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TeutonicDarkness:
--- Quote from: spystyle on September 28, 2008, 07:50:13 pm ---I think you could install a replacement shell for explorer, one that has the option to automatically launch an executable upon startup. I am not IT enough to comment further...
Oh IT guy, where are you?
This thread needs an official IT guy!
Cheers,
Craig
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Well I'm not giving up on the idea!
I'll keep messing around and digging about on the internet!
I'm kind of leaning to maybe a batfile on runonce
that applies the registry changes for it to be shelled...
as opposed to installing Windows and then applying the
registry tweaks.
If I find anything I'll be sure to post so other can benefit
from this Pre-shelled Arcade XP idea.... :)
*** Teutonic Darkness ***
IG-88:
Well, keep up the good work! I really hope you figure this out as it would make a fantastic addition to the "O/S".
spystyle:
Personally, I adore explorer shell. Besides 3rd party software support that is the reason I use Windows.
I like having explorer shell on a cab in the event I want to tweak something. Without explorer shell you'd have to boot from a CD or something when you want to make adjustments.
The only benefit I can see to ditching explorer shell for a "MAME front end" is a small amount of RAM gained and not seeing the explorer shell at boot.
To me it would be like a radio that's missing the knob - you can adjust it but you need to go get a butter knife from the kitchen...
But good luck, people get a kick out of things like that. If it's not practical it must be a novelty :)
Cheers,
Craig
TeutonicDarkness:
--- Quote from: spystyle on September 29, 2008, 07:19:45 pm ---Personally, I adore explorer shell. Besides 3rd party software support that is the reason I use Windows.
I like having explorer shell on a cab in the event I want to tweak something. Without explorer shell you'd have to boot from a CD or something when you want to make adjustments.
The only benefit I can see to ditching explorer shell for a "MAME front end" is a small amount of RAM gained and not seeing the explorer shell at boot.
To me it would be like a radio that's missing the knob - you can adjust it but you need to go get a butter knife from the kitchen...
But good luck, people get a kick out of things like that. If it's not practical it must be a novelty :)
Cheers,
Craig
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I never said anything about removing it!
You must be missing what I'm saying... ::)
Yes for maintenance and such explorer is a absolute must in my book!
Just no reason to have to look at it every time we boot up
in a Arcade Environment right?
So We shell it and start Mamewah, Mala, whatever,
and call it from Task Manager when needed..
This part I have done successfully many times as others here!
I'm just talking of Refining a little further and have
XP Pre- Shell for you..
I hope you understand me now?
*** Teutonic Darkness ***
spystyle:
I thought you meant complete shell replacement.
So we want Mala to boot before explorer, but upon CTRL ALT DEL (task manager) explorer.exe can be launched?
I don't have a keyboard on my cabs... Just a mouse for maintenance. So that would be tricky for me. I am a minimalist.
But as I said, if it ain't practical it must be fun :)
Good luck!
Craig