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BrainCellAnon
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Hi all!
Wasn't sure if this was the correct forum, but as (I think) this is browser related, well, thought I'd start here. I'm sure I'll be told other wise, a?
I've been setting up a USB stick with a dozen portable programs (next step is to 'play' with an OS on a USB... hmm!) and I got to thinking about some sort of 'autorun' when the USB stick is plugged in. A bit like all the PC magazines free CDs/DVDs (and other mags I don't know about) that have thier own 'interface' displayed with 'links' to install and sometimes even to run programs from the CD/DVD. But that seemed a little too complicated for my brain cell at this very moment!
So I was thinking that if I make a simple webpage, with a simple table, with simple links to the programs all would be, well, simple! I could just click on that and voila! Links are us (well, me! {:o)
FYI - The webpage is on the route (lowest level??) of the USB stick. If my understanding is right, the route would be C: for the main hard drive, but as pluging in a USB device gives a different drive letter on different computers I've just placed the All_Programs.html in the first 'level' (route, would that be right??) and the program is installed in the 'ThunderbirdPortable' folder (er, which is also on the route... 1st level)! I hope that makes sense?!
Within my 'All_Programs.html' is a table and within each cell I've tried (for instance):
<a href="ThunderbirdPortable\ThunderbirdPortable.exe">Thunderbird</a>
I also tried a button in a 'form' like this:
<FORM METHOD="LINK" ACTION="ThunderbirdPortable\ThunderbirdPortable.exe">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Thunderbird">
</FORM>
I have even dabbled with JavaScript using this bit of code:
<SCRIPT>
function RnThndBrd() {
document.location.href = "ThunderbirdPortable/ThunderbirdPortable.exe";
}
</SCRIPT>
in the <head> section and:
<input type="button" name="but1" value="Thunderbird" onclick="RnThndBrd();">
in the <body> section.
All of these ask if I want to save the ThunderbirdPortable.exe file! So not quite there yet! Hmm!
So, all you brainiacs out there, is there a way to run a program from a webpage via my All_Programs.html (er, using any browser) so that when I use my 'All My Progams' USB stick on someone elses computer (Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Nephews or friends) rather than having to open (explore) the USB stick and click on individual exe files?
I have noticed that a lot of the magazine CDs/DVDs have some sort of 'Autorun.inf' file plus an exe and ico file in the route. Not sure if I want to ask about that yet, or even here, as there may be an answer to this! If not, guess I'll open a new thread on autoruns, but that's for later maybe!
Many regards...
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