Autorun
Autorun is a small event
handler designed to simulate the Autoplay feature for USB
drives.
Features:
- Autorun does not run all the time, only when a USB drive
is inserted. Does not eat valuable resources.
- Allows device by device enabling of
Autoplay.
- Freeware. Autorun is free.
Required:
- Admin rights to the
computer.
- Autorun needs to be enabled on the
computer.
Installation:
- The program can be downloaded
here: Autorun.zip
- Unzip
'Autorun.exe' somewhere on your local hard disk (not a removable
drive).
- Run the
program. This will setup the registry stuff. If you move the
program, just run it again.
- Plug in
your USB drive, right click on it in Explorer and click
'Properties' then click on the 'AutoPlay' tab.
- Click the
drop down list and select "Mixed Content". You should see
'Autorun USB Drive' there.
- Check the
"Select Action to perform" option and then select 'Autorun USB
drive'. Click "OK" to close.
- Make sure
that there is an 'Autorun.inf' on the USB drive. Confirm that the
file contains an 'open=' line and that it refers to a program on
the USB drive. Refer to the Autorun section below for more
details.
- Unplug and
then replug in your USB and the program should
autostart.
Autorun.inf File
Configuration:
- The Autorun.inf file is a file located in the root of a
removable drive (USB, CD or DVD) containing information on what
application should be run when the drive is inserted. More
elaborate Autorun.inf files contain menu options and icon
information as well.
- The minimum requirement for Autorun is that a
Autorun.inf file exists with the following lines. The Autorun.inf
is a text file that can be created using Notepad. Change
PStart.exe to whatever program is required to start on
insertion.
[Autorun]
Open=PStart.exe
How it works:
The program sets a number of registry entries
that create a new content event handler in Windows. The program
sets itself up as the default application to run when a
configured device is inserted. When a configured device is
inserted, the program is called with the drive letter on the new
drive. The program determines the program to run from the
Autorun.inf file on the new drive and executes it.
This program was developed from an idea on PortableFreeware.com.
Other:
Comments, bugs and requests can be made in the
Forum.
