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AUTORUN.EXE for the Windows 95 Operating system
by Gordon Bamber <gbamber@mistral.co.uk>
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Description and Use
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AUTORUN is aimed at developers distributing files on CD-ROM for Windows 95.
In conjunction with AUTORUN.INF and AUTORUN.GIT, it controls what happens
when a user inserts your CD-ROM in the drive. If a special DAT file is absent
in the user's \WINDOWS\SYSTEM (or equivalent) directory, then your SETUP program
installs your application. If the DAT file is present, then your application runs.
Your SETUP program should create the DAT file - your Uninstaller delete it.
DISTRIBUTION AND LICENSE
========================
AUTORUN.EXE was written from scratch in Turbo Pascal V1.5,
and is entirely original code. As such, it is copyright
material.
AUTORUN.EXE is distributed FREE of royalties or charge by
the author (Gordon Bamber) under the following conditions:
1) Source code is not available or distributable.
2) Version information in AUTORUN.EXE remains untouched.
3) The author accepts no responsibility in its use or misuse.
4) Copyright remains with the author.
How to set up AutoRun on your CD-ROM
====================================
1) Create an AUTORUN.INF file, and put it in the CD_ROM root directory.
At the minimum, it looks like:
[autorun]
open=autorun.exe
2) Put AUTORUN.EXE in the CD-ROM root directory.
3) If using GBSETUP, then edit SETUP.INI, and make sure that
the DateFile= entry is the same as DATFILE= entry in AUTORUN.GIT
3a)If using your own SETUP, then make sure that it creates a file in the
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM (result of GetSystemDirectory() API call) that has the
same name as the DATFILE= entry in AUTORUN.GIT.
4) Check/Edit AUTORUN.GIT, and put it in the CD-ROM root directory.
5) Put SETUP on the CD_ROM. (and of course, the application files!)
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Gordon Bamber. Aug 1995
gbamber@mistral.co.uk
gbamber@msn
74437.672@compuserve.com