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nLited XP installs for a cab
DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: spystyle on October 29, 2006, 05:04:02 pm ---
I wonder : Can MAME32 run when "all services are set to manual" ?
If yes, how do I set all services to manual?
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Start --> Run --> services.msc --> double-click each service and set startup type to manual.
On one hand, it SHOULD run, since setting 'em to manual still allows the service to run when needed, but I'm guessing Windows has some problems dealing with such a setup, or it becomes a tedious hassle with Windows perhaps having to start several services and slowing down system performance.
TinyXP (and I'm guessing all other iterations of it) was created using nLite, so the customization possibilities are on display with it. Adding other programs as TinyXP does depends on the install routine of each program. Many (IIRC, all of them, but I could be wrong) of the additional programs on TinyXP are programs that do not hook into your PC other than perhaps a few registry keys, and simply can be copied onto the hard drive. Such a feat isn't that hard and is as simple as adding the proper folder structure on your installation disc and perhaps adding an install switch depending on the program, MAYBE you have to write a simple batch file to copy a program folder from the disc to your hard drive in the proper place.
To me, it's about stripping out extraneous crap that doesn't belong on a MAME setup, but I can also see the beauty in a simple install disc that would make all future cab setups or troubleshooting for you something that's as easy as sticking in a disc and restarting the PC :)
spystyle:
Thanks DrewKaree,
Using 'TinyXp beast' on my virtual PC I was able to set all but RPC to manual, and the settings stayed even after a reboot.
I had mame32 set to automatically launch (via a shortcut in the startup menu) and it worked.
Attached are screenshots, from a fresh boot, with mame32 closed.
It's using 45.3 MB RAM (after minusing task manager)
Tell me what you think.
Cheers,
Craig
Bill Mote:
That makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside as I got my system down to 10 processes and 50 MB of RAM on a standard XP SP1 install :applaud:
My bloat is on the file system! I won't be able to compete with you there.
dot
spystyle:
Hi Dot,
I'm not really familiar with this stuff - but if you like what you see, go ahead and download TinyXP 'beast' and do the following (I had to write it out for a friend of mine, so I'll copy/paste below)
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Now that TinyXP is installed
1. Right click on the desktop, click properties, under "themes tab" select "windows classic", then under "screen saver tab" change monitor off to "1 hour" then click apply, OK, OK
2. Now we are back at the desktop and the ugly wallpaper is gone. Right click the taskbar at the bottom, click properties, click "start menu" tab, select "windows classic start menu" , click OK
3. back at desktop, click start > control panel > system
make a note of the amount of ram, we will call this "actual ram"
click "advanced tab" click "performance setting" change to "adjust for best performance", click apply, click the "advanced tab" under "virtual memory" click "change"
change initial size to X2 of your actual ram, change maximum size to X3 of your actual ram, click "set" then OK OK OK
4. back at the control panel, click tools > folder options > view
UNcheck "hide protected operating system files"
UNcheck "remember each folder's view setting"
click apply > OK
5. Back at control panel, double click "system" click hardware > device manager
This is the device manager, any icons with a yellow exclamation point are devices that need drivers, make a note of the devices and install the drivers
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(That's probably over-explaining it for anyone who can read this thread, but oh well)
After that, run services.msc, click "startup type", right click each "automatic" service, select "properties", set all to "manual"
Cheers,
Craig
spystyle:
So does anyone know how to get MAME32 to start 'maximized' ?
If not, I 'spose I could use an FE. What FE uses almost no RAM and displays screen shots?
Thanks,
Craig
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