To create the custom volume/label name, in the autorun.inf file we add ‘label=M圜DName’, where M圜DName is replaced with a descriptive name for the content of the disc. Then, in the autorun.inf file, we add the following line to the bottom: ‘icon=filename.ico’. This can be done in MS Paint, or if you have paid software such as Photoshop, than this can be used too. To include the customised icon, first create a 30 pixel by 30 pixel icon. The icon can be a company logo, or other graphics related to the contents of the disc, and the volume name a text title describing the disc content. If you have managed to follow the above instructions without a hitch, then an added functionality we can encode into the autorun is to display a custom icon in Windows Explorer for your CD, and a custom volume/label name rather than the default windows naming convention. It’s also worth putting instructions on the CD packaging or the print on the disc, informing users that an autorun is present, and also provide instructions on how to operate the disc, in case the autorun does not launch.

However, they are likely to be experienced users, who would be comfortable with navigating the disc contents themselves, and are likely to find the correct content of the disc. If you need the auto run to launch a file which is stored deeper within another folder, then we can reference this file, by using the folder name before the filename, therefore, nameoffolder/filename.extension.Ī point to remember is those users who are extra security conscious may have disabled the ability for CDs to launch without any user input, and therefore the autorun.inf file will not work in this case. The autorun file will reside on the root of the disc.

If your filenames have spaces in the naming convention, then for the purposes of the autorun, (which cannot recognise files names with spaces), either remove the spaces or replace the spaces with underscores in the original files. Do not type the apostrophes, only the content within them.

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