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Which OS? Windows 98 or Windows XP?
sofakng:
Well, that pretty much answers my question! :)
In the Project Arcade book it lists a bunch of neat tricks to hide the taskbar, etc, in XP but I don't think it lists which services to disable, etc.
Anybody know of a good optimization guide for XP? It would be GREAT if one existed that said which services an arcade cab would need, but any optimization guide would work... On an arcade cab you don't even need services like printing, internet services, etc, etc...
Also, are there any good boot-up logos that say "MAME is now starting..." or something like that?
Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: sofakng on July 21, 2004, 08:37:00 am ---Well, that pretty much answers my question! :)
In the Project Arcade book it lists a bunch of neat tricks to hide the taskbar, etc, in XP but I don't think it lists which services to disable, etc.
Anybody know of a good optimization guide for XP? It would be GREAT if one existed that said which services an arcade cab would need, but any optimization guide would work... On an arcade cab you don't even need services like printing, internet services, etc, etc...
Also, are there any good boot-up logos that say "MAME is now starting..." or something like that?
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http://www.blackviper.com/Articles/OS/OSguides.htm
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MnMCaputo:
here must download the boot skins program (free with no spyware) then heres a boot for mame
http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=32&SkinID=1015
now this helps disable a bunch of services you dont need just download and run, putting checkmarks in the processes you want to stop( free as well with no spyware)
http://www.xp-antispy.org/
also tweak ui from powertools available at microsoft.com
after that, blackviper is great for show which services to disable and processes you dont need to be running, as a general guideline, right after startup, if you do a cntrl alt del into your task manager, you should try to keep processes running below 30. you might need to do a combo of msconfig start up and administrative tools services tweaking
:)
Lilwolf:
If you have access to both... try them both.
XP is going to be the best answer... if your hardware is up to it. But it is more of a memory hog then 98... You can fix a bunch of its problems.. but you can optimize 98 also.
Just remember... xp wasn't the norm when your processor was the norm.
But xp is the way to go..
and it should boot faster... if not.. something is wrong with your setup.
Grasshopper:
Lol. It always amuses me that every time a new version of Windows is released journalists rave about how much faster and more efficient it is compared to the previous version, and yet mysteriously it also requires far more memory and a faster processor to run!
What I suspect happens is that the journalist replaces his existing Windows version currently installed with ancient drivers, all sorts of buggy utilities, viruses, spyware and god knows what else with the new Windows version freshly installed on a defragmented hard disk with all the latest graphics and sound card drivers. It's hardly suprising the new Windows appears faster and more stable at least for a time.
Before anyone bombards me with all sorts of technical info concerning why XP is better that 98se I should point out that my comments are slightly tongue in cheek. Yes I'm sure XP is probably better particularly if you've got powerful enough hardware, but not much. I've certainly got no inclination to upgrade from 98se at this point.
One of the main issues to consider is whether you need USB support. Windows XP's USB support is reputedly better that 98se's (difficult to verify this) but still far from perfect. It you don't need USB then you should also seriously consider DOS. It's far more stable than any version of Windows, boots up quickly, and can be switched off at any time without corruption of data.