INTERACT FORUM

More => Old Versions => Media Center 11 (Development Ended) => Topic started by: TimB on August 30, 2004, 04:39:52 am

Title: OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: TimB on August 30, 2004, 04:39:52 am

I'm looking for a way to automatically run an .htm file when a CD is installed.

I thought Autoplay could do this but does it only work with an executable?

How would I run my .htm file?

Thanks! :)

-=Tim=-

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: lee269 on August 30, 2004, 12:31:19 pm

I know nothing about this, but I did some googling (its a public holiday in the UK - nothing better to do).

It seems that in XP at least theres no way to do it without some third party software. Take a look at this link (http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips427.html). Maybe that will help.

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: paulr on August 30, 2004, 01:11:11 pm

Info I read over at: Ruel's - http://ruel.net/pc/tv.tuner.videoblaster.dvcr.htm

He uses autorun.inf files to when he burns a disk containing TV shows he records - the autorun.inf file wil start up whatever application you want when you insert the disk...

His example "autorun.inf" file:
[autorun]
open = start "c:\program files\cyberlink\powerdvd\powerdvd.exe" "filename.mpg"

My guess on your "autorun.inf" file:
[autorun]
open = start "path\filename.htm"

or maybe
open = start "pathtoIE" "pathtohtm\filename.htm"

One of those should work.  I think the first one should open the HTM file in the default browser.  But, you might want to test it on a CDRW so you won't waste a disk.

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: paulr on August 30, 2004, 01:22:51 pm

Hmm.. scratch my first post.  Apparently that method only works in pre-NT versions of Windows.

Check out: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips427.html  (link to the website for the free executable - http://www.l-d-x.com/avvia/index-e.html )

They have a free download that gets around the issue.

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: lee269 on August 30, 2004, 01:31:04 pm

Quote

Check out: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips427.html  (link to the website for the free executable - http://www.l-d-x.com/avvia/index-e.html )

Hey paul, you stole my link :) I guess great minds google alike. Youre not sitting around on a Bank Holiday feeling bored too are you?

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: paulr on August 30, 2004, 01:43:15 pm

Not a Bank Holiday, but I am somewhat bored. :)

If Google disappeared tomorrow, what would you do?  I think I would quit the internet. :)  Over the past couple of years, I find myself using Google instead of saving bookmarks - it just seems quicker than fishing through my list of favorites for the correct one.

Edit:

Quote

Hey paul, you stole my link

Oops!  Somehow I completely missed the link in your first post!  Sorry about that.  :)

Title: Re:OT: Help Creating an Autoplay (non-audio) CD
Post by: TimB on August 30, 2004, 04:05:35 pm

Avivia works like a dream!

Thanks! :)

-=Tim=-