Bug#185238: CD images misinterpreted under windows
Package: installation-reports
Version: N/A, 20030317
Severity: wishlist
Debian CDs should behave under windows, ideally by taking no action, or
by running a small (splash screen?) application from autorun.inf. While
preparing to blow away Windows 2003 Server RC2 I burnt today's
sarge-i386-netinst.iso image in Easy CD Creator. On completion, Windows
2003 Server (pretty much just Win2k Server + XP skin) scanned the disk
and told me in a dialog labeled 'Debian testing i (E:)':
Windows can perform the same action each time you insert a disk or
connect a device with this kind of file:
Pictures
What do you want Windows to do?
View a slideshow of the images
using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
Print the pictures
using Photo Printing Wizard
Open folder to view files
using Windows Explorer
Take no action
with an 'Always do the selected action' checkbox and OK and Cancel buttons.
I imagine this is due to the pictures in the 'pics' folder.
Anyway it would be nice if these dialogs could be silenced. Previously I
would have suggested a GUI for writing floppies could be created, but
nowdays I'm more inclined to push for something which displays some
HTML. Unfortunately creating an autorun.inf file containing:
[autorun]
OPEN=index.html
causes errors. Something like:
[autorun]
OPEN=start index.html
may work, but I'm not sure how cross platform it is. What is probably
required is a call to the ShellExecute API passing the name of the HTML
file (probably README.html). Although it would be trivial to write such
an app, one already exists:
http://www.naughter.com/shelexec.html
I'd really like to see this implemented as I think it would make debian
somewhat 'friendlier' for new users.
Sam
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Sam Johnston, Director
Australian Online Solutions
1300 132 809
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