Making an autorunning CDThese files allow you to make an auto starting CD for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP They also allow you to give your CD an icon. Click Here to download the
zipped version This is useful because it allows you to make a CD with HTML pages on it (for example a slideshow by Thumbs) and have it automatically start when the CD is placed in the computer or when the CD is double-clicked on in My Computer. Put the 3 files
in the root folder of your CD on which you also have an index.html file in the root folder. Then burn the CD. Exit the CD burning software then take the CD out and put it back in (or put it in another machine). In a few seconds your index.html file should appear in the user's browser. NOTE: As of Thumbs version 4.70 these files are included with Thumbs and inside Thumbs under Options->Build Options you can check "Copy CD Autorun files" to have Thumbs copy them for you. Q: Can I change the ICON? A: Yes. Just make an .ico file using an Icon editor or paint program and it should work. You can search the net (like www.zdnet.com or www.tucows.com for an icon editing program) or you can find on icon on the net. Or you can use a plug in for Photoshop which is available at http://www.greggman.com/thumbs/downloads/ps-icon-plugin.zip Just make sure you save it as CD.ico Q: Can I start a different page than index.html? A: Yes, edit the file 'autorun.inf' with notepad. Change the line that reads:
to (assuming the file you want to run is mypage.htm)
Q: Can I change the name of the icon? A: Yes, edit the file 'autorun.inf' with notepad. Change the line that reads:
to (assuming the file you want to use is disk.ico)
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