USB autorun.inf - auto-open website without being prompted

[Guest nicoqhj@gmail.com]

Hi.

I'm trying to auto-open a web site when plugging in a USB drive.

(My actual question is at the bottom.)

 

My autorun.inf file currently looks like this:

[autorun]

open=example.bat

action=www.example.com

 

Where example.bat contains this line: "Start http://www.example.com"

 

This is all good, but the user gets prompted before example.bat

executes.

 

I managed to bypass this by the following entries:

[autorun]

open=example.bat

shell\open\command=example.bat

useautoplay=1

 

In this example, using Windows XP, example.bat gets executed without

asking the user.

In Vista however, the user still gets prompted.

 

My question: Is there _any_ way of making a web site launch after

plugging in a USB drive, in Win XP and Vista?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: USB autorun.inf - auto-open website without being prompted

 

> My question: Is there _any_ way of making a web site launch after

> plugging in a USB drive, in Win XP and Vista?

 

Yes, but anyone whose computer is configured to allow USB drive Autoruns

needs to have their head examined!

--

~PA Bear

 

nicoqhj@gmail.com wrote:

> Hi.

> I'm trying to auto-open a web site when plugging in a USB drive.

> (My actual question is at the bottom.)

>

> My autorun.inf file currently looks like this:

> [autorun]

> open=example.bat

> action=www.example.com

>

> Where example.bat contains this line: "Start http://www.example.com"

>

> This is all good, but the user gets prompted before example.bat

> executes.

>

> I managed to bypass this by the following entries:

> [autorun]

> open=example.bat

> shell\open\command=example.bat

> useautoplay=1

>

> In this example, using Windows XP, example.bat gets executed without

> asking the user.

> In Vista however, the user still gets prompted.

>

> My question: Is there _any_ way of making a web site launch after

> plugging in a USB drive, in Win XP and Vista?

>

> Thanks in advance.

[Guest nicoqhj@gmail.com]

Re: USB autorun.inf - auto-open website without being prompted

 

On Sep 12, 11:20 pm, "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABear...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > My question: Is there _any_ way of making a web site launch after

> > plugging in a USB drive, in Win XP and Vista?

>

> Yes, but anyone whose computer is configured to allow USB drive Autoruns

> needs to have their head examined!

 

Unless users need to make some custom changes, would you please

explain how?

I've read about it all day, but still haven't reached the point where

the web site just pops up in both XP and Vista (without confirmation).

 

Thanks.