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Chapter 7 | Optimizing your HP Jornada | 131 Do not use excessive force when opening the expansion module or when installing or removing a PC Card or CompactFlash Card. Using the auto run feature Your HP Jornada includes an auto run feature, which enables you to automatically start a program stored on a PC Card or CompactFlash Card simply by inserting the card into your HP Jornada. This feature is designed for use by advanced users. To use the auto run feature, create a text file named Autorun.inf and copy the file to the PC Card or CompactFlash Card. The Autorun.inf file contains the command to start a single program that is also stored on the PC Card or CompactFlash Card. To create an auto run file 1. Install the PC Card or CompactFlash Card containing the program you want to run automatically. (See instructions earlier in this chapter.) 2. In Pocket Word, create a document containing the following text: [autorun.sh3] open=filename.exe where filename.exe is the name of the program (.exe file) in the root directory of the PC Card or CompactFlash Card. 3. On the File menu, tap Save As. 4. Under Name, type autorun. 5. Under Type, select Unicode Text Document. 6. Browse to the root folder of the PC Card or CompactFlash Card, and then tap OK.

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Chapter 7
|
Optimizing your HP Jornada
|
131
Do not use excessive force when opening the expansion module or when installing or
removing a PC Card or CompactFlash Card.
Using the auto run feature
Your HP Jornada includes an auto run feature, which
enables you to automatically start a program stored on a PC
Card or CompactFlash Card simply by inserting the card
into your HP Jornada. This feature is designed for use by
advanced users.
To use the auto run feature, create a text file named
Autorun.inf and copy the file to the PC Card or
CompactFlash Card. The Autorun.inf file contains the
command to start a single program that is also stored on the
PC Card or CompactFlash Card.
To create an auto run file
1.
Install the PC Card or CompactFlash Card contain-
ing the program you want to run automatically. (See
instructions earlier in this chapter.)
2.
In Pocket Word, create a document containing the
following text:
[autorun.sh3]
open=filename.exe
where
filename.exe
is the name of the program (.exe
file) in the root directory of the PC Card or Compact-
Flash Card.
3.
On the
File
menu, tap
Save
As.
4.
Under
Name
, type
autorun
.
5.
Under
Type
, select
Unicode
Text
Document
.
6.
Browse to the root folder of the PC Card or Compact-
Flash Card, and then tap
OK
.