How do I make an Autorun file?
I want to make an auto run file for my flash movie.
It is in FileName.exe.
I wnat to run the file in the root DIR of the cd and haveit MAXIMZIE The window when it starts.
How do I do this?
It is in FileName.exe.
I wnat to run the file in the root DIR of the cd and haveit MAXIMZIE The window when it starts.
How do I do this?
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I dont have an icon....
it is just an exe file... a asume the icon is in the file?
it is just an exe file... a asume the icon is in the file?
if you want to setup an icon, that is a different issue entirely...
for example, open up your my computer with disc's in the cdrom's.... CDRW... DVDRW... etc... the icon shows a cd-rom disc... then if you insert a disk distributed from... let's say windows or quicken or aol or www.jackshigh.com, the icon changes....
you would need to create a .ico file. .. its basically a graphics files -- of the top of my head - like 16x16 pixels... (look into the details on google if you want to set that up ...)
so to answer your question...
on a windows based pc, you should be using
autorun.inf
=================
open=filename.exe
the filename.exe should be in
\ on the cdrom
if you make in a swf/html file... you should be using
open=iexplore.exe filename.html
cheers
ml
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for example, open up your my computer with disc's in the cdrom's.... CDRW... DVDRW... etc... the icon shows a cd-rom disc... then if you insert a disk distributed from... let's say windows or quicken or aol or www.jackshigh.com, the icon changes....
you would need to create a .ico file. .. its basically a graphics files -- of the top of my head - like 16x16 pixels... (look into the details on google if you want to set that up ...)
so to answer your question...
on a windows based pc, you should be using
autorun.inf
=================
open=filename.exe
the filename.exe should be in
\ on the cdrom
if you make in a swf/html file... you should be using
open=iexplore.exe filename.html
cheers
ml
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ASKER
I used Swish.... it allow sme to make an .exe file.
The cd plays just fine on my comptuer. Poped it in another comptuer and got something saying not a valid win32 aplacation =(
The cd plays just fine on my comptuer. Poped it in another comptuer and got something saying not a valid win32 aplacation =(
i am not familiar with swish, but you probably have some dependencies available on your computer that the other computer does not have. (it could be anything but it might be a missing shockwave player.)
can you distribute the file as an html?
i know that when I use macromedia flash that I can encode the source data file into .swf or .html
although, this might sound a little complicated, really it is not.... what you might want to do.... is setup a start.html webpage with a little java script to check if shockwave is present in the browser, if it is then it loads the movie.html flash presentation; if not, then it loads a html page explaining the problem and here is the url to get macromedia wth instructions.
html would be best for your distribution means....
Matthew Loschiavo
www.jackshigh.com
IT Consulting Services
can you distribute the file as an html?
i know that when I use macromedia flash that I can encode the source data file into .swf or .html
although, this might sound a little complicated, really it is not.... what you might want to do.... is setup a start.html webpage with a little java script to check if shockwave is present in the browser, if it is then it loads the movie.html flash presentation; if not, then it loads a html page explaining the problem and here is the url to get macromedia wth instructions.
html would be best for your distribution means....
Matthew Loschiavo
www.jackshigh.com
IT Consulting Services
ASKER
I have in my file autorun.ini
[autorun]
open=filename.exe
I have the .exe file and the .ini file in the root folder of the cd I burn.
It wont auto run.
I need to know what I am doing wrong, and also how to make sure the window is MAXIMIZED when it autoruns.