Vista Autorun
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Posted by mpm on July 10, 2008, 9:22 pm
Please log in for more thread options ROM to auto-execute an *.exe file under Vista. I know under XP, all you need is one line to say Run=whatever, or something like that. Basically, I want the EXE to run (on all popular Windows flavors) when the disk is inserted. I know this is not the right forum, but we're a bright bunch of guys (mostly). Thanks!! -mpm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Joel Koltner on July 10, 2008, 9:55 pm
Please log in for more thread options No, the same techniques work, although the user is going to generally going to be prompted if they really want to run your software or not (there are settings for this under Control Panel's "AutoPlay Defaults.") Note that the more security-conscious or "technical" a user is, the more likely it is they'll have turned AutoPlay off completely. Most companies have it turned off as well, due to the security risk. Hence, be sure to provide instructions for how to manually run/install your software. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by JeffM on July 10, 2008, 11:44 pm
Please log in for more thread options >>Do I need to do anything special to an "autorun.ini" file
Joel Koltner wrote:
>>to get a CD-ROM to auto-execute an *.exe file under Vista. >> >No, the same techniques work[...]
> >Note that the more security-conscious or "technical" a user is, >the more likely it is they'll have turned AutoPlay off completely. You don't say! http://www.google.com/search?q=sony-rootkit+autorun http://www.google.com/search?q=Sony-BMG-rootkit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by mpm on July 11, 2008, 10:03 am
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> > > Do I need to do anything special to an "autorun.ini" file to get a CD-
> > ROM to auto-execute an *.exe file under Vista. >
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> instructions for how to manually run/install your software.
Thanks Joel. I'm going to test it today on a Vista laptop before I burn off 100 copies... I think I also have to set the program to run under "XP Compatibility Mode". Can that be done in an autorun.ini file too? -mpm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by MooseFET on July 11, 2008, 11:41 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Do I need to do anything special to an "autorun.ini" file to get a CD-
> ROM to auto-execute an *.exe file under Vista. =A0 I know under XP, all > you need is one line to say Run=3Dwhatever, or something like that. > Basically, I want the EXE to run (on all popular Windows flavors) when > the disk is inserted. > > I know this is not the right forum, but we're a bright bunch of guys > (mostly). Nobody has said it yet so I will have to: You should switch to Linux and then you wouldn't have this problem. :) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> ROM to auto-execute an *.exe file under Vista.