CD Autoplay Menu

Autoplay
The Autoplay function is part of the Windows operating system and has been designed to react in a given way when a storage medium such as a CD ROM or DVD ROM is changed or inserted into the drive. A good practical example of how this system works is offered by Autoplay CDs containing a multi-media presentation. When such a CD is inserted into the drive it will start automatically along with the player or viewer needed to enjoy the presentation.

What is an Autoplay CD (Autoplay DVD)?
An autorun CD or DVD has a file called "Autorun.inf" in its root directory. When a CD containing this file is inserted into a PC drive, the Windows operating system implements the instructions contained within the Autorun.inf file automatically. This means that all a user has to do is insert the CD or DVD and everything else is taken care of automatically.

How does Autoplay work?
The computer hardware recognizes that a data-storage medium has been changed and sends an interrupt request to the operating system. The first thing that the operating system does is to check the registry entries as to whether the drive is enabled for Autoplay. If it is, the operating system then searches for a text file by the name of "Autorun.inf" in the root directory of the data-storage medium. If this file is found, its contents are read, interpreted and executed.

Checking and setting the autorun settings
The autorun-check program was developed to check and alter if necessary the operating system's autorun settings. You can download this program and find out more about this application on the following page: »  Autorun Check

CD, DVD and USB stick
As far as the operating system is concerned, there is no difference between a CD, a DVD or an USB stick; all are data-storage mediums with different storage capacities. To this end, then, the information provided here applies to all removable data-storage.

Autoplay CD Menu Creator
CDMenuPro has been developed for you to create impressive Autoplay CD menu applications for use on CD, DVD and USB Flash Drives without any previous programming knowledge. It comes with a large number of project assistants, templates and additional software that enable anyone to create professional results in no time at all. You will find more detailed information at the CDMenuPro web site. »  Autoplay CD Menu Creator

Create sound-supported photo slideshow
The software contained in the PicturePlayer package has been designed to let you manage your digital pictures and create sound-supported slideshows and picture presentations quickly with only a few clicks of your mouse. You will find more detailed information at the PicturePlayer web site. »  Photo Slideshow Creator

CD Multimedia Presentation Creator
IntroCreator makes it increadibly easy to create self-running multimedia presentations of your products, company or business activities from sound, image and text elements. A player is included for playing the created presentations. The player can be reproduced without restrictions and will run immediatley on all Win32 systems (Win95...XP) without having to be installed. You will find more detailed information at the IntroCreator web site. »  Multimedia Presentation Creator

Create Autoplay Multimedia CD Presentations
CDMenuPro, IntroCreator and PicturePlayer have been designed to enable you to create an impressive and powerful autorun multimedia CD presentation of the very highest standard.

• Business Presentations
• Product Presentations
• Project Presentations
• CD Business-Cards
• CD Photo Slide Shows
• CD Tutorials
• CD Documentation