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How do I create a CD that will autorun on both Mac and PC?

April 26, 2017Autorun CD create Mac pc

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How do I create a CD that will autorun on both Mac and PC?

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In order to create a CD that autoruns on both Mac and PC, you will need the proper software to create a hybrid. A hybrid CD separates the Mac and PC information into two different sections on the disk. CDEveryWhere is a software program available for the PC that will create and save the ISO image of the CD to your hard drive. From there you will be able to burn it to a disc with your CD burning software. You can download the demo from i2rd.com, but it will only allow you to create a 50MB file, and a demoOnly.txt file is added to the image indicating that it is a demo version. The Personal Edition of the product will allow you to create hybrid CDs, but to fully enjoy the flexibility of file sharing, you will need to purchase the Standard Edition. The Standard Edition will also create AutoStart CDs for the Mac and PC. If you have information that can be read by both platforms, than you can share the information between the two sides to save disk space. Traditionally, CD mastering was don