Autoplay an .mpg file from CD

[SnoopFrogg]

I am attempting to autorun an .mpg file burned to a CD. The idea is, whenever somebody puts the CD into their CD-ROM, the movie file will play automatically. I've constructed the following in an autorun.inf file on the CD:

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[autorun]
open=wmplayer.exe /play /close zbc.mpg
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Currently, upon insert, Windows Media Player opens with the specified file but it does not play. I've seen several programs like WinOpen (

http://www.duckware.com/winopen/index.html)

but I'm curious if there's a way to play the movie without purchasing additional software.

Thanks for the help,

Snoop Frogg

 

[erikhertzel]

Here is a free utility that would work:

http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Utilities/Misc__Utilities/CDInterface_Studio_developers_site.html

Hope this helps,

Erik

 

[SnoopFrogg]

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll check out this app.

Thanks again,

Snoop

 

[SnoopFrogg]

I installed the software and created the .inf file. I did tell the software to autoplay my file but, as with the .inf I wrote manually, Windows Media Player opens the correct .mpg but does not play it.

Any other suggestions?

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SnoopFrogg
MCSA 2003
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[linney]

May be nothing useful here, but I'm not real sure, it might be worth looking at?



HOW TO: Autoplay Video CD (VCD) in Windows

http://navasgrp.home.att.net/tech/autoplay_vcd.htm

http://groups.google.com/group/rec....pg+wmp+autoplay&rnum=2&hl=en#57e36cd5d331fddb

Autoplay in Windows XP: Automatically Detect and React to New Devices on a System

http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/11/autoplay/default.aspx

 

[BionicJohn]

Try Winopen -

http://www.duckware.com/winopen/index.html

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