Really Autorun Your Jump Drive

This trick will let you run a program on your jump drive automatically. The program will run as soon as you plug your jump drive in without clicking or doing anything else.

Step 1: The Autorun.inf File
Step 2: Finish

***Extras***
Step 3: Example
Step 4: Running multiple programs automatically
Step 5: Fixing the Music Bug
Step 6: Other autorun.inf tricks
Step 7: Adding a background to the USB Drive
Step 8: Credits

This is my first instructable so comments are very welcome. Thanks.

Step 1 The Autorun.inf File

The Autorun.inf file tells a computer what to do when your USB is inserted. So we are going to tell it to run a certain program automatically.

In Notepad (or another text editor) type or copy and paste the following

   [Autorun]
   shellexecute=someprogram.exe
   useautoplay=1

Replace "someprogram.exe" with the program you want to run, usually a .exe file. Make sure theprogam file is stored on the root of the jump drive or include the directory.
  
Example
 Notepad.exe is stored at  "E:\programs\Text\notepad.exe"  so you would replace "someprogram.exe"  with  ".\programs\text\notepad.exe" .

Save this as Autorun.inf and move it to the root of your jump drive.

   Explanation of the Autorun.inf File
    The first line identifies this as an Autorun file, the second line defines
    the default command, and the third line tells the computer to run the default command
    automatically.

Comments

[vulpes133]

I've done this and yet I cannot get a background working for my drive. I have tried code from other sites for the desktop.ini but it didn't work either. I have checked the names of my file and image and they are correct. Does this not work on windows 7?

[draconis537]

it's not working. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY!!!!!!!!! I think I did some thing wrong. here is a step by step screenshot list of my actions:

[NeverWrex]

I can't see your images very clearly, but it appears you have done everything correctly. I have a couple suggestions.
1)a-Press Windows key and R at the same time
b-Type 'cmd' and press enter
c-Type 'attrib +s F:\autorun.inf' and press enter
that forces the system to recognize the autorun.inf file if it wasn't
2) replace your batch file with a program like calc.exe to make sure it's not just a problem with batch files

I should note that Vista and Windows 7 disabled the autorun feature.
I need more information like Operating System and jumpdrive manufacture to help out more.

Hoping this helps
~NeverWrex

[draconis537]

jumpdrive is made by Lexar and I am using XP, unfortunately I didn't get every thing I wanted set up by April fools day. I still need the info for the next opportunity but I am not in such a rush. Thanks for the info that you did give me, I will go try this.

[07855]

Thanks, dude

[inforussle]

How would you get rid of the backround?

[NeverWrex]

You can delete either the picture or the desktop.ini file or both. You will first have to remove the hidden and system attributes from Desktop.ini by typing in command prompt

cd /d E:\
attrib -h -s desktop.ini

Then it will be visible and allow you to delete it. Hope it helps, let me know if it doesn't.