autolaunch

[Oman]

Hey guyes i have a question:
If i make a game on GE and export it to a widows executable ( .exe ).
Then I burn the .exe file on a disk. How do I make it so when I put The disk in my computer it automaticly launches. I have autorun enabled on my computer. When I put in the disk in, My computer opens a screen that allows me to select the file i want to play.

[UltimatHedgehog]

ive always wanted to too plz tell

[makslane]

1) Create a txt file and write:

[autorun]
OPEN=yourgamefile.exe

2) Save with name 'autorun.inf'

3) Put on the root of the CD

[Game A Gogo]

ahhh, EASY!

firts, create a file named: AUTORUN.inf (Case sensetive!)
int eh text file, input this:

Code: Select all

[AUTORUN]
file=file.exe
icon=file.exe,0

change the file.exe to your game, and why a ",0" its the icon index in the file!

[Oman]

I tried makslane's way. Is the word OPEN supposed to be in caps.

I will try your way right now, game a gogo. Do i need to do the icon line or can i leave that out

[Game A Gogo]

oh thats right, replace the file to open, sorry, my bad.
you can leave it out, but its nice to have an icon for your CD.
and if you leave it out, it would be like you'd be using Makslanes way...

[Oman]

Ok this isnt working. i tried it both ways.

Here is what I did:

1. opened wordpad
2.typed

[AUTORUN]
OPEN=game menu.exe

3.saved it as AUTORUN.inf

4. burned that to a disc with the file game menu.exe

Now what am i doing wrong

I found out that when I save it. It changes AUTORUN.inf to autorun.inf
Does that matter? If so how do i stop it

[Game A Gogo]

i don't think so.

another thing, did you set it so it shows the extension of the files?

[Oman]

Mabye? Could you explain how I could do that.

[Game A Gogo]

do you see files like this: Game.ged or Text.txt. if you don't see the ".Ext" then all you have to do is:
Open the Folder Options dialog, go in the last tab then uncheck the "Hide extension for known file types" and there you have it!

[Oman]

Ok, i did that, then I tried to burn another
disk but it didn't do anything new.

I used this code in wordpad

[AUTORUN]
OPEN=game menu.exe

Then saved it as AUTORUN.inf

That is correct, right?

[Game A Gogo]

one tip: NEVER USE WORD PAD, its not an ASCII program, use NotePad, its one of the best Programmer buddy!

[UltimatHedgehog]

so its good that i used notepad then yay

[Oman]

Ok I will try note pad, later today.

[Oman]

It worked, sort of.
When I only put one file on the disk it worked.
Then I put the 7 files on the disk I need,
and it wouldnt open.

The files i put on the disk were 14 mb total.

Any ideas?