Re: autorun.inf

"Susan" <SGTaylor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MlWMe.109940$5N3.55008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Running XP Media Center Edition, Version 2002, SP 2
>
> I created several CD on our old computer running Win 98SE using
> autorun.inf file to automatically open an *.html page containing an index
> of the contains of the CD(s). The autorun.inf on those CDs don't work on
> any of our XP computers. The CDs are recognized easily by these computers
> running XP but won't open the autorun.inf files.
>
> Nowww do note autorun CDs that come with programs, that we buy, run with
> no trouble which means the autorun option is definitely on. I have even
> copied the autorun.inf files from program/purchased CDs and changed the
> file to open name to the *.html file on the CDs and still they won't work.
> Again do note these CDs with autorun.inf that I created easily run on all
> our Win98 computers.
>
> Here are samples of text I've tried:
>
> [autorun]
> open = start photoalbum_2a.html
>
> [autorun]
> open = photoalbum_2a.html
>
> [autorun]
> open = start E:\photoalbum_2a.html
>
> [autorun]
> run = start photoalbum_2a.html
>
> [autorun]
> run = start E:\photoalbum_2a.html
>
> Yes, I'm doing all this in a text editor. Yes, the file name is
> autorun.inf.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> TIA
>
Try this:
[autorun]
open = start iexplore photoalbum_2a.html



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