Autorun.inf

[Guest Earl Partridge]

I have created a movie file (.WMV) on a CD and added an autorun.inf file as with this line:

[AutoRun]

open=robins.wmv

When double clicking that drive letter I get error:

D:\ is not a valid Win32 application

Opening the drive, double click the .wmv file, it runs fine with WMP.

Why won't autorun.info work?

Earl

[Guest AlmostBob]

Re: Autorun.inf

 

autorun.inf runs a program, not a random file name

to run a video you need to launch a player to play the video.

the player you chose may not be present on the target system so it is best

to include a no-install player and have autorun call that to play the file

VLC portable is such a player

http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable

 

 

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"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

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I have created a movie file (.WMV) on a CD and added an autorun.inf file as

with this line:

[AutoRun]

open=robins.wmv

When double clicking that drive letter I get error:

D:\ is not a valid Win32 application

Opening the drive, double click the .wmv file, it runs fine with WMP.

Why won't autorun.info work?

Earl

[Guest Earl Partridge]

Re: Autorun.inf

 

So, assuming those that will receive the CD have Windows Media Player, would

the .inf file show:

[AutoRun]

open=wmplayer.exe robins.wmv

 

Or do I need a back or forward slash between the executable and the .wmv

file?

Earl

 

 

 

 

"AlmostBob" <anonymous1@microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> autorun.inf runs a program, not a random file name

> to run a video you need to launch a player to play the video.

> the player you chose may not be present on the target system so it is best

> to include a no-install player and have autorun call that to play the file

> VLC portable is such a player

> http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable

>

>

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> "Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

> news:usPHNMS4IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> I have created a movie file (.WMV) on a CD and added an autorun.inf file

> as with this line:

> [AutoRun]

> open=robins.wmv

> When double clicking that drive letter I get error:

> D:\ is not a valid Win32 application

> Opening the drive, double click the .wmv file, it runs fine with WMP.

> Why won't autorun.info work?

> Earl

>

>

>

[Guest AlmostBob]

Re: Autorun.inf

 

I'm not sure how to code wmplayer to open the file, I always include vlc

player, so got lazy

another way to allow good compatibility without including a player or

assuming windows media is installed

use autorun.exe, which can be downloaded from Tarma Software Research.

http://www.tarma.com/index.htm#/download/index.htm

Tarma has made autorun.exe freely available for both personal and commercial

use and there are no requirements for copyright notices, etc.

It will open any filetype with the default player installed on the receiving

system. and has good error catching

 

open=autorun.exe robins.wmv

open=vlc.exe robins.wmv

 

both work

fingers crossed for wmplayer.exe robins.wmv

 

 

 

 

 

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"Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

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> So, assuming those that will receive the CD have Windows Media Player,

> would

> the .inf file show:

> [AutoRun]

> open=wmplayer.exe robins.wmv

>

> Or do I need a back or forward slash between the executable and the .wmv

> file?

> Earl

>

>

>

>

> "AlmostBob" <anonymous1@microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:%23J3zucT4IHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> autorun.inf runs a program, not a random file name

>> to run a video you need to launch a player to play the video.

>> the player you chose may not be present on the target system so it is

>> best to include a no-install player and have autorun call that to play

>> the file

>> VLC portable is such a player

>> http://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/vlc_portable

>>

>>

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>> Catalog of removal tools (1)

>> http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/

>> Catalog of removal tools (2)

>> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?CID=40387

>> Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file

>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

>> links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before

>> use

>>

>> Grateful thanks to the authors and webmasters

>> _

>>

>> "Earl Partridge" <earlpNG@pearnet.com> wrote in message

>> news:usPHNMS4IHA.784@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> I have created a movie file (.WMV) on a CD and added an autorun.inf file

>> as with this line:

>> [AutoRun]

>> open=robins.wmv

>> When double clicking that drive letter I get error:

>> D:\ is not a valid Win32 application

>> Opening the drive, double click the .wmv file, it runs fine with WMP.

>> Why won't autorun.info work?

>> Earl

>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest michael]

Re: Autorun.inf

 

Earl Partridge wrote:

> I have created a movie file (.WMV) on a CD and added an autorun.inf file

> as with this line:

> [AutoRun]

> open=robins.wmv

> When double clicking that drive letter I get error:

> D:\ is not a valid Win32 application

> Opening the drive, double click the .wmv file, it runs fine with WMP.

> Why won't autorun.info work?

> Earl

>

>

 

[autorun]

start=robins.wmv