CD that automatically opens a PDF page

So far i have found out that it is impossible to open a PDf document at CD start up on a Mac.
But how do i open a PDF file automaticly on a PC?
Thanks in advance!
Dennis

There may be other ways, but I do it by creating an 'Autorun.inf' file that launches the pdf, and including 'shell.exe' on the CD.
The inf file is just a text file containing the following:-
[autorun]
shellexecute=nameofyourpdffile.pdf
label=Whatever
'Label' just provides a name to show in Explorer.
There are also options to add a custom icon (google 'autorun' for more detail).
Getting hold of shell.exe can be a bit of a problem, but it'll be out there somewhere.

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