extension idea: Auto starter

[willy]

I have an idea for an extension- that is, if its not possible to code without an extension.
The idea is to make a program that you burn to a CD, DVD or whatever. And when you insert this disc the program start automatically. This is cool if you want to make a menu for your CD’s that lets you browse your games or videos.

So the extension just lets you make an auto starter upon insertion of a disc. [cool]

[Joshtek]

Look for autorun.inf (or autorun.ini) on your preferred search engine and you should be able to figure out how to do this without extensions.

[Sphax]

An extension can't do that because autostart don't work like what you think.

To create an application which autostart you must create a file named "autorun.inf" which contains :

[autorun]
icon=bidule.exe
open=bidule.exe

This file will be in the root of your CD-ROM

[willy]

Okay. So I make a txt in wordpad that I call "autorun.inf". Then make the file contain:

[autorun]
icon=bidule.exe
open=bidule.exe

Correct?
But how wil this file know what exe file to open?

[Jeff]

The line in the autorun
open=bidule.exe

Is the exe it will open - "bidule.exe"
Of course this EXE needs to be on the CD

[willy]

Smart and easy. Thanks. I'll be making autorunners now!

[DJFuego]

Auto run can be enabled/disabled in the registry or through the policy editor in windows.

[Joshtek]

And you can prevent something from auto-running by holding shift.

[raytrace]

besides how can you automatically run a program from itself when it isn't open ?

[Sphax]

lol

"bidule" is a French word for "something". Sorry about that. ^^
So, like Jeff said, replace bidule.exe by your application name.