RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-11-04 Thread Fraser Campbell
Not sure if this of any help, but I recently used the Label parameter in an autorun.inf and the icon refused to appear. It wasn't until I removed it that everything went back to normal. hth Fraser [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lin

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-11-04 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi all again... I wonder if I may revisit this thread I started a little while ago that ended up in the Supreme Court :-) I've been able to reproduce an error as to why my custom CD-ROM icon isn't showing up in the (WinXP) My Computer (and is being replaced by a generic one). If I right click

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-17 Thread Bertil Flink
October 17, 2003 2:48 AM Subject: RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency > At 12:39 2003-10-15, Todd Culley wrote: > >I would say that the system isn't refreshing its system icon cache for one > >reason or another. Maybe the system has a lot of processes running. > > I suspect t

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread roymeo
from my old stuff: [autorun] OPEN="StudioCom.exe" ICON="sc.ico" shell\verb1\command=StudioCom.exe shell\verb1=Run the StudioCom.exe Demo roymeo -- roymeo(AT)brokenoffcarantenna.com -- i used to love you back when you wrote poetry [To remove yourself from this list, or to change

Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread Brad Hile
ssage - From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency > === > Todd had a good suggestion: is it "/" or "\", in other words, > Icon=media\uth.ico > Or > Icon=media/uth.ico [To remov

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread Mark A. Boyd
At 12:39 2003-10-15, Todd Culley wrote: I would say that the system isn't refreshing its system icon cache for one reason or another. Maybe the system has a lot of processes running. I suspect this is the case, too. I only recently figured out that the icons were cached when my CD showed the wron

RE: Autorun/Icon Inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread Allen Stare-IMM
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Collier Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency >>Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only >>sometimes* s

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
I believe it is disc specific. The label works, but the icon doesn't. > Could you clarify for me: Is this CD specific, machine specific, or random? [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-16 Thread Chris Chambers
Michael, Could you clarify for me: Is this CD specific, machine specific, or random? Chris. - Original Message - From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 1:47 PM Subject: RE: Autorun/icon in

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Todd Culley
ks at MicroAngelo if they can point you in some directions. todd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Collier Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency >>Anyone have any

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Cole Tierney
Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only sometimes* show the custom icon for the CD drive? I'm also having this problem... Not sure this will help, but I usually use an external icon and haven't bumped into this problem. icon=some.ico -- Cole [To remove yourself from

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Bruce Collier
>>Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only >>sometimes* show the custom icon for the CD drive? I'm also having this problem... Autorun contains.. "icon=projector.exe" - projector is in root of CD - problem occurs on Windows XP Home and Professional - projector ico

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Autorun/icon inconsistency Hi list... == I sifted through the Lingo-L & Direct-L archives, and I couldn't find any previous posts answering my quest

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Fraser Campbell
just to throw a question out there, is this happening on machines with autorun turned on? I don't know on PCs which have autorun switched off whether or not the autorun.inf file gets read at all. Fraser "Shot in the dark" Campbell [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, g

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Chris Chambers
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 9:45 PM Subject: Autorun/icon inconsistency > Hi list... > > == > I sifted through the Lingo-L & Direct-L archives, and I couldn't find > any previous posts answering my question, so

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-15 Thread Andrew Dempsey
be a Windows 98 and under problem. Can't recall it happening with 2000 either. Andrew > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Culley > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject

RE: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Todd Culley
x27;s .exe file. Icon=myProjector.exe todd -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 1:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Autorun/icon inconsistency Hi list... =

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 07:18 PM, Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote: How many other OSes are run on 90+% of the world's personal computers? UNIX. PCs and servers. Why are you being so defensive? Do you own MSFT stock? Do remember that mass appeal does not equal value. With that kind of coverag

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Charlie Fiskeaux II
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Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 05:39 PM, Colin Holgate wrote: Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only sometimes* show the custom icon for the CD drive? Because Windows, in general, sucks? Hey, them's fighting words! What do you mean "in general"? It's superior in mea

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Alex da Franca
At 18:40 Uhr -0400 14.10.2003, Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote: If people have bad experiences with Windows, I've found it's usually because their computing practices contribute heavily to it's instability and seemingly negative qualities. that's by design. while some OSes help you to get your work done,

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 05:40 PM, Charlie Fiskeaux II wrote: If people have bad experiences with Windows, I've found it's usually because their computing practices contribute heavily to it's instability and seemingly negative qualities. I've never had a copy of Windows that was less st

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Charlie Fiskeaux II
indows that was less stable than Macs. Charlie Fiskeaux II Media Designer Cre8tive Group cre8tivegroup.com 859/858-9054x29 cell: 859/608-9194 - Original Message - From: "Howdy-Tzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:02 P

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Colin Holgate
Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only sometimes* show the custom icon for the CD drive? Because Windows, in general, sucks? Hey, them's fighting words! What do you mean "in general"? [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.

Re: Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Howdy-Tzi
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 03:45 PM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Anyone have any insight as to why the My Computer window would *only sometimes* show the custom icon for the CD drive? Because Windows, in general, sucks? Warren Ockrassa | President, nightwares LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] nightwa

Autorun/icon inconsistency

2003-10-14 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael
Hi list... == I sifted through the Lingo-L & Direct-L archives, and I couldn't find any previous posts answering my question, so I'm gracing Lingo-L with yet another autorun post... == On some CDs I've created, when you double click My Comp