Game CDs to DVD conversion?

[Grumpy]

Creating a html autorun does not work. Your cd-rom does not know what to do with this file. I do know how to get an autorun going but don't know how to create one , im no programmer, so can't help you there.

Um like this:

Make an Autorun CD-ROM

To make a CD run a program automatically you use a file named autorun.inf you create the file autorun.inf in a text editor like Notepad. The file autorun.inf is than located on the CD's root directory. The first line of the file needs to say

[autorun]

add a second line with "open=" and the program desired. For example an autorun.inf file like this

[autorun]
open=explorer.exe /n,/e,.

would make the CD open up Windows Explorer. Rather than launch an executable you can have Windows launch an html file, use the following for example

[autorun]
open=start.exe yourfilename.html


I quite often make my own Auto starting software CD's but have never actually tried it with multiple games! I do believe that it could work using the HTML way but not actually sure? Thats why I asked.

[VanTokkern]

Thanks for that Grumpy, I'll try it right now, with my poor html skills :P I did not know what you just said. but it's worth the try. As I have no programming skills what-so-ever. If I manage to get it working I'll let you know. And as far as the multiple games on one DVD, games that are originally coded for multiple CDs, works like a charm
I only need to get that autorun working now.

[VanTokkern]

Hah! Got it to work. Thanks to Warhammer which came with brilliant autorun files You can alter all the links, background, pretty much everything.
I can personally vouch adding multiple games, which come with more than one CD, will work perfectly fine on a DVD.
I don't have an answer yet to your problem Grumpy. I guess it should work fine if you can figure out a way to execute files with html. I, for one, don't know how to do this.

[Grumpy]

yeh sorry bout tht i relized the way i used to do it wont work in Xp ive just been testing it!
But this WILL open the HTML on the CD (between the lines but not the lines as well)
----------------------------------------------------
[autorun]
open=Games.html
icon=cd.ico

shellexecute=Games.html

----------------------------------------------------
Now just a bit more corrections on the html itself and I'm sure I can get this to work! Just need to brush up on my html

[VanTokkern]

Do you happen to know a program which lets you alter cab files?

[Grumpy]

To open cab files? Cant remember off hand but I'm sure Ive read that on Fileforums! just a matter of where exactly?
Just found your answer thanks to 'ghosthacker' and Morglum007'. They say 'i6comp' can edit cab files, go here: http://fileforums.com/showthread.php...highlight=orca
to read what they had to say

[Grumpy]

Well i finally worked out how I did the HTML thingy! I posted the text needed to open the Html page from the cd about 3 posts back! If you set the page up correctly you will have links on your page that when clicked on will go straight to the appropriate games setup.exe. B4 the setup starts you will see the download message window about "files of this sort can be harmful' and you will have the choice to download, install, cancel etc! Just like when you go to download something from the Net. Obviously you choose the 'Install' button! Now this is a simple way of putting 6 maybe 7 different games onto the one DVD. Hope thats not to cofusing!

[The One]

An excellent program which I have used for making my own autorun.exe programs is Autoplay Media Studio Pro from IndigRose http://www.indigorose.com/ams/index.php
This is a quite expensive program but you can find bargain prices....if you know what I mean

You can use CabPack
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/english.htm
to edit .cab files but you have to save as new cabs. This program will not edit Installsheild cabs though.

For Installsheild cabs You need the ICOMP cab editor which can be found here http://cdmediaworld.com/hardware/cdrom/files.shtml. I have used this program many times to insert the cracked game executable into the setup cab and make a cracked setup and it will also extract files. ICOMP does not have a GUI, it command line based.

[VanTokkern]

Originally Posted by The One

An excellent program which I have used for making my own autorun.exe programs is Autoplay Media Studio Pro from IndigRose http://www.indigorose.com/ams/index.php
This is a quite expensive program but you can find bargain prices....if you know what I mean

I got a great deal on this one Excellent program, thanks!!

Originally Posted by The One

You can use a CabPack
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/english.htm
to edit .cab files but you have to save as new cabs. This program will not edit Installsheild cabs though. You need the ICOMP cab editor which can be found somewhere on GCW in the tools section. I have used this program many times to insert the cracked game executable into the setup cab and make a cracked setup. This utility will also extract files. ICOMP does not have a GUI, it command line based.

This however did not work for me

[union jack]

full isatall game say black hawke down
zip entire game
dunno if matters but years ago u had to have hidden filez shown if not they wouldnt get zipped then game wouldnt work
using this method might need delete config file
and dont forget to make all filez archive
ya machine cant rewrite a read only file

any one selling a phillips 2600 cd rec
ill buy it it will copy anything