How to get autorun working in win2k?

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Hi,
I have a few USB flash drives that have CDROM partitions in them with
autorun, and 1 of these autoruns work in 2K while others don't.
Assuming I have the ability to modify the contents of the CDROM
partition, how do I get all of them to work? I've looked at the
autorun.inf files, but they all seem to be pretty similar, except the
one that works is a U3 drive.
 
Re: How to get autorun working in win2k?

galapogos <goister@gmail.com> wrote in news:5b331782-ca54-485d-8d5f-
7585662656e2@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> Hi,
> I have a few USB flash drives that have CDROM partitions in them with
> autorun, and 1 of these autoruns work in 2K while others don't.
> Assuming I have the ability to modify the contents of the CDROM
> partition, how do I get all of them to work? I've looked at the
> autorun.inf files, but they all seem to be pretty similar, except the
> one that works is a U3 drive.

Found at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/usbfaq.mspx :
Q: What must I do to trigger Autorun on my USB storage device?
The Autorun capabilities are restricted to CD-ROM drives and fixed disk
drives. If you need to make a USB storage device perform Autorun, the
device must not be marked as a removable media device and the device must
contain an Autorun.inf file and a startup application.

Found at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc137730.aspx :
In a nutshell, a U3-enabled flash drive lies about itself. It tells the
OS that it is actually a USB hub with a flash drive and a CD plugged into
it. Windows® versions prior to Windows Vista® will, by default,
automatically run programs designated in the autorun.inf file on CDs, but
not on USB drives. By lying about itself, the U3-enabled USB flash drive
fools the OS into autorunning something called the U3 launcher.
 
Re: How to get autorun working in win2k?

On Mar 11, 4:58 am, Mark Blain <mbla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> galapogos <gois...@gmail.com> wrote in news:5b331782-ca54-485d-8d5f-
> 758566265...@e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have a few USB flash drives that have CDROM partitions in them with
> > autorun, and 1 of these autoruns work in 2K while others don't.
> > Assuming I have the ability to modify the contents of the CDROM
> > partition, how do I get all of them to work? I've looked at the
> > autorun.inf files, but they all seem to be pretty similar, except the
> > one that works is a U3 drive.
>
> Found athttp://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/storage/usbfaq.mspx :
> Q: What must I do to trigger Autorun on my USB storage device?
> The Autorun capabilities are restricted to CD-ROM drives and fixed disk
> drives. If you need to make a USB storage device perform Autorun, the
> device must not be marked as a removable media device and the device must
> contain an Autorun.inf file and a startup application.
>
> Found athttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc137730.aspx :
> In a nutshell, a U3-enabled flash drive lies about itself. It tells the
> OS that it is actually a USB hub with a flash drive and a CD plugged into
> it. Windows® versions prior to Windows Vista® will, by default,
> automatically run programs designated in the autorun.inf file on CDs, but
> not on USB drives. By lying about itself, the U3-enabled USB flash drive
> fools the OS into autorunning something called the U3 launcher.

Thanks. Actually my device is already emulating a CD-ROM. The SCSI
device type returned is 5(CD/DVD) and autorun works fine in XP/
Vista...just not 2K. So I'm wondering if there's anything different
between XP/Vista and 2K?
 
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