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Dumitru Cristian
Asked: 2015-01-14 12:02:13 +0800 CST

CD with autorun.exe file

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Is there any way to make work a CD for windows (which contains a file autorun.exe)? This CD should be use by a 5 year kid (educational), so I need something quite easy.

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    You can not use autorun directory from Ubuntu. If you want to use Ubuntu and use the CD you have 2 possible options (the 2nd is the easiest):

    1. WINE and open the CD from WINE. Problem: you need to setup the CD to work with WINE. And the application you want to use might not work with WINE. You can check the WINE AppDB upfront to see if it is even possible to use that program ou want.

    2. virtualBox. This requires a copy of Windows and you need to install Windows in a VBox. The CD will then autorun like from a normal Windows (since you install a normal Windows).

    The other option is to forget about the Windows CD and focus on something from Ubuntu itself. There is a lot of educational stuff in our repositories and I doubt it really matters to a 5 year old what it is as long as it is fun and colourful ;-)

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