Documentation and examples

StarterFile opens the application on the user's PC associated with the file specified in autorun.inf. You can also change the drive icon.

For information on USB drives see autorun USB drives.

Example - autorun a HTML file called start.htm

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.htm to the root directory of the CD.

Here is the contents of autorun.inf

Example - autorun a HTML file called abc.htm

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with abc.htm so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and abc.htm to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a Powerpoint show called start.pps

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.pps so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.pps to the root directory of the CD.

Powerpoint show files play the presentation without the user needing to do anything.
Alternatively, use PowerPoint's "Save as Web page" option and then autorun a .htm file.

Example - autorun a Powerpoint presentation called start.ppt

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.ppt so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.ppt to the root directory of the CD.

Alternatively, use PowerPoint's "Save as Web page" option and then autorun a .htm file.

Example - autorun a PDF file called start.pdf

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.pdf so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.pdf to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a XLS file called start.xls

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.xls so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.xls to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a Word file called start.doc

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.doc so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.doc to the root directory of the CD.

We are aware of a problem with some versions of word which do not exit correctly and freezes. Therefore, we do not recommend trying to autorun Word .doc files.

Example - autorun a Help (.hlp) file called start.hlp

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.hlp so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.hlp to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a Help (.chm) file called start.chm

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.chm so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.chm to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a QuickTime video (.qt) file called start.qt

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.qt so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.qt to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a QuickTime video (.mov) file called start.mov

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.mov so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.mov to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun an .mpeg file called start.mpeg

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.mpeg so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.mpeg to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun an .avi file called start.avi

Edit autorun.inf and replace start.htm with start.avi so it looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe and start.avi to the root directory of the CD.

Example - autorun a flash file called start.swf

An HTML page can be used to display a Flash movie and StarterFile can be used to autorun the HTML file.

The autorun.inf looks like this:

Write autorun.inf, starterfile.exe, start.htm and start.swf to the root directory of the CD.

OBJECT and EMBED tags are used within the HTML file to reference the Flash movie file. Information on this is contained in the Flash Technote: Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag syntax.