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The Autorun

The Autorun.inf file defines the application, icon, and menu commands that will run automatically when a disk is inserted. It can specify different settings for different operating systems. The file contains sections for the default autorun behavior and operating system specific settings, with keywords like open, icon, and shell to define the application, icon, and menu commands to display.

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The Autorun

The Autorun.inf file defines the application, icon, and menu commands that will run automatically when a disk is inserted. It can specify different settings for different operating systems. The file contains sections for the default autorun behavior and operating system specific settings, with keywords like open, icon, and shell to define the application, icon, and menu commands to display.

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The Autorun.

inf file defines the following:


The process or application that will automatically run when a disk is inserted Optionally, one can define the process or application that will run for specific Operating environments. The icon that will represent your application's CD or DVD when the drive is viewed with My Computer or Explorer. Menu commands displayed when the user right-clicks the CD-ROM icon from My Computer or Explorer.

A simple Autorun.inf example: [autorun] open=autorun.exe icon=autorun.ico A complex Autorun.inf example: This example is used in the following section for complete definition and descriptions. [autorun] open=filename.exe /argument1 icon=\foldername\filename.dll,5 [autorun.mips] open=filenam2.exe icon=filename.ico [autorun.alpha] open=filenam3.exe icon=filename.ico [autorun.ppc] open=filenam4.exe icon=filename.ico shell\install = &Install shell\install\command = setup.exe shell\uninstall = &UnInstall shell\uninstall\command = Uninstall.exe shell\readme = &Read Me shell\readme\command = notepad readme.txt shell\help = &Help shell\help\command = helpfilename.hlp This section describes the configuration of the Autorun.inf file and each of the potential items. Example Autorun File: [autorun] Description: [autorun] is the primary, required section name.

open=filename.exe /argument1

Open is the keyword to determine what action to take upon insert notification. filename.exe is the value defining the application that will be automatically started. /argument1 is the argument, parameter or switch passed to the application being run. Logically, any command line parameters used must be supported by the application.

icon=\foldername\filename.dll,5

Icon is the keyword to determine the icon used for the disk. filename.dll is the value defining the file containing the icon. ,5 is the argument to the icon resource defining which icon to display.

Note: By default, the system looks for the file in the root directory of the inserted disk. If you want to access a file located in a specific folder or subdirectory, specify a path relative to the root. Example: open = foldername\filename.exe This will not change the current directory. Although AutoPlay is the default menu item, you can define a different command to be the default by including the following line. shell = verb When the user double-clicks on the icon, the command associated with this entry will be carried out. Note: a more common method of defining the icon resouce is an explicit reference to a .ico file. Example: icon=autorun.ico Note: The icon defined representing your application's CD or DVD is the drive icon as viewed with My Computer or Explorer. Valid file types containing icons include .ICO .BMP .EXE .DLL If the file includes more than one icon, by default, the second icon in the files icon resource will be displayed.

Example Autorun File: [autorun.mips] open=filenam2.exe icon=filename2.ico [autorun.alpha] open=filenam3.exe icon=filename3.ico [autorun.ppc] open=filenam4.exe icon=filename4.ico shell\install = &Install

Description: Defining the autorun items for a mips machine The platform specific application to run The platform specific autorun icon Defining the autorun items for a DEC Alphamachine The platform specific application to run The platform specific autorun icon Defining the autorun items for a Power PC The platform specific application to run The platform specific autorun icon The Keyword defining a menu item and the Hot key for that item

shell\install\command = setup.exe shell\uninstall = &UnInstall shell\uninstall\command = Uninstall.exe shell\readme = &Read Me shell\readme\command = notepad readme.txt shell\help = &Help shell\help\command = helpfilename.hlp

The keyword defining the operation to perform when the user selects this item Additional menu item example Additional menu item example Additional menu item example Additional menu item example Additional menu item example Additional menu item example

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