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autorun.inf - not showing my program in the list of options?

I have a program thats called myApp.exe My inf file is this: [autorun] open=myApp.exe action=Run myApp icon=myApp.exe label=myApp The icon works and the label. But it won't show the .exe in the ...
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Disabling Autorun For Multiple Remote Desktop Connections On Windows Server 2008?

I have a few programs that run at startup. But it becomes very annoying when another client enters to the session with Remote Desktop Connection. The server starts to run the same processes. This is ...
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Can a virus on a flash drive run itself without autorun?

Someone told me that it's possible for a virus to run itself from Flash memories even if autorun.inf is not present or this feature is disabled using gpedit.msc. He said a virus can run itself as ...
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Bypass a program that runs before desktop?

What I mean by that is programs that say "a restart is required to do blah" and then run in a low-level mode before the operating system is loaded the next time you boot. Examples of this are Spybot ...
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How can I automatically run a script from my CD when the OS is up?

I want to write a script that will be run from my CD any time the OS finishes to go up. My questions: What type of script to write? What should I write to cause the script to run automatically when ...
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How to use autorun.inf without upsetting anti-virus software?

I wish to use autorun.inf on a CD so that it auto-plays an installation package. But I know that anti-virus software doesn't like autorun.inf files. How can I use an autorun.inf file without ...
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Is installing Windows 7 in-situ (on a machine running Windows already) less clean that installing at boot time?

Is installing Windows 7 in-situ (on a machine running Windows already) less clean that installing at boot time? For example - you can autorun a Windows 7 disk on a machine that is already booted up ...
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Can I merge multiple disc with installers/autorun into one disc?

I have several small CD's and two of them have a installer and auto run enabled. I know how to create an ISO from disc (imgburn) but how can I can put them on a single disc without corrupting the ...
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How to “autorun” executables from a CD/DVD on Windows 7 [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How can I Create Autorun DVD? I want my software to run automatically from a CD/DVD with no user interaction whenever the user puts the CD/DVD into the drive. As far as ...
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I accidentally deleted some autorun processes, and now can't restore Windows

I've downloaded a program that detects the autoruns on my system. I deleted some autorun processes from my system and now some good features of Windows have disappeared. More important than all of ...
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Disable DVD autorun on double-click

I use Windows 7 x64. I thought I disabled Autorun - that is nothing happens when DVD/CD is inserted. However, by accident I found out that if in Windows Explorer I go to "My Computer" and then ...
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How can I run a web page in task scheduler every day? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How can I open a URL on a schedule in the default browser? Tomorrow I will go holiday and I can't connect to internet for 5 days. In my SO account I have 64 consecutive ...
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windows 7 ultimate, how can I make it so autorun happens only when I insert a specific removeable disk? [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Disable AutoRun for specific external drive I have a memory stick with my password vault on it. More specifically, I have an 8G Micro SD HC (the tiny ones) inside a ...
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Autorun file on USB drive in OS X

I would like to have my USB flash drive auto-run a file on it when plugged in.
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How to Autorun a .html file from USB drive?

How to Autorun a .html file from USB drive? File should be run on Mac and Windows Both. I'm using this but it's not working [AutoRun] shellexecute=loading-intro.html
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How to Disable Auto Run on Pen Drives in Windows XP [closed]

Possible Duplicate: How to disable autorun for Windows XP Home From what I understand, the feature is Enabled by default on Windows vista and onwards. How could I set up the same option in ...
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Recorder PC Username Logon/Logoff

I need an application/script or some way to record when a user logs onto their PC, when they logoff and the users name. I would like to have it save to a .csv or a data file that I can pull together ...
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Explorer.exe is automatically launching exe's for Game House games in XP system. Anyone know how this is done and how to deactivate this “feature”?

I have a computer that I have bought second hand. It came with a fresh install of Windows XP, SP3. The first thing I did when I got the computer was install Avast antivirus on it. Now I notice ...
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Using udev rules to run a script on USB insertion

I'm trying to set up a script to run every time I plug in a USB device. I created the file /etc/udev/rules.d/90-local.rules and added the following rule: ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ...
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Automatically executing commands when a command-prompt is opened

I am looking for a way to execute some console commands automatically when a command-prompt is opened in Windows, specifically to set some command aliases. For example, when a command-prompt is ...
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What debugger is preventing my application from further execution?

I have an auto-run application that says: So, I go on and debug it and see: (df0.c2c): Access violation - code c0000005 (first chance) First chance exceptions are reported before any exception ...
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Make a USB Stick act like a CD

I used to have an U3 memory stick that came with two partitions. The Fat32 one with data, and one that acted like a CD drive so that the executable in it ran automatically under windows. I am ...
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DESKTOP.INI command to autorun a file in the folder

Is there a command that can be used in DESKTOP.INI files to open/run a file when the containing folder is opened? There are already a couple of ways to assign an icon to folders, so being able to ...
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How can I Create Autorun DVD?

My boss ask me to create a Multimedia Autorun DVD that contain our company Video and photo gallery, I want to know which software can help me? what is the best choice, because I don't have enough ...
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Automatically running a program not in main folder

What is the correct code to open a program inside another folder using autorun? say the computer assigns the drive as D:, and thus the program would be at D:\folder\program.exe then would the command ...
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WIndows 7 Autoplay completely disabled - how to re-enable?

I'm running Windows 7 32-bit. I am unable to use any of the Autoplay features. I plug in a USB drive, pop in a CD, or connect a camera, and I get no reaction. I need to restore the Autoplay ...
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USB flash drive autorun

It is possible to use autorun.inf on a CD rom to make it run an exe without prompting the user but the same is not possible on a USB drive. Why? If its possible, how? On a USB drive it just prompts ...
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USB - autorun a web address

Q: How to open a web site automatically when inserting a USB. I currently have 2 files on it: autorun.inf start.url autorun.inf contains 3 lines: [autorun] ShellExecute=start.url open=start.url ...
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Configuring Background Tasks to Autorun as Administrator

I am trying to figure out how to run a program that requires administrator access to autorun. Some programs like DuMeter, Speedfan, or ATI Tray Tools require administrator access to interface with ...
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Customizable CD Menu software

I'm just looking for a customizable CD menu software that allows user to customize the content of the menu such as menu titles, heading, logo, skin etc very easily without building a menu from the ...
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Is there a robust way to vaccinate removable media against autorun.inf malware?

Where I live (Bolivia), it seems that around 2/3 of USB sticks that I encounter have malware that executes via autorun.inf and tries to infect the host machine. Most internet access here is conducted ...
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Is it safe to disable these entries shown in Sysinternals Autoruns?

Was directed to this free program http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx through Superuser. Is it correct that I can un-check the entries which are identified (via Image Path) ...
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Disable AutoRun for specific external drive

I have an external USB hard drive with two partitions on it. Every time my computer boots up Windows 7, I get two autorun popup windows. This is annoying; I'd like Windows to just mount the partitions ...
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Auto start a program (and run under other account) on user logon

I really like Mark Russinovich's Process Explorer so I'm always running it. I would like to automate this task of manually starting this process up every time I logon. But I want this program to run ...
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“The program is too big to fit in memory” p0rblem?

Please help me!!! This is most amazing error that i have ever had, we write 100 CD, in these CDs we got one setup.exe file that autorun. in some of these CDs when I explore the cd the setup.exe file ...
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Auto-play not working - CD-ROMS and USB drive

No help from Google or Microsoft - so I'll ask some experts. All solutions I have tried are below. When I put a CD in the computer, or plug in a USB flash drive, I don't get a window asking me what ...
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Protecting a data traveler drive's data by running anti-virus automatically on plug

How to Protect a data traveler drive's data by running anti-virus automatically on plug.the anti-virus program must be on removable drive.Any software will be preferred on script or programming.
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Burn a DVD to play video on standalone player and include autorun program for PC

Can you burn a DVD film that will play on a standard DVD player but also include on the disk some pc readable files that would auto launch on a PC? I want to create a dvd disk that essentailly has 2 ...
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Viruses on removable drives - how may they get into the system?

When I inserting flash drive of my friend, how can I check that it is safe from infecting me with a viruses? Autorun.inf. This can be disabled with Shift while inserting or in registry anything ...
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IE 8 crashes when opening an html file from an autorun CD

On Windows 7, when I insert a CD with a very simple HTML page referenced in the autorun.inf file, Internet Explorer 8 opens and then immediately crashes, with the error message "Internet Explorer has ...
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Automatically run a program when Mac wakes from sleep

I want to set a program to automatically run when the Mac wakes from sleep. Any idea how to do this?
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How to stop any dialog windows from showing when inserting a USB drive in Windows?

1) I just found a really interesting program that allows me to use a USB drive as a windows login key. It is called Rohos Logon Key. IF I remobve my USB drive/key from the PC then I can have the PC ...
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open pdf when usb is plugged in

i have a pdf file in an usb drive. how do i get it to open automatically when i plug the usb drive. no dialog or anything. just open the pdf directly after usb drive is plugged in. let's say we have ...
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Start a batch file silently from the autorun.inf

Is it possible to start a batch file silently with no window created from the autorun.inf?
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Any free launcher for starting a program on condition (checking OS version)

I have a two version of my autorun.exe - for windows 7 - for oldier OS I look for a small free tool or program (not in .net or VB) that can be started silently with no window, checks for the OS ...
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Suppress the standard Windows 7 “What do you want to do” dialog when you plug a hard drive in to a PC?

How can I suppress the standard Windows 7 "What do you want to do" dialog when you plug a hard drive in to a PC? Is there a special file I can put in the root folder for example?
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Windows 7 autorun enabled… yet disabled?

The checkbox "Use AutoPlay for all media and devices" is checked. Yet, at some point in time, my computer has stopped giving me AutoPlay prompts. I can't really elaborate beyond this because that's ...
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How do I autorun applications after mounting a TrueCrypt container?

I would like my TrueCrypt virtual drive to act as a newly inserted USB drive or CD/DVD by executing commands in the partition's autorun.inf file. I've read several suggestions online including ...
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Where is autorun in Linux(Ubuntu)?

I have the machine with Ubuntu desktop 7.something ... I want some server-like behavior without my participation. For example I have Azureus torrent-client there and I want it to start with the ...
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How to stop the Google Update background tool?

On my Windows Vista PC, there is always an instance of "GoogleUpdate.exe" running. I find this annoying, so I'd like to make sure it doesn't start automatically. This proves to be not so easy, as I ...

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