AUTORUN.INF with CF Media and USB Readers

[Luke]

I'm trying to use an AUTORUN.INF on a CF Stick in my USB
Card Reader just as I would on a CD-R Disk and WinXP
Professional just ignores it.

The file contains -

[autorun]
open=backup.bat

This file is in the root of the CF Stick. Does anyone have
a way to enable autorun.inf support on card media? When
the file is on the media windows does nothing after I
insert the stick. If the file isn't there windows opens an
explorer window.

I've thought that maybe the file hard to be an EXE but
this too doesn't work.

As you guessed i'm trying to automate some backup jobs.

If you have anything on this please drop me an email i'd
be greatful!

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

The references that I can find indicate that it should work, but all =
point to an EXE file as the executable.

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"Luke" > wrote in message =
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> I'm trying to use an AUTORUN.INF on a CF Stick in my USB=20
> Card Reader just as I would on a CD-R Disk and WinXP=20
> Professional just ignores it.=20
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> The file contains -
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> [autorun]
> open=3Dbackup.bat
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> This file is in the root of the CF Stick. Does anyone have=20
> a way to enable autorun.inf support on card media? When=20
> the file is on the media windows does nothing after I=20
> insert the stick. If the file isn't there windows opens an=20
> explorer window.
>=20
> I've thought that maybe the file hard to be an EXE but=20
> this too doesn't work.
>=20
> As you guessed i'm trying to automate some backup jobs.
>=20
> If you have anything on this please drop me an email i'd=20
> be greatful!

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Autorun.inf files are not supported under Microsoft=AE Windows=AE XP for =
drives that return DRIVE_REMOVABLE from GetDriveType. [Removale drives]
From MSDN:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=3D/library/en-us/shellc=
c/platform/shell/programmersguide/shell_basics/shell_basics_extending/aut=
orun/autoplay_cmds.asp

Reference GetDriveType:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=3D/library/en-us/fileio=
/base/getdrivetype.asp

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"Luke" > wrote in message =
...
I'm trying to use an AUTORUN.INF on a CF Stick in my USB=20
Card Reader just as I would on a CD-R Disk and WinXP=20
Professional just ignores it.=20

The file contains -

[autorun]
open=3Dbackup.bat

This file is in the root of the CF Stick. Does anyone have=20
a way to enable autorun.inf support on card media? When=20
the file is on the media windows does nothing after I=20
insert the stick. If the file isn't there windows opens an=20
explorer window.

I've thought that maybe the file hard to be an EXE but=20
this too doesn't work.

As you guessed i'm trying to automate some backup jobs.

If you have anything on this please drop me an email i'd=20
be greatful!

[Doug V.]

Luke wrote:
>
> I'm trying to use an AUTORUN.INF on a CF Stick in my USB
> Card Reader just as I would on a CD-R Disk and WinXP
> Professional just ignores it.
>
> The file contains -
>
> [autorun]
> open=backup.bat
>
> This file is in the root of the CF Stick. Does anyone have
> a way to enable autorun.inf support on card media? When
> the file is on the media windows does nothing after I
> insert the stick. If the file isn't there windows opens an
> explorer window.
>
> I've thought that maybe the file hard to be an EXE but
> this too doesn't work.
>
> As you guessed i'm trying to automate some backup jobs.
>
> If you have anything on this please drop me an email i'd
> be greatful!

Luke, you might try the following:

[autorun]
open=Autorun.exe backup.bat

Not sure where you can get Autorun.exe but a
search of Http://www.google.com should reveal some
good results. As Doug Knox stated the ones that
he's seen were with .exe files. for non-.exe files
use the autorun.exe.

HTH Doug V.