Since most of our users' laptops no longer have CD/DVD drives built-in, I am looking to publish my course to a thumb/jump drive that autoplays my course when plugged into their USB port. Am I right in assuming:
1.) That this is possible?
2.) That I would follow the same procedure as if I were publishing to a CD/DVD?
You will want to first publish locally and then copy the output to your USB drive. As far as the auto run file, that's only available for CD output. You can review the information here in regards to publishing for CD or another local source.
I also published the same file to a CD but can't get it to auto-launch from there either. I've loaded it into several different computers, but the results have all been the same - it wouldn't play automatically. I've reviewed this thread and this one, changed all the settings / followed the steps that were recommended (including adjusting the AutoPlay settings in my Control Panel to be "Play DVD/audio CD using Windows Media Player"), and re-published several times, but still no luck.
Is there anything else I should try or be changing to get the CD to autoplay? Or this just something that the all learners will have to double-click the Launch_Story.exe file to view the content?
What Windows version are you using? I wonder if Phil meant it's turned off as a whole in Windows 7 - as I see in that one thread Dennis mentioned similar. Did you already confirm the auto run file is in the route folder?
In all version after windows 7 the user would have to enable autoplay on their machine for mountable drives, by default it is switched off. CD and DVDs will still autoplay
Yes, the autorun file is definitely in the route folder. (When I burned the CD, I copied and pasted the CONTENTS of the Output folder, rather than the folder itself, so the autorun would be at the base level.) - see screenshot Output File.
I have also included a second screenshot of my current settings - AutoPlay Settings. Did I miss one that still needs to be changed so that CDs/DVDs will autoplay?
It all looks set up correctly - have you tried running the CD in different computers just to see if the particular system is having challenges? Did you already review the other troubleshooting steps here? A bit similar to what's mentioned in the threads - but worth reviewing the linked Microsoft articles there.
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Hi Amanda,
You will want to first publish locally and then copy the output to your USB drive. As far as the auto run file, that's only available for CD output. You can review the information here in regards to publishing for CD or another local source.
Thanks, Ashley! Good to know. :o)
I also published the same file to a CD but can't get it to auto-launch from there either. I've loaded it into several different computers, but the results have all been the same - it wouldn't play automatically. I've reviewed this thread and this one, changed all the settings / followed the steps that were recommended (including adjusting the AutoPlay settings in my Control Panel to be "Play DVD/audio CD using Windows Media Player"), and re-published several times, but still no luck.
Is there anything else I should try or be changing to get the CD to autoplay? Or this just something that the all learners will have to double-click the Launch_Story.exe file to view the content?
Microsoft switched off autoplay for USB from Windows 7 as it is a security risk.
Hi Amanda,
What Windows version are you using? I wonder if Phil meant it's turned off as a whole in Windows 7 - as I see in that one thread Dennis mentioned similar. Did you already confirm the auto run file is in the route folder?
In all version after windows 7 the user would have to enable autoplay on their machine for mountable drives, by default it is switched off. CD and DVDs will still autoplay
Thanks to you both for responding so quickly!
Yes, the autorun file is definitely in the route folder. (When I burned the CD, I copied and pasted the CONTENTS of the Output folder, rather than the folder itself, so the autorun would be at the base level.) - see screenshot Output File.
I have also included a second screenshot of my current settings - AutoPlay Settings. Did I miss one that still needs to be changed so that CDs/DVDs will autoplay?
It all looks set up correctly for CD
Hi Amanda,
It all looks set up correctly - have you tried running the CD in different computers just to see if the particular system is having challenges? Did you already review the other troubleshooting steps here? A bit similar to what's mentioned in the threads - but worth reviewing the linked Microsoft articles there.
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