Can't execute program

[RAD]

I can get the CD to autoboot but when I try to execute a program I'm getting a message saying: D:\My Documents\virtualcdrom folder\Exploman\explomman unzipped\install.exe
The specified file cannot be found.

Thre Exploman file is located in the virtual cdrom folder but I can't get the program to recognise this.I have set the target as %SrcDrv%install.exe .Could anyone send me a "tree" diagram as to where all the files should be.

[RAD]

When I test the program before "building" it everything seems to be ok and works.There are no conflicts reported as it builds OK.

In the "output" folder there are these files:

autorun.exe
autorun.apm
autorun.inf
DATA

In my "virtual cdrom folder" I have the files for the game.

In the DATA folder there are:

DATA\*.bah
.bal
.brh
.brl
.dav
.dah
.dal
.daw
.tff

When burning which folder should hold which files, I've tried lots of possibilities but with no luck.
Thanks.

[Mark]

Hi,
What is your Virtual CD-ROM Folder set to: "D:\My Documents\virtualcdrom folder\"? If this is the case the target to the install.exe should be: "%SrcDrv%\Exploman\explomman unzipped\install.exe". This is because %SrcDrv% is the Source Drive, the ROOT of the drive that your AutoPlay menu is being executed from. During preview %SrcDrv% gets set to the value of your Virtual CD-ROM folder. Keep in mind that your Virtual CD-ROM folder is designed to mimic the ROOT of your finished CD. This means that you will have to burn this:
"ROOT\Exploman\explomman unzipped\install.exe", where ROOT is the root of your CD-ROM.
As far as what to burn is concerned, what you should do is build your menu to your Virtual CD-ROM Folder, this makes sense because the Virtual CD-ROM Folder is used to mimic the ROOT of your CD-ROM.
So if your Virtual CD-ROM Folder is set to: "D:\My Documents\virtualcdrom folder\" then you should build your menu to that directory. Once this is done you are ready to burn, so simply burn the CONTENTS of your Virtual CD-ROM folder to the ROOT of your CD-ROM.

mark.

[RAD]

I'm new to this sort of thing so can you explain by what you mean when you say a ROOT.

tHANKS.

[sinner]

Check the help files for "Burning your Cd rom". There is a good explanation of how to do it there.

[sinner]

Also in the usersguide.pdf on page 18 if you want the actual definition of the word "root".

[RAD]

I don't suppose that anybody wants to draw me a diagram showing where to put the different files ready for burning.I've read the instruction files but still don't understand about the ROOT, how do I create it or how do I locate it.
I really am desperate here its only easy when you know how.

Many Thanks.

[Mark]

Hi,
This is from the User's Guide:

Root Folder
The root folder is the top level of a hierarchical file system. Each drive has only one root folder. The root folder can contain either files or folders, which are technically called "subfolders". All files and folders on a disk are essentially "children" of this root folder. When you go to "My Computer" in Windows it shows a list of drives that you can double click on. The root folder of each drive is what appears. It is designated as something like "C:\". In most cases you will burn your AutoPlay menu to the root folder of your CD-R drive.

Hopefully that explains a bit more about the ROOT of a drive. If your CD-ROM is the D drive, then the root will be: D:\.

So what you should do is take everything that you output and the contents of your Virtual CD-ROM Folder (if you did not build to that directory) and burn it to the root of your CD-ROM.

If your CD drive was the D drive it would look like this:

D:\Autorun.exe
D:\Autorun.apm
D:\Autorun.inf
D:\Data
D:\Data\*.Bah
.
.
.
D:\Data\*.ttf
Plus the contents of your virtual CD-ROM folder.

mark.