Hyperlink link to file - PDFs, SWF

I'm creating an interactive Indesign file. Linking PDFs from Indesign to the PDF file. Then wanting to load it on to a CD to give to some of our sales agents. The problem is though, when I'm linking to the PDF file from Indesign it created a path. So once the files are moved on to CD the paths do not work, because they are thrying to look onto my harddrive/server.
Is there a way to create a CD with the SWF file where the text links to PDFs will work?
Thanks for any advice

wow that is really neat. But the files I'm working with are broken down like this. It's so hard to explain by emails sometimes...urrrrrrrrrrrr
1 indesign document
5 PDFs
The indesign document:
has buttons that jump to other pages
does the page curl (hence why I would like to use the SWF file over the PDF)
The indesign document has a page of text links that opens PDF files
I would like people to see the PDFs as actual PDF files incase they want to save or print them
The problem occurs when I make the SWF:
I give the SWF file to someone else to open and it says that they can't find the PDF path....because it is on my computers hard drive
Ideally I would like to use the SWF with the page curl feature and have the ability to have people open the PDF files
Some people mentioned Disk Image and then relinking to the disk image (which I have no idea about)
Some mentioned relinking PDFs through Acrobat
Some mentioned taking the SWF and placing in PDF
I don't know since I'm mainly a print designer, trying to expand into multi media. Please help!

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