using drive label instead of letter
how to access usb by label instead of drive letter
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Sorry, I hit the Enter key too soon.
I have an application that runs from a USB.
What I want to do is be able to have a shortcut or script that will run that application, but for a shortcut I need the drive letter, which as we all know, could be anything from A-Z. I have not seen a method to use the drive name, (which I set in the autorun.inf) as the path. The solution cannot include any steps for the user. Must all be automated. I may have to write a script that the shortcut runs that in turn runs the application. Maybe the script can get the drive letter and substitute it in a string that executes the applicaiton.
I have an application that runs from a USB.
What I want to do is be able to have a shortcut or script that will run that application, but for a shortcut I need the drive letter, which as we all know, could be anything from A-Z. I have not seen a method to use the drive name, (which I set in the autorun.inf) as the path. The solution cannot include any steps for the user. Must all be automated. I may have to write a script that the shortcut runs that in turn runs the application. Maybe the script can get the drive letter and substitute it in a string that executes the applicaiton.
Sorry but I really don't know anything about achieving what you're asking...
fyi microsoft has disabled autorun in writeable media i.e. flash drives
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I am not sure if this covers what you asked but take a look at: http://www.samlogic.net/articles/autorun-usb-flash-drive.htm
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wrote a small script
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/02/19/how-to-mount-and-access-new-partition-volume-or-drive-as-folder-path-in-windows/