Re: self starting html discs

From: Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage (Leeds_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 08:38:00 -0500

you should open your "real" web with FrontPage, then file/publish and
publish it to a new location on your hard drive, for instance
c:\burn_directory, then pick up this burn directory with your cd burner (the
whole folder), then burn the autorun.inf at the same level on the disk as
that folder (so it's _outside_ the folder you just burned).

don't forget to update the autorun.inf so that it reflects the "real"
location of the index file (in this example burn_directory/index.htm)

HTH 

--
Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
a fantastic convenience for site owners.
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"Lynn" <lynn.robson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ePCOhreCFHA.2232@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> No problem with the autorun.inf but when disc is inserted, instead of
> opening the index.htm in IE it opens in the normal windows explorer.
> The contents of the inf file is exactly as you say, and the remainder of
the
> disc I burn has on it the index.htm then a folder containing the website
> files. The index.htm which sits alongside the inf file is linked directly
to
> the index.htm within the folder.
> Have also tried replacing the shellexecute with open but this doesn't do
the
> trick either.
> I can't think what you mean by burning the autorun.inf on the outermost
> level. All Nero will let me do is drag and drop the files into the same
> place.
> Should I be burning this as a data disc or is there another way such as
> making a boot disc?
> "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:e35t98UCFHA.1836@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > let me know how it goes.  keep in mind, while this is about the best
> > method
> > for consistently producing the results, there are settings on the users
> > machine that you have no control over that can prevent the disk from
> > throwing them right to your index page.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > --
> > Chris Leeds,
> > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> >
> > ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
> > a fantastic convenience for site owners.
> > http://contentseed.com/
> > --
> > "Lynn" <lynn.robson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:etDH7uTCFHA.4008@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Many thanks Chris,
> >> will get onto it straight away
> >> "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> news:OZ3B1gTCFHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> > you need an autorun.inf file in the very outside root of your disk.
> >> >
> >> > it's easy to make just open notepad and place the following code in
it:
> >> >
> >> > [autorun]
> >> > shellexecute=index.htm
> >> >
> >> > save the file as autorun.inf and burn it to the disk on the outermost
> >> > level.
> >> >
> >> > note, you will have to change the file after the = to reflect the
index
> >> > file
> >> > on your disk.
> >> >
> >> > HTH
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Chris Leeds,
> >> > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> >> >
> >> > ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
> >> > a fantastic convenience for site owners.
> >> > http://contentseed.com/
> >> > --
> >> > "Lynn" <lynn.robson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> >> > news:#cULFJTCFHA.1084@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >> >> I'm trying to make a disc of my website which opens automatically
when
> >> >> the
> >> >> disc is inserted.
> >> >> Although I have copied the site onto disc, the standard options on
> >> > insertion
> >> >> are displayed, ie What do you want windows to do?-Play using media
> >> >> player,
> >> >> print the pictures etc.
> >> >> I have created another index.htm outside of the main website folder
> > with
> >> >> hyperlink into the index.htm inside the website folder but still get
> > the
> >> >> same standard disc insertion options.
> >> >> How do I get an autostart of the index.htm?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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