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How can i make a program run from the computer whenever a usb is plugged in?
01x for any help.

Posted 7-Jul-10 5:19am

husseinx

Updated 7-Jul-10 6:23am

Sandeep Mewara

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Shani Natav 7-Jul-10 15:11pm

Want to copy something when the USB key is plugged in? Some students tried this in my college and got banned
because the copy file screen popped up and they have security cameras :)
In summary it's doable - don't know how...

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William Winner · Answer 1 · 2010-07-07T07:55:00

Solution 3

If you're asking about creating an Autorun.inf file, you can do it for a USB device, however, with Windows, you will always get the "What do you want to do" screen when you plug it in. Windows is set up to not automatically run a file from a USB drive because of security concerns.

Posted 7-Jul-10 7:55am

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Hristo-Bojilov · Answer 2 · 2010-07-07T06:39:00

Of course you can for Swing but I'm not sure if it's possible for applets.Note that such solution is most likely to be OS specific.I don't know how to do it under UNIX but under Windows you need to hook WndProc function and listen for WM_DEVICECHANGE.I've done it several times using C++ and MFC.More information is available here.[^]