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Creating An AutoRun CD

Creating an AutoRun CD requires CD burning software that can create a hybrid CD containing both Mac and Windows projectors. On Windows, an AutoRun.inf file is added to launch a specified application. On Mac, AutoPlay functionality is provided by QuickTime and requires CD burning software with an AutoPlay option to create a Mac projector that uses AutoPlay. The AutoPlay feature was dropped in Mac OS X, so a readme file is recommended instead.

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Creating An AutoRun CD

Creating an AutoRun CD requires CD burning software that can create a hybrid CD containing both Mac and Windows projectors. On Windows, an AutoRun.inf file is added to launch a specified application. On Mac, AutoPlay functionality is provided by QuickTime and requires CD burning software with an AutoPlay option to create a Mac projector that uses AutoPlay. The AutoPlay feature was dropped in Mac OS X, so a readme file is recommended instead.

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Creating an AutoRun CD

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Director itself does not have the ability to burn CDs or enable AutoRun features for
projectors. This TechNote provides resources and information for achieving these goals.
Macromedia does not provide technical support for CD burning or AutoRun issues.

CD burning

Projector files are platform specific. You can not play a Macintosh projector on a
Windows system and vice versa. You can, however, create a hybrid CD that contains
both Macintosh and Windows projectors. This requires CD burning software which has
the ability to create a hybrid CD. Toast, by Roxio has the ability to create hybrid CDs.
Please see the information Roxio has provided on their web site, How to create a hybrid
CD with Toast.

The AutoRun feature

AutoRun is a feature that can be implemented when the CD is burned. Note that the
AutoRun feature can be disabled on each individual system, in which case an AutoRun-
enabled CD will not automatically launch. On Macintosh systems, the AutoRun feature
(called AutoPlay) can be accessed through the QuickTime Settings control panel. For
more information about disabling the AutoRun feature on Macintosh and Windows
systems refer to the following articles on Microsoft's and Apple's Web sites:

 How to Enable or Disable Automatically Running CD-ROMs


 Configuring QuickTime for the Mac OS

AutoRun on Windows

The AutoRun feature on Windows is implemented by putting an INF file in the parent
directory of the CD. Create a text file called"AutoRun.inf" using a program such as
Notepad. Include the following text, replacing "whatever" with the name of the
application you wish to launch:

[AutoRun]
open=whatever.exe
icon=whatever.ico

The third line (icon=whatever.ico) is not required. It allows the drive icon of the CD to
be changed. For more information about making custom icons see How to make a custom
icon for Director projectors (TechNote 19274). For additional information on creating an
AutoRun CD, refer to Microsoft's article HOWTO: Enable Autorun for Applications
Distributed on CD- ROM.

AutoPlay on Macintosh System 9.x and below


On the Macintosh, the AutoPlay functionality is not executed as a program or as a script
launching an application (like the INF file on Windows). This is not a feature of the
operating system itself but was actually part of Quicktime 2.0's feature set. The real goal
of the AutoPlay feature in Quicktime 2.0/2.1 is for users to be immediately engaged,
upon insertion of a CD ROM product, in an experience of the developer's choice. Thus,
any file type can be specified to AutoPlay, including data files.

To create a Macintosh projector that uses the AutoPlay feature you must have CD
burning software that has an AutoPlay option, such asToast or other similar CD burning
software.

AutoPlay on Macintosh OSX

The AutoPlay feature was silently dropped under Mac OS X. For usability purposes, a
readme file can be added to a CD's root folder to instruct the user about what to do. Many
Macintosh resources recommend this for OSX as well System 9.

A number of workarounds to enable AutoPlay on OSX have been posted on various


online resources. For supported procedures regarding the AutoPlay feature, check the
Macintosh Developer website.

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