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From: Jim on 23 Feb 2010 18:15
Can anyone tell me how one would go about creating a bootdisk
that would run a certain operating system setup program?

The disk has the AUTORUN.INF file in the correct format, but
the disc still will not boot. What I want to do is insert a
completely empty C: hard disk drive in my Thinkpad, and have the DVD
drive run the setup.exe for an operating system which is on the disk,
but it will not autostart.

I understand NERO has a way to create a bootdisk. Is there any other
way to create a disk that will autostart.

The Autorun.inf file reads as follows:

[Autorun]
open=setup.exe
icon=setup.exe,0


With the Thinkpad, you have the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive
upon startup.

Anyone know how I can make this disk autostart? I'm sure something is
missing from the disc.
From: Andrew E. on 23 Feb 2010 23:37
With desktop pcs,one would only need to set the boot device priority
in the BIOS,install cd at that time.Does youre hardware have similiar.

"Jim" wrote:

> Can anyone tell me how one would go about creating a bootdisk
> that would run a certain operating system setup program?
>
> The disk has the AUTORUN.INF file in the correct format, but
> the disc still will not boot. What I want to do is insert a
> completely empty C: hard disk drive in my Thinkpad, and have the DVD
> drive run the setup.exe for an operating system which is on the disk,
> but it will not autostart.
>
> I understand NERO has a way to create a bootdisk. Is there any other
> way to create a disk that will autostart.
>
> The Autorun.inf file reads as follows:
>
> [Autorun]
> open=setup.exe
> icon=setup.exe,0
>
>
> With the Thinkpad, you have the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive
> upon startup.
>
> Anyone know how I can make this disk autostart? I'm sure something is
> missing from the disc.
> .
>
From: Ol�rin on 24 Feb 2010 04:22
"Jim" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message
news:hfn8o59qkj226b44jg6g1j69h0jpugdc7r(a)4ax.com...
> Can anyone tell me how one would go about creating a bootdisk
> that would run a certain operating system setup program?
>
> The disk has the AUTORUN.INF file in the correct format, but
> the disc still will not boot. What I want to do is insert a
> completely empty C: hard disk drive in my Thinkpad, and have the DVD
> drive run the setup.exe for an operating system which is on the disk,
> but it will not autostart.
>
> I understand NERO has a way to create a bootdisk. Is there any other
> way to create a disk that will autostart.
>
> The Autorun.inf file reads as follows:
>
> [Autorun]
> open=setup.exe
> icon=setup.exe,0
>
>
> With the Thinkpad, you have the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive
> upon startup.
>
> Anyone know how I can make this disk autostart? I'm sure something is
> missing from the disc.

You're confusing a bootable disc with one that autoplays in Windows when
inserted. I'd suggest you Google "Nero" (or whatever program you want to
use) and "boot disc", and maybe add terms to the search for whatever is your
"certain operating system".

And yes, as Andrew says, you need to make sure your BIOS is set to boot from
the optical drive (at this stage, having it at a higher priority than the
hard disk is a moot point since the latter will be "completely empty").


From: Jim on 24 Feb 2010 07:56
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:37:02 -0800, Andrew E. <eckrichco(a)msn.com>
wrote:

> With desktop pcs,one would only need to set the boot device priority
> in the BIOS,install cd at that time.Does youre hardware have similiar.
>
>"Jim" wrote:
>
>> Can anyone tell me how one would go about creating a bootdisk
>> that would run a certain operating system setup program?
>>
>> The disk has the AUTORUN.INF file in the correct format, but
>> the disc still will not boot. What I want to do is insert a
>> completely empty C: hard disk drive in my Thinkpad, and have the DVD
>> drive run the setup.exe for an operating system which is on the disk,
>> but it will not autostart.
>>
>> I understand NERO has a way to create a bootdisk. Is there any other
>> way to create a disk that will autostart.
>>
>> The Autorun.inf file reads as follows:
>>
>> [Autorun]
>> open=setup.exe
>> icon=setup.exe,0
>>
>>
>> With the Thinkpad, you have the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive
>> upon startup.
>>
>> Anyone know how I can make this disk autostart? I'm sure something is
>> missing from the disc.
>> .
>>


Yes, it is set to boot from the Optical Drive. Commericial disks
(say Microsoft Windows) will boot, but this disc was a custom made
disc, and it won't boot. From what I have been able to Google the
disc needs the "El Torito" standard bootfile. Apparently it looks in
a certain sector on the disc at a certain loacation in that sector,
but will have to keep digging. I thought there may be a simple
program that would allow it to work the same way a commercial disc
like say Windows would work.


From: Tim Meddick on 24 Feb 2010 15:33
As "Ol�rin" says in his reply, the file AUTORUN.INF only runs the setup [.exe] file
specified in it's contents on being detected by Window's "Auto-Run" facility (if not
disabled).

Booting, and getting a "setup" file to run, from a cd-rom, is totally different.

You first need to create a bootable floppy disk as your cd-rom's "boot-image" .

You can then insert a command into it's AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run on boot.

The final, bootable, cd-rom will use this floppy disk-image to boot from, and will
start the specified program, even if it is located on the "body" of the cd-rom
(rather than on the floppy image).

If your "setup" file will only run under Windows (or other 32/64bit OS), then you
would probably have to do things differently... make a PE disk (Preinstalled
Environment disk) for instance...

I'm sure there will be options for allowing such a disk to auto-start a selected
program when booted.

Look-up "BARTS PE DISK" on google.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Jim" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote in message
news:hfn8o59qkj226b44jg6g1j69h0jpugdc7r(a)4ax.com...
> Can anyone tell me how one would go about creating a bootdisk
> that would run a certain operating system setup program?
>
> The disk has the AUTORUN.INF file in the correct format, but
> the disc still will not boot. What I want to do is insert a
> completely empty C: hard disk drive in my Thinkpad, and have the DVD
> drive run the setup.exe for an operating system which is on the disk,
> but it will not autostart.
>
> I understand NERO has a way to create a bootdisk. Is there any other
> way to create a disk that will autostart.
>
> The Autorun.inf file reads as follows:
>
> [Autorun]
> open=setup.exe
> icon=setup.exe,0
>
>
> With the Thinkpad, you have the option to boot from the CD/DVD drive
> upon startup.
>
> Anyone know how I can make this disk autostart? I'm sure something is
> missing from the disc.

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