This version fixes a bug causing the %cdroot% variable to not function correctly in certain circumstances and sometimes relative paths were calculated incorrectly. It is recommended that all users upgrade to this version.

Here is a screenshot of CDStarter in action:

New in version 2.1:

• Sounds on startup and clicks
• Font and button colors
• Background bitmap and color
• Specify different fonts
• %cdroot% variable for drive of cd
• Adjustments to help file
• Bug fixes
•   Can specify .ico file in config editor
•   Prepare for CD Burning sometimes didn’t copy CDStarter.exe to the directory
•   Copy to language includes all options (I hope)
•   Text height for buttons correctly calculated

Features include:

• Create buttons to execute exe files, open web pages, show information or open files just as though you double clicked on them
• Specify an icon from a .ico file or from any executable (exe or dll) file
• Have language-specific options i.e. different greetings and descriptions but also different buttons altogether
• Display information before showing buttons e.g. for showing licence agreements
• Specify different fonts
• Use variables to be replaced by system-specific data such as system directory and language
• Shows a splash screen of any bitmap at start up for a desired length of time
• Specify the number of columns of buttons desired
• Easy to configure configuration file now with new configuration editor

Download:

CDStarter211.zip contains the main program file, help file and an example. To use it, just download this file, unzip it using WinZip or other unzipping utility. Just run CDStarter.exe and view the example. You can then create your CD autoruns straight away, using the config editor CDStarterconfig.exe.

Please note: You no longer need mfc42.dll to use cdstarter so it is not necessary to redistribute this file with your cds.

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Note to all users: I have received recently many emails from users of CDs using CDStarter for their autorun. They have been enquiring about the content of the CD, which obviously is nothing to do with me. Therefore I recommend that you enter your own contact email address in the about box field (general tab).