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rablack97:
:dunno Your confusing me, you ask why is another tutorial needed but yet you want to know what additional tweaks can be done....make your mind up sir :)
I followed the old thread for a commissioned build, and had to go back to tweak due to the following.
Issues not covered in original post included.
* Notifications in toolbar kept popping up
* Toolbar would appear front end would lose focus
* Please wait at shutdown was still there
* Confusion on how to change the files w/o using a linux disk
* How to avoid the BSOD by switching off your updates
* No visual pics to make sure user is in the correct spot to make the change
* Detailed instructions on removing and compiling the OS files, which lines, some weren't listed
* Removing lines from the authui.dll.mui
* setting the power settings so the lock screen doesn't appear if the pc sleeps
* resource hacker has changed over 4 years, no longer need to make backups, does it for you, not explained
thats off the top of my head........so if your way works for you then i'm not hating on what you got going on. This is why i asked before i even started and some of the folks who have been here a long time wanted to see a revision. I figured it would be useful, and utilized which is the reason why i'm sharing my findings for this process.
Plus im packaging up all the files to make it work, no need to go back and forth to multiple sites to grab files etc.
The idea is to make it easier and more user friendly, not challenge what was already done. So if you blazed through that tutorial with no issues, didnt tweak anything and you have no sign of windows showing on any of your builds then coolio, you can just ignore this one completely >:D
abispac:
--- Quote from: rablack97 on November 01, 2015, 01:15:51 pm --- :dunno Your confusing me, you ask why is another tutorial needed but yet you want to know what additional tweaks can be done....make your mind up sir :)
I followed the old thread for a commissioned build, and had to go back to tweak due to the following.
Issues not covered in original post included.
* Notifications in toolbar kept popping up
* Toolbar would appear front end would lose focus
* Please wait at shutdown was still there
* Confusion on how to change the files w/o using a linux disk
* How to avoid the BSOD by switching off your updates
* No visual pics to make sure user is in the correct spot to make the change
* Detailed instructions on removing and compiling the OS files, which lines, some weren't listed
* Removing lines from the authui.dll.mui
* setting the power settings so the lock screen doesn't appear if the pc sleeps
* resource hacker has changed over 4 years, no longer need to make backups, does it for you, not explained
--- End quote ---
sorry my englih is bad and sometimes i can look or sound rude? guess what i try to say is, most issues are covered in the old topic, thaats why i asked what tweaks are you try to cover besides the ones that alrready are so you got your list . let go check on it. you said :
Notifications in toolbar kept popping up i dont get this once i shell the front end or whatever software i want use via the regedit instrucctions wich are
13. Set Hyperspin as the shell for windows
This step will prevent the taskbar etc showing up at all. I wouldn't do it until you have the rest of your system set up the way you want it. It can be worked around easily enough but it's more convenient to save it until last.
Open up Regedit again. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
If there is no 'Shell' key then create one and set the value to be the path to your frontend. In my case it's: "C:\Emulate\Hyperspin\Hyperspin.exe"
Toolbar would appear front end would lose focus.......... again i dont have this issue once i shell the aplication
Please wait at shutdown was still there ..............i dont have this issue because i followed this instruction that where clear to me :WELCOME TEXT - After following the instructions above to edit and replace winlogo.exe.mui you need to do the following.
1) Open a elevated command prompt.
2) In the command prompt, type mcbuilder and press Enter.
3) When the command window closes, restart the computer.
SHUTTING DOWN TEXT - The "Shutting Down..." text is in a different file called "wininit.exe.mui". After modifying you need to run mcbuilder as well.
1) Open a elevated command prompt.
2) In the command prompt, type mcbuilder and press Enter.
3) When the command window closes, restart the computer.
Confusion on how to change the files w/o using a linux disk......... on this one you are right, what i do i use the security settings and make me a full owner of the files, that way i canjust simply modified the conten and save, a tip i use was, once the files where modified i made a back up of them and save them, once ii had them i can just replace those on new instalations.
How to avoid the BSOD by switching off your updates....this one everytime i do a mame machine or juke , i never update nothing, i just use windows 7 even without a service pack as most machine will never be hooked to the internet, so no antivirus ether.
No visual pics to make sure user is in the correct spot to make the change.... good one
Detailed instructions on removing and compiling the OS files, which lines, some weren't listed...ok
Removing lines from the authui.dll.mui........whats this one for?
setting the power settings so the lock screen doesn't appear if the pc sleeps......... i always do this, turn off slepp and monitor always on
resource hacker has changed over 4 years, no longer need to make backups, does it for you, not explained....nice thanks.
if i can help in anyway to explain things please let me know and pardon my bad editor skills.
Phreakwars:
I remember one of the issues I ran into was with imageres.dll
I was able to change ( delete) the needed values in Resource Hacker and save the new file , but it wouldn't let me overwrite (copy and paste) the new file with the old one, even in safe mode, even with taking ownership. What I ended up doing that worked for me, was just rename imageres.dll to imageres.dll.old and THEN pasting the new file in it's place.
Just thought I'd put that out there for anybody else who has this issue.
rablack97:
--- Quote from: Phreakwars on November 01, 2015, 03:16:47 pm ---I remember one of the issues I ran into was with imageres.dll
I was able to change ( delete) the needed values in Resource Hacker and save the new file , but it wouldn't let me overwrite (copy and paste) the new file with the old one, even in safe mode, even with taking ownership. What I ended up doing that worked for me, was just rename imageres.dll to imageres.dll.old and THEN pasting the new file in it's place.
Just thought I'd put that out there for anybody else who has this issue.
--- End quote ---
I think you gave that advice in the other thread, i followed your instructions there as well. The easier way for me, was to use the take ownership regedit, then you can just move the file out of the folder, hack it, RH will create a copy for you and file_original. Then just move the hacked file back into the folder you took it from. Retain original file for safe keeping.
rablack97:
Notifications in toolbar kept popping up i dont get this once i shell the front end or whatever software i want use via the regedit instrucctions wich are
13. Set Hyperspin as the shell for windows
This step will prevent the taskbar etc showing up at all. I wouldn't do it until you have the rest of your system set up the way you want it. It can be worked around easily enough but it's more convenient to save it until last. Correct, another reason for the revision is order of steps.
Open up Regedit again. Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
If there is no 'Shell' key then create one and set the value to be the path to your frontend. In my case it's: "C:\Emulate\Hyperspin\Hyperspin.exe" I use instantsheller to shell, mainly for the undo functionality, and the taskbar was an issue, the revised version will keep a user from physically editing registry files (which could be a disaster), and give the user an easier way to undo.
Toolbar would appear front end would lose focus.......... again i dont have this issue once i shell the aplication Check out shybar, it's double protection so it never shows for any reason
Please wait at shutdown was still there ..............i dont have this issue because i followed this instruction that where clear to me :WELCOME TEXT - After following the instructions above to edit and replace winlogo.exe.mui you need to do the following.
1) Open a elevated command prompt.
2) In the command prompt, type mcbuilder and press Enter.
3) When the command window closes, restart the computer.
Tried this and it still didn't work, it didn't disappear for me until i ran the Windows 7 Boot Updater as a last step, also I never had to run mcbuilder on any of my steps, Phreakwars had the same problem I had, running that MCBuilder command did not work. It's also how you remove the text from the mui files. You have to just delete the text in the quotes, not delete the resource. Then hit the compile button in RH and save.
SHUTTING DOWN TEXT - The "Shutting Down..." text is in a different file called "wininit.exe.mui". After modifying you need to run mcbuilder as well.
1) Open a elevated command prompt.
2) In the command prompt, type mcbuilder and press Enter.
3) When the command window closes, restart the computer.
Confusion on how to change the files w/o using a linux disk......... on this one you are right, what i do i use the security settings and make me a full owner of the files, that way i canjust simply modified the conten and save, a tip i use was, once the files where modified i made a back up of them and save them, once ii had them i can just replace those on new instalations. Please see post above
How to avoid the BSOD by switching off your updates....this one everytime i do a mame machine or juke , i never update nothing, i just use windows 7 even without a service pack as most machine will never be hooked to the internet, so no antivirus ether. Correct, however we know to do this, it is not covered or mentioned in the tutorial
No visual pics to make sure user is in the correct spot to make the change.... good one
Detailed instructions on removing and compiling the OS files, which lines, some weren't listed...ok
Removing lines from the authui.dll.mui........whats this one for? Contains Please wait verbiage to be removed
setting the power settings so the lock screen doesn't appear if the pc sleeps......... i always do this, turn off slepp and monitor always on Correct, however we know to do this, it is not covered or mentioned in the tutorial
resource hacker has changed over 4 years, no longer need to make backups, does it for you, not explained....nice thanks.
if i can help in anyway to explain things please let me know and pardon my bad editor skills.
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