December 1999
Prepared by Displays and
Peripherals Division
Compaq Computer
Corporation
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Executive Summary.................. 2
Procedure ..................................2
Example ............................................ 2
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Aero 1500/2100 Series HP/Cs:
Autorun Feature
The Aero 1500/2100 Series HP/Cs include an Autorun feature, aimed at the
professional developer or power user.
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XECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The Aero 1500/2100 Series HP/Cs include an Autorun feature. This feature,
aimed at the professional developer or power user, enables a user to run software
on an Aero 1500/2100 Series HP/C automatically upon insertion in the unit of a
Compact Flash card.
ROCEDURE
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Using any text editor, the developer/user creates an
the .inf file found on a CD-ROM, and stores it on a Compact Flash card.
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When the Compact Flash card is inserted into the HP/C, the application specified
in the autorun.inf file will run automatically.
XAMPLE
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An autorun.inf file containing the following code will run the Calculator pro gram
from the Windows directory:
[autorun]
open=\windows\calc.exe
(continued)
autorun.inf
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consistenc y wit h the CD -R O M .i nf format.
The format of the command is:
The ‘
application can be specified in the autorun.inf file.
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[autorun]
open=\Path\anyProgram.exe [parameters]
open
tag is included at the beginning of the file for
’ verb is set equal to the program to be executed.
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file, analogous to