Best solution for making an Autorun application?

Question

For my work I need to create a Autorun application for a CD for our client. The problem is all I'm a C# programmer by trade and .NET does not make for the best autoruns since not all computers will have .NET installed on them.

What is a good solution that will work on Win98-Vista computers?

Answer 1

The answer to this question is really one of preference. Technically, anything can be instructed to open as an autorun. The autorun.inf file is simply an instruction file that Windows knows how to read in order to determine what it should do when a CD is inserted. That could be an application (written in any language you choose), a powerpoint presentation, opening a link to a website, etc. As long as you follow the rules of the autorun.inf file:

http://autorun.moonvalley.com/autoruninf.htm

Answer 2

There are many small autorun-utils (some free) that are configurable. I would go for one of those.

http://www.ezau.com/latest/articles/083.shtml