Windows 2000 and later recognise the shellexecute command to open other file types, for example: Using this, I soon had a file which changed the icon and name for the USB flash drive when I inserted it, but I could not get it to automatically launch an HTML document.Īfter some searching (most notably a TechRepublic post), I discovered that the open command in autorun.inf only recognises programs. Although autorun.inf files are easy to edit using a standard text editor such as Notepad, the Moon Valley Autorun.inf Editor is a free download from the Moon Valley Software website, which includes a particularly useful feature to locate and display icon resources within a. There is an excellent overview of the autorun.inf file on the Moon Valley Software website.
Controlled using a file called autorun.inf, AutoPlay is designed for CDs, but I see no reason why it should not work with other removable media. I’ve been looking at using the AutoPlay functionality in Windows to launch an HTML document each time I insert a USB flash drive. Please be warned that the information here may be out of date. I don't routinely update old blog posts as they are only intended to represent a view at a particular point in time. However, the tool has not received updates recently.This content is 19 years old. There's also user documentation available. No error dialogs have been displayed throughout our testing and AutoRun Maker Portable did not freeze or crash. The application needs a moderate amount of CPU and system memory, has a good response time and quickly finishes a task. These options can be restored to their default values and projects can be saved for further editing (AMSF).įrom the 'Settings' area you can enable the option to save AutoRun Maker settings, make the tool overwrite the existing 'autorun.inf' file and to automatically open it when the task is done, as well as make file associations and enable the autorun settings for CD/DVD drives.
In the following steps, you can select the file you want to automatically run and set up their parameters, as well as configure shell commands. You can get started by editing the label and autoplay label, as well as by adding an icon. The interface of the program is based on a standard layout where you can import directories via the tree view ("drag and drop" is not supported). More importantly, there are no new entries added to the Windows registry and no leftover items can be found after program removal. Since installation is not required, you can place AutoRun Maker Portable on a removable device (like a USB flash drive), store it on any computer and directly run its executable file.
As its name implies, the tool allows you to create AutoRun files for your directories. This is the portable edition of AutoRun Maker.
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