I want to create an autorun CD using an HTML website. The file will
also conatin several PDF files for download. I have HTML website
design experience. I have looked over several questions that other
people have aked here at google. I went to
http://www.phdcc.com/shellrun/autorun.htm and dowloaded their freeware
program. I have not figured out how to use it yet. I do not not know
how to write a .inf program.  So I downloaded a different program
(http://www.autorun-cd.net/download_start.html) that did create a .inf
and .exe file for my page. It is a trial program that will run out in
30 days. What is contained in the .exe file? When I ran the program to
create the files, it asked what file I would reference. My file on my
computer is C:/Acupuncture/index.html
When someone inserts the CD will it try to find C:/Acupuncture/index.html ?

Is there a basic reference for this information?

1) an .INF file is a text file - use Notepad on it

2) lose the 'C:' in C:/Acupuncture/index.html

3) I looked at that site about a week ago
   The EXE is a simple wrapper for ShellExecuteEx or FindExecutable

4) You may have problems with PDF files
   - people might or might not have Acrobat
   - I would re-think the use of them - rather seriously

I have the adobe reader on the CD for the people to download. I have
sold over 300 CD's using PDF files and not one complaint.

What I am looking for is information about autorun for a
non-programmer. A step by step process of creating and operating an
autorun on CD's. How should these files be present on the CD. Is the
.INF file contained in the HTML code of the website design? Where
should the .INF and .EXE files be located? Should I include a file
that contains the website or just load the individual files on the CD?

Have a look at: Question ID: 237750

all you have to do is:

1) run notepad

2) lets say the html file you want is "index.html"

3) In notepad, type:

[autorun]
open=index.html

4) save as a .inf file (autorun.inf)

5) put this on the CD along with your files.

NOTE: You can replace index.html with anything.pdf, anything.txt, anything.exe, 

etc. It could be hello.mp3, which would play whatever hello.mp3 was.
If the file is

not in the main directory of the CD drive (i.e. E:\) put open=directory 

name\yourfile.extension

NOTE: I would recommend having a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader (if that is allowed 

by their copyright, I haven't read it.) on the CD.
 
-- http://wheedwacker.barnt.org

To create an autorun CD using an HTML website go here:
http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/autorun/
This Autorun CD Generator will automatically create the "autorun.inf"
file, ready for download:
- Right-click + 'Save Link As' (Firefox)
- Right-click + 'Save Target As' (Internet Explorer)
Then burn your CD with this file on it.

*Note: In the form field "Program to run" just enter the name of the
file you want to autorun, pdf, .exe, .html...

There is a "Help" section that explain where to locate the inf file
and your other files:
http://www.yellowpipe.com/yis/tools/autorun/#help