How to make a web page on CD or DVD?

Mr Bean

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 5:15:13 AM1/23/12

to

What I want to do - make the web page available for d/load as .iso
file, burn CD and that CD would start autmatically if inserted into
CD/DVD drive.

If Autostart is not selected, how index.html can be executed to start
the web page from CD.

Link to any tutorial would be great. For some reason I can't formulated
the right question and I'm getting all sorts of stuff except what I
really want.

:-(

Mr Bean

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 5:25:27 AM1/23/12

to

The web site is small - 45 mb, - link - http://www.zbawienie.com/

IMHO Google Chrome opening as autorun, or firefox would be fantastic.

TIA

Denis McMahon

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 8:39:06 AM1/23/12

to

On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:15:13 +0800, Mr Bean wrote:

> What I want to do - make the web page available for d/load as .iso
> file, burn CD and that CD would start autmatically if inserted into
> CD/DVD drive.
>
> If Autostart is not selected, how index.html can be executed to start
> the web page from CD.

The user controls whether the CD is autorun or not. They also control
whether their machine is set to open html files with a browser, a text
editor, or some other application.

As you can not control the platform, OS or preferred application settings
of the target computer, there is absolutely nothing you can do on the CD
to ensure that when loaded, it always loads index.htm(l) in a browser.

Think of it the other way round - would you want anyone to be able to
create a CD which, when placed in your computer, over-rode your settings
and launched an application?

The best you can do is prepare your CD so that if it is autostarted, the
index.htm(l) file is loaded.

Rgds

Denis McMahon

idle

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 12:09:15 PM1/23/12

to

http://www.wizbit.net/business_card_cd_creating_autorun_file.htm

--
idle
None of us is as good as all of us.

Mr Bean

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 6:03:46 PM1/23/12

to

I think, that Dennis misunderstood my intentions totally.

Idle... many thanks for that link. I think I can solve my problem.
Ideally would be make index.html as a startup page for portable Firefox.

And autorun Firefox.

When autorun is disabled, I think double klick on CD icon will still
open Firefox.

And that solves my problems.

I have my web page available for d/load as zip file and people have
problems with unzipping and running index.html.

If I will make iso file and make is available for d/l plus link to let's
say ImageBurn, that would be much easier.

D/load both files, run ImageBurn.exe, open it and drop iso file on it,
insert CD and burn it.

If that will not work, I'll write:

Go to your neighbor son, give him a couple of beers and he will do it
for you. Or... give him couple lollies!

;)

Many thanks idle....

Doug Miller

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 7:00:25 PM1/23/12

to

Mr Bean <MrB...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:qfydnZ7CSqPKeoDS...@westnet.com.au:

> On 24/01/2012 1:09 AM, idle wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:15:13 +0800, Mr Bean wrote in alt.html:
>>
>>> What I want to do - make the web page available for d/load as .iso
>>> file, burn CD and that CD would start autmatically if inserted into
>>> CD/DVD drive.
>>>
>>> If Autostart is not selected, how index.html can be executed to start
>>> the web page from CD.
>>>
>>> Link to any tutorial would be great. For some reason I can't formulated
>>> the right question and I'm getting all sorts of stuff except what I
>>> really want.
>>>
>>> :-(
>>
>> http://www.wizbit.net/business_card_cd_creating_autorun_file.htm
>
> I think, that Dennis misunderstood my intentions totally.

I think that you misunderstood his response totally.

>
> Idle... many thanks for that link. I think I can solve my problem.
> Ideally would be make index.html as a startup page for portable Firefox.
>
> And autorun Firefox.

How?

>
> When autorun is disabled, I think double klick on CD icon will still
> open Firefox.

I disagree. You don't seem to understand that what happens when I click on an icon on my
computer is totally under *my* control, not yours. Suppose I have the .html extension associated with
Notepad+ or some other text editor, instead of with Firefox -- do you think that my computer will
somehow launch Firefox anyway?

>
> And that solves my problems.

No, it doesn't.

>
> I have my web page available for d/load as zip file

Why?

idle

unread,

Jan 23, 2012, 9:01:41 PM1/23/12

to

Np. Keep in mind a couple things. If your users have an issue unzipping
a file, they're sure to have more extracting an ISO ;)
Then they've got to burn it to a cd also? Get my point.
Also, there's the default issues.
If you supply a portable Firefox, there's no guarantee what type of
system they're running. 32bit, 64bit, MAC, Linux, etc.

You may be overthinking the solution.
Your best bet may be to supply all files for download and the autorun
file and let the users default system take over. 99.999999% have a
browser already installed, and usually set to open the html files by
default.

My 2pence.

Mr Bean

unread,

Jan 24, 2012, 4:14:11 AM1/24/12

to

On 24/01/2012 10:01 AM, idle wrote:

> Np. Keep in mind a couple things. If your users have an issue unzipping
> a file, they're sure to have more extracting an ISO ;)
> Then they've got to burn it to a cd also? Get my point.
> Also, there's the default issues.
> If you supply a portable Firefox, there's no guarantee what type of
> system they're running. 32bit, 64bit, MAC, Linux, etc.
>
> You may be overthinking the solution.
> Your best bet may be to supply all files for download and the autorun
> file and let the users default system take over. 99.999999% have a
> browser already installed, and usually set to open the html files by
> default.
>
> My 2pence.

Worth more than that. ;)

I think you are absolutely right. index.html should be open by default
browser on user side.

If they are able to d/load or read anything, they are able to view it.
Didn't considered that before.

Thanks again...

Ray_Net

unread,

Jan 24, 2012, 11:37:59 AM1/24/12

to

In article <ecKdnbA0KKb164PS...@westnet.com.au>,
MrB...@hotmail.com says...

>
> On 24/01/2012 10:01 AM, idle wrote:
>
> > Np. Keep in mind a couple things. If your users have an issue unzipping
> > a file, they're sure to have more extracting an ISO ;)
> > Then they've got to burn it to a cd also? Get my point.
> > Also, there's the default issues.
> > If you supply a portable Firefox, there's no guarantee what type of
> > system they're running. 32bit, 64bit, MAC, Linux, etc.
> >
> > You may be overthinking the solution.
> > Your best bet may be to supply all files for download and the autorun
> > file and let the users default system take over. 99.999999% have a
> > browser already installed, and usually set to open the html files by
> > default.
> >
> > My 2pence.
>
>
> Worth more than that. ;)
>
> I think you are absolutely right. index.html should be open by default
> browser on user side.
>

NO NO .... index.html when opened COULD use the default browser ...

Hot-Text

unread,

Jan 25, 2012, 4:24:22 PM1/25/12

to

"Mr Bean" <MrB...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:I-ednevMiZqoroDS...@westnet.com.au...

MicroWeb

MicroWeb allows you to create a working web site on a CD-ROM.
Using a web browser, a user can run cgi programs as well as view html files on the CD-ROM.
To view the website the end user only has to run the microweb.exe program on the CD-more...
ROM, there is nothing to configure.

@ < http://indigostar.com/ >

--
User-agent: *
Disallow: /

Hot-Text

unread,

Jan 25, 2012, 4:31:52 PM1/25/12

to

"Mr Bean" <MrB...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:qfydnZ7CSqPKeoDS...@westnet.com.au...

It will not autorun Firefox,
if your Client do not have a FireFox...