Autostart USB drive when inserted

Is there a way to setup a program to autostart and run when a USB drive
is inserted to a computer? I found a way but it requires software to
be pre-loaded on a pc. I want to purchase a large quantity of drives
and burn them with an image and distribute. When inserted I want my
program to autorun.

Don't know if it would work, but have you tried using an autorun.inf file
(similiar to a CD)?

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Is there a way to setup a program to autostart and run when a USB drive
is inserted to a computer? I found a way but it requires software to
be pre-loaded on a pc. I want to purchase a large quantity of drives
and burn them with an image and distribute. When inserted I want my
program to autorun.

yes, use autorun.inf, just like in the CD.

create and place a file named "autorun.inf" into the USB drive. open the
autorun.inf file using notepad, and type this inside:

[AutoRun]
open=abcde.exe

Note: assuming your program in named "abcde.exe"

While it usually autorun in Windows 2000 and XP, there is a possibility that
it won't run, too. Like my computer, I disabled the autorun, to prevent
viruses to autorun when I insert foreign usb or CD drives.


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Don't know if it would work, but have you tried using an autorun.inf file
(similiar to a CD)?

wrote in message
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Is there a way to setup a program to autostart and run when a USB drive
is inserted to a computer? I found a way but it requires software to
be pre-loaded on a pc. I want to purchase a large quantity of drives
and burn them with an image and distribute. When inserted I want my
program to autorun.

Hi Guys ,

Is there any way to to have a script in windows that detects USB insert
and runs an application from windows (anivirus).


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ameyashetti wrote:

Hi Guys ,

Is there any way to to have a script in windows that detects USB insert
and runs an application from windows (anivirus).

That */46-month old/* thread already told you how.

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ameyashetti wrote:

Hi Guys ,

Is there any way to to have a script in windows that detects USB insert
and runs an application from windows (anivirus).

That */46-month old/* thread already told you how.

http://forums.techarena.in

A leech site pretending to have forums by running a webnews-for-dummies
interface that submits improperly formatted posts through a gateway to
Usenet (aka newsgroups).