Autorun MAX! 2.1 - Last Minute Notes

Autorun MAX! gives you the power to create professional looking CD-ROM/DVD-ROM autorun menus and other interactive multimedia projects that are sure to impress. And you don’t have to be a software programmer to do it. With its intuitive workspace and drag-and-drop objects, it’s quick to learn and easy to use. Autorun MAX! requires no programming knowledge whatsoever! You’ll be amazed with the powerful functionality and stylish visual appeal that Autorun MAX! puts at your mouse-clicking fingertip.

Autorun MAX! makes it easy for anyone to create professional looking interactive multimedia software. With its easy-to-use visual design environment, you don’t have to know a thing about computer programming. If you can use a mouse, you can create dazzling projects with Autorun MAX! Some possibilities include:

• CD-ROM autorun / autoplay menus
• Electronic CD-ROM Business Cards
• Travel Journals
• Invitations
• Brochures
• Demos and Walkthroughs
• Much more - the kinds of projects you can make are limited only by your imagination!

Autorun MAX! was designed to be intuitive and easy to use, but that doesn't mean you won't run into the occasional roadblock. The following tools are at your disposal when you need help:

The Autorun MAX! User's Guide

The Autorun MAX! User's Guide is written to give you an overview of the most important features of Autorun MAX! and how to use them. It includes lots of screen shots for "at-a-glance" explanations. This resource can be accessed either from the Start Menu in the Autorun MAX! program group, or from within the application by choosing Help > Autorun MAX! User's Guide from the program menu.

The Help File

The Help File contains detailed entries explaining the program's many features, including a ton of great tips! The Help File is context specific, meaning that when you open it, it will automatically present the entry relevant to whatever you happen to be working on. Of course, the Help File is also fully searchable, so you can enter a topic or keyword to locate the information you need! To access the Help File, choose Help > Autorun MAX! Help from the program menu, or from the Start Menu in the Autorun MAX! program group.

Online Support Forums

Still stumped? Why don't you check in with fellow users of Autorun MAX! by visiting the online discussion and support forums? Here, users of this program discuss problems they've had with their projects as well as the solutions that worked for them. Chances are, you'll find helpful discussion for your own project challenges. Choosing Help > Online Support Forums opens your Web browser directly to the user forums at the Autorun MAX! website.

• Feature: Updated upx.exe to version 3.05.
• Feature: New updated graphical content, including templates, buttons, scrollbars & video transport skins.

Fixes:

• Fix: Updated the burning control which resolved minor issues.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where the most recently used file list in the File menu was not working.
• Fix: Various minor fixes and enhancements.

• Feature: Updated Autorun MAX! to be fully compatible with Windows 7.

Fixes:

• Fix: Added support for the Windows restart manager messages to Autorun MAX!'s design environment.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where the File Layout view would sometimes crash when adding a new folder to the current project.

• Feature: Added Windows 7 support to the design and runtime.
• Feature: Added support for exporting to the AutoPlay Media Studio 7.0 archive format.
• Feature: Added the selected object's name to the status bar.

Fixes:

• Fix: Fixed a bug where the Volume Name was not working properly when creating ISO images.
• Fix: Made it so that only one error message is displayed when an error occurs in a simple action.
• Fix: Updated the version of upx.exe that is shipped with Autorun MAX!.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where Autorun MAX! would not warn you if a file could not be added to the ISO or burned onto a CD.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where focus was being lost on various dialogs in the design GUI after browsing for new files.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where the File Layout window was not working on operating systems greater than Windows XP.

• Feature: Added Windows Vista support to Autorun MAX!'s design and runtime.
• Feature: Added a configurable "Requested User Privilege Level (Vista)" option for the application manifest of applications when run on Windows Vista. This feature can be found on the Settings tab of Project > Settings.
• Feature: Added the topic "Running On Windows Vista" to the command reference (located in the Introduction).
• Feature: Added DVD burning support to Autorun MAX!.

Fixes:

• Fix: Fixed a bug where under some rare circumstances, certain fonts would fail to be temporarily registered at runtime.
• Fix: Fixed a visual problem where the page tabs in the design environment would flicker when resizing the application when the ruler was enabled.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where distributing grouped objects vertically would occasionally produce incorrect results.
• Fix: Fixed an issue where button thumbnails wouldn't display properly on Windows Vista.
• Fix: Fixed an issue on Windows Vista where the Project Size pane was getting cut off.
• Fix: Fixed the Run Program action so it would properly interpret the file's manifest on Windows Vista.
• Fix: Made it so that various settings are stored in proper writable locations for Windows Vista.
• Fix: Fixed the integrated burning on Windows Vista.
• Fix: Fixed a validation bug where you could check the "Custom Icon" Project Setting without specifying an icon file.
• Fix: Fixed a bug where double clicking on a project archive (*.mxz) would fail to import the project.

• First release.

Fixes:

• First release.