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Heres one for the tech-heads. I have a powerpoint presentation I want to distribute on CD. I've tried writing an autorun.inf file but it doesnt seem to want to work, the syntax is as follows:
[autorun] OPEN="start ppview97.exe"
In reality I'd like it to open the viewer installation package AND a readme.txt file with the txt file open on top. I am test burning it on a CDRW and cant get it to even open the ppview.exe Is this because its a CDRW or have I got the syntax wrong somewhere? (I've had some CDRW quirks in the past) Are there better file types to use instead of txt as a list of instructions? (This will be viewed/followed by people only marginally computer literate) Any and all suggestions appreciated Thanks, David
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Aha! Auto-Run! The genie in the bottle etc.
Your syntax is off, at least as far as I can see. It should be:
[autorun] open=ppview97.exe icon=ppview97.exe (or any other file, even a file with an .ico extension)
The icon line is optional, but is a nice touch because it will give your CD the icon from the file specifed after the =.
To open both files, I would try: open="ppview97.exe" "notepad.exe readme.txt"
(it would seem that loading readme.txt second would place it on top, but if the autorun shell doesn't wait for ppview97.exe to finish then that may open on top because it takes longer).
That should solve it for you!
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Dave..I know nothing about autorun scripting but I wish that would be outlawed. First thing I do with a new computer or a fresh re-format is turn OFF the autorun feature!!!!! I HATE it.
It is annoying as heck to put in a CD and have it try to re-install a progroam that is already installed!!
Maybe that isn't what yer talkin about though?
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Gday Dave, Yep, I hate that too, but I am working on the assumption that if the person knows their way around windows/computers they will most likely have disabled the autorun and will be able to view the presentation without assistance. As I said, the majority of the people viewing this presentation will be pretty well illiterate as far as computers go so I want to make it as easy as possible for them to run this thing and this is the way to do it. Also the likelyhood of them already having the program installed is minimal and I have included an uninstall step by step in the readme file so they can offload it when they are finished. David
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If I'd known Corel had a presentation package I woulda given it a go! How big was the finished file Gail? This on e stands and around 67 meg and has shown signs of coming unglued if I try and add anything else to it. If the Corel one is more betterer I'll try converting it to Corel. Which Suite does the Corel presentation proggy come from? Hoo Ro, David
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tis corel wordperfect8 suite that im using came as a freebie on the motherboard setup cd id never looked at stuff like that before but man it really came in handy when i need it my presentation was only a doz pages or so... but lots of bells n whistles and like i said i e-mailed the thing it was that small dont know ifn that helps... i have no great experiance with any of this officie sort of stuff but do like my corel!
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David, I collect bits of tech info and archive them on my computer. Here is the contents of my file on autorun. It may seem a bit jumbled, that's because I add stuff when I find something new. I haven't edited it down. Note web addresses at bottom.
Shell\ReadMe=Read &Me First Shell\ReadMe\Command=Notepad.exe Readme.Txt
...........
The open command will only open the file. What you need to do is use the start command.
[autorun] open=start start.html Either that or use the open=whatever.bat then in the whatever.bat have it do the start command. ....................... This example from a magazine CD. The autorun.inf file is:
[autorun] open=go.bat icon=ia.ico
The go.bat file had one line:
start menu\index.htm
This started the browser at the index file (in menu folder)
Taking it line by line, this says: The default AutoPlay command will be "setup /i" The icon for the CD will be icon #1 in setup.exe
Four commands will be added to the right-click pop-up menu: 'Configure...', which will run "setup /c" 'Install...', which will run "setup /i" (same as auto-run in this case) 'Read Me', which launches notepad.exe to display "readme.txt" 'Help', which displays a helpfile with the Win95 help facility For more information: http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/uiguide/uigui276.htmhttp://www.gui.com.au/avdf/oct95/samp_autoplay.html
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