[thelist] More flexible auto-run option?
Sergej Zoubok
sqz1909 at nyu.edu
Mon Jun 11 07:32:38 CDT 2001
Hi all,
I'm updating a promotional CD-ROM (PC/Mac hybrid). The first version
used a utility called ShellRun (http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/) to
auto-run on Win9x/NT boxes. The CD has a simple HTML interface and
the utility simply launched the start.html page in the user's default
browser.
There was an annoying limitation, however. In addition to a variety
of text-based information and PDF files, the CD contains a selection
of freeware and shareware (all distributed with permission) Much of
this cannot be launched directly from the interface given the
limitations of html. The user is, instead, encouraged to explore a
number of organized software directories on the CD. Unfortunately,
when one clicks on the the CD icon in "My Computer" (as many users
naturally do), the Shellrun launches the browser again rather than
displaying the directory tree. The user is forced to use Windows
Explorer to explore the software directories.
What I'm looking for is a way to avoid this limitation. Can anyone
suggest an alternative way to give the user a choice between
launching the interface and simply exploring the files on the CD? As
this is a small-scale promotional item (1000-2000 copies) for a
non-profit organization, cost is an issue (i.e. I can't purchase
Macromedia Director and create a whole Shockwave interface).
Thanks for your time.
Sergej
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