autorun.inf help!

[Ineko]

So my friend needs an OS for the PC he just built, he has the product key but no CD. So i'm transferring the setup files from the CD to a USB but the only problem is autorun.inf won't copy over. I assume it is important so I need someway around this. After it asks me for admin permission , which I allow, it says "Destination Folder Access Denied" and just leaves me with a Try Again button. 

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[yurihellsing]

try opening it in something like notepad++ and then save it to the USB?

[Ineko]

It opens it in notepad++ but it stays as a normal notepad file even after that. I doubt that would change anything though and may even cause some compatibility issues due to the computer he's going to be using it on not even having notepad++?

[Ineko]

After some research apparently the autorun feature has been disabled on Windows 7 and can be enabled through regedit but it is not advisable due to security reasons. 

 

Will Windows 7 still boot and install from the USB without the autorun.inf file?

[yurihellsing]

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

 

Could always use that?

[Ineko]

EDIT: Deleted.

[colonel_mortis]

It should still boot without autorun.inf, but it won't necessarily co-operate with windows when not in installation. Autorun.inf tells the computer the contents of the drive, the location of the drivers, and what programs to run when it's plugged in (but that feature is now disabled by windows). Without it, windows will appear to detect the memory stick more slowly because it has to search the whole thing for drivers and to research the content, but you don't actually NEED it.