Autorun Program From Removable Media
Autorun, as the name imply, allow program to autorun from removable storage (USB drive, CD-ROM...). This will give you simple guide on how to create a autorun removable storage
To create a autorun removable media, do the following step
1. Create a file call autorun.inf in the root folder of the removable media.
2. Open autorun.inf with any text editor program
3. At the top of the file, put [autorun]. [autorun] denote that this is a autorun file
4. In general, the autorun file setting is in name=value pair. (ie, icon=myicon.ico). The following give you some example of the name value pair
icon=xxx.ico -> allow you to set the icon of your autorun removable media
label=xxxx -> allow you to set the name of this removable media
open=xxxx.xxx -> allow you to define the program with you want to be open when media is inserted
action=xxxx -> allow you to set the action name in the action prompt when you insert your media
shell\xxxx\command -> allow you to set XXXX to the context menu when you right click on the removable media in My Computer folder
shell=xxxx -> allow you to overwrite the default action. Note: If you has set up shell\xxxx\command, you can reuse xxxx as the shell= action
For better clarity, below is a workable autorun.inf example
Depend on your Window Version, you may be prompted for Autorun action dialog. This is security feature to prevent malicious attack from removable drive.
To create a autorun removable media, do the following step
1. Create a file call autorun.inf in the root folder of the removable media.
2. Open autorun.inf with any text editor program
3. At the top of the file, put [autorun]. [autorun] denote that this is a autorun file
4. In general, the autorun file setting is in name=value pair. (ie, icon=myicon.ico). The following give you some example of the name value pair
icon=xxx.ico -> allow you to set the icon of your autorun removable media
label=xxxx -> allow you to set the name of this removable media
open=xxxx.xxx -> allow you to define the program with you want to be open when media is inserted
action=xxxx -> allow you to set the action name in the action prompt when you insert your media
shell\xxxx\command -> allow you to set XXXX to the context menu when you right click on the removable media in My Computer folder
shell=xxxx -> allow you to overwrite the default action. Note: If you has set up shell\xxxx\command, you can reuse xxxx as the shell= action
For better clarity, below is a workable autorun.inf example
[autorun]
icon=myicon.ico
label=My USB Drive
open=mydesktop.exe
action=My Desktop Program
shell\MyDesktop\command=mydesktop.exe
shell=MyDesktop
Depend on your Window Version, you may be prompted for Autorun action dialog. This is security feature to prevent malicious attack from removable drive.
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