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nLited XP installs for a cab
TeutonicDarkness:
Craig,
I understand what you mean about the keyboard..
This whole pre-shell Mame XP is going to be
more for people who have Mame, emulators, etc
already pre-configured.
That being said in a ideal world After installing
the proposed "Mame - XP" you would not have
to touch the keyboard again. Your work would
already be done after installation and your ready to play!
...
AH HAH...
I got it! :D
I'm making further adjustments will post back soon with further
details, maybe even a download and a read me test file!
:) :) :)
Knew I would turn something up... ;)
*** Teutonic Darkness ***
hms666:
--- Quote from: TeutonicDarkness on September 29, 2008, 10:45:13 pm ---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 ***
--- End quote ---
reg edits with nlited xp installs. Maybe helps if you add this part last to your unattended cd.
First make a reg file wich has tweaks you want. Change the explorer.exe to FE you are using with full path if its not in SYSTEM folder.
Like "Shell"="C:\MAME\FE\uBerFE.exe" or whatever whereever.
copy all thats between the 2 -------------- and paste it to notepad and save as shange.reg .
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot]
"Shell"="USR:Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Winlogon"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"Shell"="explorer.exe"
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Then copy this shange.reg to \$OEM$\$1\install\ folder .
Then edit RunOnceEx.cmd file in \$OEM$\ folder (create if its not there) and add these 2 lines to it.
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /VE /D "Importing Shell Registry Tweak" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\050 /V 1 /D "REGEDIT /S %systemdrive%\install\shange.reg" /f
TeutonicDarkness:
I actually already figured that much a few days ago..
Been trying to Add The Mame Bootskin to the mix.
I used a program called install watch monitor all files, registry
settings, etc....
I can get it down to a complete Pre-Shelled MAME XP...
except:
Copying 1 file:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys
Its the bootloader file added by Bootskin
and 2 necessary registry entries for bootskin..
They copy over to the 2 install fine but re-fuse to merge
into the registry during install.
XP install errors and say file "vidstub.sys"
did not copy correctly..(though it did)
just screws up a smooth install with errors.
I have all icons removed.. Shell launches, Games are
preloaded! Just after first login I have to copy
vidstub.sys and merge bootskin entries to registry.
I have even considered manually editing ntoskrnl.exe
and applying my bootskin directly.. this just doesn't
seem to be the logical approach.
I'm guessing the registry entries for bootskin not
taking has to do with vidstub.sys not copying correctly.
I'll bet when I get it to copy to the drivers folder
successfully the registry entries will take just fine!
I'll keep toying around...
hms666:
http://www.msfn.org/board/Stardock-Silent-Installer-t37488.html&pid=259435&mode=threaded
unattended install using "bootskin103.exe /silent"
See if you can get something out of those, maybe less trouble directly haxoring the ntoskrnl , bootskin would allow better gfx thru vidtub.sys tho. Vidstub doesn't work with all mobos. If you go ntoskrnl way, you only need to redo it if MS brings update for it.
TeutonicDarkness:
--- Quote from: hms666 on October 08, 2008, 08:23:59 pm ---http://www.msfn.org/board/Stardock-Silent-Installer-t37488.html&pid=259435&mode=threaded
unattended install using "bootskin103.exe /silent"
See if you can get something out of those, maybe less trouble directly haxoring the ntoskrnl , bootskin would allow better gfx thru vidtub.sys tho. Vidstub doesn't work with all mobos. If you go ntoskrnl way, you only need to redo it if MS brings update for it.
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Thanks,
unforunatly the download link dosn't work!
Nothing else there helps.
Bootskins works fine with this mobo.. used it before.
Yes I was thinking that directly applying the skin
would be less graphical..
If the page actually gave a working link to
applying Stardock bootskin silently to a XP
install that would have been just perfect!
I'll keep digging... :(