How to make an auto run CD
You need an autorun.inf file, a launch.exe file and your first file must be called index.html
autorun.inf
Save the following as autorun.inf in Notepad
[autorun]
open=launch.exe
Download the launch.exe file here
Make a new folder in your Windows explorer. Call it cd or whatever you wish to. This folder will hold all your CD files including launch.exe and autorun.inf
Make your HTML files, ensuring that after the index.html file, where you will probably have your contents page, that links to the other pages look like this. <a href="yourfile.html">yourfile</a> and your images will look like this <img src="your.gif" width="?" height="?">
On your computer the file will look something like this.
C:\cd\yourfile.html but as you will be burning everything from your cd folder in your hard drive C: all the cd will eventually see is the yourfile.html section.
With your CD burning software, backup all that is in your cd folder. Hey Presto.
Check it on another computer as your mistakes will not be detected on the one you made the cdrom because the information is on that computer.
Covers for the CDROM are more difficult. You need to calibrate them so that they fit properly on the CD and they need to be sticky so you basically have to buy these. But they do make great presents for friends especially if the CD is about your travels or a wedding for example.
You can use cafe press to make cdroms now. Open a shop here They do all the work for the cover and you just provide the graphic.
Otherwise you can use CD cover software
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