Aqua-Soft ForumsSo in OS X and Linux when a CD or USB device is inserted, a shortcut apears on the desktop. Is there a program that can do that in Windows? I think that would be so cool. Please, please please!
Automatic Shortcuts
I think Cassiel is working on something like that. Dont quote me on that though...
It would be very cool to have. Icons aligned on the right of course. 
mmmm......shortcuts...
Ive gotten used to this since ive been using Linux and now "My Computer" just seems so archaic.
So did anyone find a way to accomplish this? I've been looking for a few days now for a program or script to do this (preferable a script). I'd write a autoinsert script myself if I knew how.
Hmz that would involve a bunch ... I noticed on a mac a CD icon appear when i inserted one .. Think you have to monitor your whole computer ? 
In Win XP you can have different actions happen when different types of CD's are inserted. I would think that it would be possible to have Win XP run a script that makes shortcuts on the desktop to the drives either be visible or hidden
If there's a way to create new instances couldn't we just write a batch file to copy a shortcut from a specified folder to the desktop? I don't know what you'd do about ejecting though...
I noticed that it must be possible ot make new instances. For example, I have seen different applications (like Roxio EZ CD Creator) create new instances for when a CD is inserted. MS Office also accomplishes this. Yes, one could make a batch file to do this. I think that someone could make a script that looks something like this, and have it run whenever the eject command on the CD tray is run:
if CD Label <> null then make shortcut on desktop visible
if CD Label = null then make shortcut on desktop invisible
I know some VB, but not enough to create a service that would monitor to see if an eject command was run.
I really believe that this can be accomplished by an autoinsert notification script, or if need be, a really efficient service in the background taking up alnost no resources.
I KNEW LEARNING VB WOULD COME IN HANDY SOMEDAY!!!!!! Too bad I stopped reading after the first chapter... I know how to start tho
Here's a tutorial:
1.)Start Visual Basic
2.)Make a new file
3.)Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
*.)However many steps you need to implement
5.)COMPILE!
OK, that was easy... lol
Sorry, I'm bored...
anyone want to attempt this? I've looked everywhere and not found out a simple way to do it. I'm really surprised that this hasn't been done, and believe that it would be good for many reasons; not only for mac emulation, but for usability. I personally am not into mac emulation, but think that it's a great feature of Mac OS.