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SUMMARY
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 both support the Autorun feature for CD-ROMS.
The Autorun feature detects when a CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive and
runs an application based on the contents of the Autorun.inf file located
on the CD.
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When a CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, the operating system checks
for a file named Autorun.inf in the root directory of the CD. This file
contains a pointer to an executable file named Autorun.exe.
The OPEN= entry indicates the location of the Autorun.exe file, and the
ICON= entry indicates the icon used to represent the CD-ROM drive in the
Windows Explorer.
To create an Autorun.inf file that launches a Visual FoxPro setup routine, you must first create the distribution set using the Setup Wizard. Once the distribution set has been created, rename Setup.exe to Autorun.exe, and rename Setup.lst to Autorun.lst. Create a new text file named Autorun.inf with the following contents:
Place this file and all the files from the distribution set in the root
directory of the CD.
When the CD is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, the application's setup should be launched. REFERENCESFor additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q152395 HOWTO: Using Setup Wizard to Distribute VFP App on CD-ROM Q136214 HOWTO: Test Autorun.inf Files Additional query words:
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