called "autorun.inf" or just any text document with "autorun.inf"? |
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| Can't you look on a CD that autoruns and see what they've got going on? |
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| I was looking for a decent edumatation on the subject, I guess I could check a cd that autoruns, but I don't have one on me at this second, so it will have to be later. I just thought someone could tell me bout the process involved??? |
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| It's exactly as Genexi2 stated. Make sure that your file paths (if any) are correct. |
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| I'm sure there are little apps that let you prepare an AutoRun enabled CD! Though, they are just a more souped up way of doing what gen said! Dabz |
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| Have you tried right-clicking the CD-ROM drive under "My Computer"? Should give you the option to force an "Auto-Play" if it detects the .inf file in the root directory of the CD. Did some toying with auto-run on my jump-drive, works exactly for the example I posted. (made a custom icon for it now, heheh, beats the old crappy logo of the company it had earlier) |
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| Wait a minuet! autorun.inf???? NO! autorun.ini!!!! INI MY FRIEND. |
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| Autorun.ini is NOT correct. It's Autorun.inf By the way, I've just found out that Windows doesn't like spaces in the filenames, even if you use quotes. |
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| Don't worry, in XP you cannot turn it off other than messing with the registry. TweakUI will let you do this without getting your hands dirty. Indispensible little tool. |
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| You can even do it without tweak ui. There is a normally not directly visible option to do so if you use the device manager or do a rightclick properties on the drive. As well you can temporaly shut it down by holding down shift while your disc is read on insert. |
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| There is a normally not directly visible option to do so if you use the device manager or do a rightclick properties on the drive. Its not directly visible, because it doesn't exist.:) |
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