you can create a text file with notepad calling it autorun.inf with th
efollowing
[Autorun]
Open=myfile.xls

I haven't tried this as I haven't got a cg burner

If not try[Autorun]
Open=Startxl.bat

and create another text file called startxl.bat with text like
excel.exe myfile.xls

I'm sure its a simple as this.

As for installation privilidges, they probably don't apply at a
pc/workstation level if your user is only opening a workbook.
You could password protect the workbook so that users with the pwds can
access it maybe?

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Patrick Molloy
Microsoft Excel MVP
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"zSplash" <zNOSPAMSplash@ gci.net wrote in message
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Hi, guys. Two quick (hopefully) questions:
1. Can you tell before an installation of an addin begins whether the
person logged in has installation privileges?
2. How do you do "Auto run" (or whatever it's called) such that the
Excel workbook will automatically "come up" when a CD/disk is inserted?
That is, can I make my "setup" file (which is an Excel workbook with code
in
the open workbook event) automatically open when the CD it's on is
inserted
into a drive?

I hope this is clear. I'm almost there, thanks to all your wonderful
help,
guys. Don't desert me now! :)

TIA