When I
create a Autorun.inf for a CD-ROM, Win 7 won't automatically "run"
the setup.exe.
My sample
autorun.inf:
[autorun]
action=Autorun
open=Setup.exe
icon=Setup.exe,0
label=XXX Install CD
action=Autorun
open=Setup.exe
icon=Setup.exe,0
label=XXX Install CD
Troubleshooting:
First I
have confirmed that nothing is wrong with my Win 7. The autorun is not
disabled. For all related registry settings, please refer to this WIKIPEDIA
article:
After the
registration are confirmed that AUTORUN is enabled, I still cannot make the
"setup.exe" run. Win 7 only prompts to "Open Files" as
below.
Cause:
I noticed
that the ICON and the label are not shown as expected as well. Then I doubt if
something is wrong with the autorun.inf file.
I checked
the encoding of autorun.inf and found it's encoded in UTF-8 with BOM (default
by my vim settings).
After I
change the encoding to ACSII, the autoplay/autorun finally starts working.
Conclusion:
Windown 7 autoplay/autorun cannot handle autorun.inf
file in UTF-8 with BOM.
