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| escher:
--- Quote from: electricd on May 12, 2006, 09:10:01 am ---Ok somehow I screwed up. I normally have no problems with regedits (seriously, im not a newb!) but for some reason now it doesn't start up explorer or mamewah. Just black screen. I can CTRL-ALT-DELETE and start either program from there and it is all fine, but won't do it automatically. I followed the procedure step by step, but still nothing. I tried to put my boot registry back to normal, but it still doesnt work. Can anyone look at this and see what the problem is? [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot] @="SYS:Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\WOW\\boot" "ScreenSaverActive"="USR:Control Panel\\Desktop" "ScreenSaverIsSecure"="USR:Control Panel\\Desktop" "SCRNSAVE.EXE"="USR:Control Panel\\Desktop" "Shell"="SYS:Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon" --- End quote --- Make sure that in the login options you have the Welcome screen turned off. "User Accounts," "Change the Way Users Login," uncheck the welcome screen option. That fixed the same problem for me. |
| electricd:
Yep..that did it...thanks! |
| wpcmame:
Excellent summary. You just forgot the simpliest way, hibernate. In my cabinet I just press a button, shift+pause, to hibernate. Startup only take a few seconds and I'm right back where I left (in the frontend or in the game) No need for any hiding/optimization. |
| M3talhead:
I shot a small video of my arcade's bootup this afternoon. I've had it setup this way since about June of last year. The only things left to take care of now is hide the mouse pointer during startup and to install a PCI video card. Edit: I created a new video thats a little easier to understand http://www.envy-online.net/video/startup_352x240.mpg |
| Hiub1:
Very cool! Like the music, man that's awesome. Once you put the second vid card in there it will look even better! I will make a new boot up movie when I finish with my R-Type cab, and this one will be on an arcade monitor! |
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