Is it possible

[Alanollv]

Is it possible to make the Autoplay menu, become a single EXE file instead of all of the files in the subfolder. Like make it a single EXE with everything contained inside?

[Corey]

Re: Is it possible

Sure just create a self extracting zip file out of all your files using Winzip or Winrar and set it to "run after extraction" the file autorun.exe... I do that all the time...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[Alanollv]

Re: Is it possible

thanks for the reply....

just one last question.....
how do you do that?

[BaZZa400]

Re: Is it possible

I would like to know as well Please Corey
How do you Burn the CD Rom ?
How do you still have the CD Rom AutoRunning ?

Many Thanks in advance
BaZZa400

[kpsmith]

Re: Is it possible

Winzip and Winrar can do this. I also use a program called Paquet Builder that does this really easily.

Anyhow. Create your project like you would normally. Test it out and all that. You'll probably want to have all your paths relate to %SrcDir% and not %SrcDrv% to get it to work right.

Then take your entire project (Distribution folder) and zip it up into a single .zip file. Now you want to convert that .zip file to a self extracting .exe that launches the Autorun .exe after extraction.

To do this with Winzip I think you have to download the Winzip self extractor program.

Winrar I think has the functionality built in?? (this would be a .rar rather then a .zip)

Paquet Builder can do this using .zip or .CAB files.

[Corey]

Re: Is it possible

Winrar builds self extracting .zip files as I mentioned not .rar files.

The easiest way is to create a self extracting zip file (set to run autorun.exe after extraction) out of everything except your autorun.inf file. Name it autorun.exe then just plop it and the unused autorun.inf file down on your cd, voila.

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software