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Multimedia projects are wonderful because they are so visual. But what do you do when the presentation is to be distributed on a CDROM - burn file(s) to CDROM and distribute?

Here is an example from a recent project where I developed a simple UI (user interface) application that launches when the CDROM is inserted.

- The background is the PowerPoint Title slide layout for a coordinated look.
- The Play button opens the presentation from the CDROM
- The Install button runs a custom scripted installer that creates a folder on computer, copies files to folder, adds shortcuts to the presentation on the desktop and start menu, and finally includes an uninstaller that deletes all the files.
- The Exit button closes the UI.

Overall, a pretty basic project. But it adds a professional initial look to your distributed presentation.

- Troy @ TLC