Automatically running a vcd

[batty]

My company has a product dvd that I have converted to a VCD so we can more easily distribute it to our customers. The video works great but I would like the video to automatically play when it is inserted into the cd-rom drive. Is there any way to do this? If not, is there any way to add a "readme.txt" file to the burn so that I can tell my customers to open the "xx.dat" file with Windows Media Player?

[smiller667]

WinOnCD >=3.8 (I think) has an option to include a software player on your VCDs (plus an autostart option).
You can include readmes on your disk - just include them in your project.
I have no experiences with creating "autorun.inf" files - they are the ones responsible for all Autorun features on CDs. Maybe you could get it to autorun mediaplayer & play back your .dat ...

[htc10825]

put following in your autorun.inf:

open=MPLAYER2.EXE /FULLSREEN MPEGAV\AVSEQ01.DAT

or:
open=MPLAYER2.EXE /FULSREEN MPEGAV\AVSEQ01.DAT

please edit the path and file name if your cd diff.

[spawnerlista]

No, burn using WinOnCD 3.8. This is the best software to burn VCD. It puts a player on the CD and make VCD compatible with DVD, computer and videogames with VCD decoder boards.

[batty]

Since I posted my original message I figured out how to add the Autorun.inf file and the ReadMe.txt file. It was actually quite simple. I use Nero and simply add the files to the root directory and it works great. Unfortunately, while things work fine with Windows 98, they don't with Win2K. I get the error "access to the specified device, path, or file is denied." It seems the extra security in Win2k bites again.

I am pursuing adding an exe file that is initiated by the autorun.inf but if there is a way to get the "open=mplayer2.exe /play ..." to work, I would love to hear about it.

Thanks,
batty

[int 21h]

Laff, sorry I didn't see this thread earlier, but to get what you're trying to do in Win2k to work, go here: http://www.divx-digest.com/software/autorun_w2k.html

[htc10825]

@batty & int21h:
No no no no...

asume, your autorun.inf file (like in my sujestion to you):

[autorun]
OPEN=MPLAYER2.EXE /FULLSREEN MPEGAV\AVSEQ01.DAT

This works in ALL Windows (98/ME/NT/2k/XP), the only thing you have to additional do for Win2k/XP/NT is to copy the file mplayer2.exe (4kB) to the root dir of the cd-r.
This file is usually in "C:\Program files\Windows Media Player\mplayer2.exe"

No extern progi is needed! Only your IQ!

I´ve made many, many CD-Rs (DivX,VCD) this way since years!

[freezcow]

open=mplayer2.exe doesn't work for me

Try ShelExec (http://www.naughter.com/shelexec.html)