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AUTOPLAY: An easy-to-use AutoPlay Function for your
CDs and DVDs
Version 2.3.108 - 14. April 2008
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Copyright © 1999-2008 |
AutoPlay
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[Switzerland]
Contents
- What is AUTOPLAY?
- Installing AUTOPLAY
- AutoPlay's Features
- Registering AUTOPLAY / AUTOPLAY Order Form
- Support
- Version History
- Gallery: AutoPlay in Action
- AutoPlay PAD (Portable Application Description)
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*** AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR AUTOPLAY OWNERS *** AutoPlay v2 will not recognise your AutoPlay v1.x Registration Keys! To get an AutoPlay v2 registration key, please send your Copyright text and current Registration key to . I will normally respond in about 2 working days with a new AutoPlay v2 key. |
What is AUTOPLAY?
AUTOPLAY - A Professional AutoPlay Function for your
CDs and DVDs
Written by James Greene
Copyright © 1999-2008
James Greene
AUTOPLAY is a simple way to add a professional AutoPlay feature to the CDs and DVDs that you create. The registered version of AUTOPLAY supports a personalised 'splash screen' graphic and playing music (Wave or MIDI) while the desired application or document is being loaded.
Installing AUTOPLAY
AUTOPLAY is a Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP program. It does not require any additional .DLLs, but does require an AUTORUN.INF to be located in the program directory.
To install AUTOPLAY:
- Download the AutoPlay v2.3.108 distribution kit from
http://www.informatics-consulting.ch/software/autoplay23.msi
[Switzerland] or from
http://www.informatics-consulting.de/software/autoplay23.msi [Germany] - Install AutoPlay by executing autoplay23.msi.
AutoPlay's Features
AutoPlay offers you the following benefits:
- Create professional-looking self-starting CDs and DVDs in minutes!
- Get started quickly with the AutoPlay Configuration Utility (APCfg), that takes you step-by-step through creating the AutoPlay configuration file.
- Gives the user "instant feedback" when the CD or DVD is inserted, since your logo and copyright information appears on the screen.
- Create a professional CD menu with the AutoPlay Menu Utility (APMenu)
Registering AUTOPLAY
AUTOPLAY is not free! AUTOPLAY
(including AutoPlay, the AutoPlay Menu and the AutoPlay
Configuration Utility) is shareware, meaning that you
are entitled to evaluate it before you decide to
purchase it. This evaluation period allows you to use
AUTOPLAY on five (5) CDs or DVDs. After this evaluation
period, you must either register your copy of AUTOPLAY,
or discontinue use and remove it from your system.
Private Persons: If you find this
program useful and find that you are using AUTOPLAY and
continue to use it after a reasonable trial of 5 CD-Rs,
you must make a registration payment of US$
13.50 (plus any shipping and handling fees) to
James
Greene. This registration fee will license you to
use AUTOPLAY on an unlimited number of privately
produced CDs and DVDs.
The Personal license for AutoPlay is linked to a
single "Copyright=" text string. If you would like to
use AutoPlay for various CD with different Copyright=
texts, you should order the Professional license,
below.
Click here to register a personal AutoPlay
license on-line.
Total registration cost US$13.50.
Commercial Users: Commercial users of
AUTOPLAY (or use of AUTOPLAY on a commercial CD or DVD)
must register and pay for their copies of AUTOPLAY
before the media is distributed.
A professional license includes the option for a
custom-built version of AutoPlay version, with your
"splash" graphic built in. Alternatively, you can have
a version of AutoPlay without the default pop-up splash
screen image, resulting in a 230KB executable. This
custom-built version can be used with any "Copyright="
text you choose.
Click here to register a professional AutoPlay
license on-line.
Total registration cost US$49.00.
| AutoPlay Feature | Shareware | Personal | Professional |
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| Can launch any document when the media is inserted |  |
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| Supports individual images in the splash screen | |
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| Splash screen can be scaled to fit other image sizes | |
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| Supports an alternative splash screen layout | |
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| Splash screen can be hidden | |
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| Plays music or sound while the document or viewer is loading | |
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| Copyright text in the splash screen can be changed | |
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| An OEM version is available with your splash screen image compiled into the application | |
| AutoPlay Menu Feature | Shareware | Personal | Professional |
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| Maximum number of menu entries | 3 | 12 | 12 |
| Supports sub-menus | |
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| Supports background images | |
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| Supports alternative menu layouts | |
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For more information about registering, please see the AutoPlay Order Form.
Anyone distributing AUTOPLAY for any kind of remuneration must first contact James Greene at the address below for authorisation. This authorisation will be automatically granted to distributors recognised by the ASP as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering AUTOPLAY immediately. However we would appreciate being advised so that the distributor can be kept advised about with the latest version of AUTOPLAY.
Support
AUTOPLAY - A Professional AutoPlay Function for your
CDs and DVDs
Written by James Greene
Copyright © 1999-2008
James Greene
AUTOPLAY comes with NO WARRANTY to the extent permitted by law.
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