auto run Toyota CD

Thanks

I did as per your first paragraph and all copied across ok. however double clicking on either the install.exe or the setup.exe does nothing other than display the contents of the file

I dont know what I am doing so now is probably not a good time to learn about the ISO files

Thanks

Another thing you can try is download some software called "APO USB AutoRun" to your USB drive and install the software onto your Acer.

Then delete everything of you USB drive and copy the contents from the CD onto you empty USB drive.

Place the USB drive into your Acer and it should autorun the software you have copied onto it.

Heres a link to their site.

http://www.archidune.com/index.php?id=4

Thanks

I will try that now

cheers

Can I assume you have entered the code that came with the CD??

If yes, and you have downloaded all the files, you should have a "contents" folder within which are some index.html files.
If so right click the "index3.html" file and drag it onto your desktop, then create a shortcut on the desktop.

Let's know how that works, you may have to adjust your Internet explorer properties to run active content.

Depends if it's a full version that has been copied originally.

Some copied manuals will require a special installer to run.

Are you run Windows Vista or XP

The open = start .exe sounds like you have to run it from the run function on your start menu, find the drive letter for you USB drive.

Say your USB drive comes up as DRIVE "Z".

You will have to use a command in the "run" function on you start menu.

The command would be something like z:\start.exe then hit enter.

Ranger75 omly folders are brm, ncf, sds, ewd, rm

none of these when opened show are contents folder

Olcoolone I have successfully downloaded the USB auto run and currently copying the Cd onto the USB

thanks to both of you...work in progress

It will work on Vsita if you follow what I suggested

If you cannot see the 'contents " folder on the hard drive, after downloading, then you haven't copied all the folders from the CD.
Check the CD contents, then copy and paste the "contents" folder to the same folder on your hard drive, containing the others listed in your reply .
As I said it will run on Vista.

Have just checked the original Cd and there is no contents folder showing only the ones that I stated earlier....I must be missing something here?
8 in total

Can you see an index file within any of the listed folders you have mentioned?

You should have 6 folders , plus 2 auto run files, a start file and a TMC settings file.

5 folders , 2 auto runs, start file and thats all...and I am reading directly off the original CD

Appreciate your help both of you..........I must be missing something here somewhere...........cant be that difficult

I will re read all your advice in the morning and re do it all step by step...........although at this stage I believe I am following it all correctly...doesnt add up what I am seeing on the orignal Cd ...8 folders....different to what you are obviously seeing on yours?

thanks again I will call it quits for tonight and tackle it again tomorrow...with an AXE !..no seriously I will start over and let you both know

thanks again

bungarra
As far as I know you can't get a flash drive to auto open, though I've not done any trials in that area ....yet, easiest way is insert the usb flash drive, either wait for the prompt to open the folder/drive or go to MY COMPUTER , double click on usb drive letter , when it opens double click the file called INDEX , that's the file that controls all webpage files,

OK.........I just carried out a test on a flash Drive, I added a small webpage for the El Arish Caravan Pk I done, added the 3 auto Open files from another set I have , re- plugged in the flash drive and it does auto open to the main INDEX file , If you would like those 3 files to add to your flash drive , email me , I must add the files must be all loose on the drive, not in a folder.

Further testing with another webpage I have shows it does not work

Thanks for your efforts Doug

summary to date:

The CD when put in the desktop CD drive running Vista does not open.....and yet Ranger 75 posting indicates that he must also have the CD and it is running on Vista

The CD when put into desktop CD drive running XP works perfectly

I have copied the entire CD onto the mini Acer aspire hard drive into its own folder. The original CD contains 5 folders called brm ncf sds ewd rm. There is also a shiny CD pic with the label AutoRun, a notebook pic with the label Autorun setup and lastly the Toyota logo with Start label...All files copied sussessfully on the mini hard drive

Double clicking on the notebook pic (the message is open=start.exe (Vista nd the mini hard drive)

Double clicking on the CD logo achieves nothing (Vista nad the mini )

Double clicking on the Toyota logo achieves nothing in vista but a message of an illegal operation comes up from the mini

Opening deeper into the folders eventually opens everything one by one but with thousands of files in all the folders without an index it is an impossible task to ever find what you look for..

I have follwed Ocoolone's advice but it does not work for me

Accessing vis a USB stick doesnt work

I have follwed Ranger 75's instructions but he seems to be getting a different set of files form me on his CD (I am assuming he must have one from his posts)..and there is no damn Index files anywhere!...

well I certainly cant find them and yet I realise they must be in there somewhere as the CD on the desktop XP has a brilliant and detailed index to work through!!

You have all been very patient and helpful but it seems as though I am up a blind gully somewhere with this...........

I guess the last resort is to carry an external CD / DVD drive but this was all about using a mini for workshop manual and Ozi explorer and avoiding extra stuff

Thanks to all of you and I guess I give up unless this post demonstrates I am missing something from all the helpfull advice

Thanks to all

bungarra

bungarra
I know an easy way out, Blame Gone Bush for advertising the Mini Laptop,....lol

yeah, go on, I've got broad shoulders.

I really am a Line of Least Resistance sort of person and I will be picking up my external DVD drive next week.

It only needs to be used occasionally and it removes all sorts of frustration like you are experiencing now.

Just think how many beers you could have had instead of tearing your hair out over this.

Still, it's a cool little laptop isn't it?

Gone Bush
It might be "cool" but it's making his head hot....lol

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hey it was all about those bloody hidden files...Ranger 75 must have been thinking I was stupid when I couldnt see them...they were not there (in sight anyway)

pleased to report that all works perfectly now and a great big thankyou to all who helped out

and yes Gone Bush it is a cool number even for a hot head like me :))...

Bungarra

Make sure you remember how you did it so I can ask you when I need to know.

While you're there, MM me with your email address and I'll tell you how to adjust the power settings so that you can log on to wireless networks while on batteries.

cheers

Thanks

I will mm you........I will probably end up getting the external for convienence anyway as there will be times when away that I am sure i wish I had it and help may not be so readliy at hand

but the less I can carry the better..at least this is one less CD...but it is a toyota so why did I bother to get a workshop manual???????

cheers

Thanks George

I just had a quick try just now and wasnt successful but I will look closer at that option tonight.........need to get outside and achieve something else today

Follow up to my previous comments:

Do you have access to the original XP machine? If yes, did you install the CD onto that machine and has that transferred the "contents" and the TMC settings files to the hard drive.
After installed once on a machine, I suspect you may have now "blocked access" to see the "contents" folder files on the CD once the install has occurred on the XP machine.

You cannot run the programme because you do not have access to the Index, XML, and Jscript files which are in the contents folder.
Can you now uninstall the application from the XP machine?

I swapped my system over to Vista (from Win XP) and all I did was uninstall from XP machine, run the install on the Vista machine by choosing to run it as "Administrator", and copied the whole CD to a folder on my hard drive.
No problems at all occurred with this change.

Great news. Ignore my above post, good luck.

fantastic Graham !

Hidden files!..why the hell they do this but after following this advice...... up come the ones Ranger 75 was telling me about...........from that it was an easy and successful process to follow his earlier advice of the desktop shortcut and 100% success

thanks again to all of you