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I made an EXE file and copied it to a CD to distribute. How do I make the EXE run automatically after inserting the CD into the drive (auto-run)?

April 26, 2017automatically CD copied drive exe file inserting run

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I made an EXE file and copied it to a CD to distribute. How do I make the EXE run automatically after inserting the CD into the drive (auto-run)?

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Create a text file, but name it “autorun.inf”. In the text file, write the following text, [autorun] open=MyEXE.exe icon=MyEXE.exe ‘MyEXE.exe’ is the EXE file name you want to auto-run. Copy the EXE to your CD’s root folder. You can find this file in the “Samples400” folder.