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| theCoder:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on October 29, 2007, 09:33:04 am ---I had issues shelling myself...so I went to the BYOAC wiki and looked up how to hide windows. With some registry tweaks and changing my mouse cursor to a single pixel all I get ab boot up now is the blackified start "bar" for about 1 second...that is it. I've tried turning off the bar, no go... Start here: http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows --- End quote --- I just went through this process also and used that wiki as well. The only evidence that remains is the start bar for about 1 second. That too will go away when I replace explorer with my menu software. Manufacturer logo gone, bios screen gone, cursor gone (on start and shutdown) Welcome screen gone, logon screen / password gone. I started by Googling "XP boot optimize" (minus the quotes). |
| kelemvor:
I tried using BootSkin but every time I tried to load up one of the Mame screens I found on the website, or the built in ones, I got an invalid Bootskin file and couldn't even test it out. Don't know why as it was a fresh install and such but I figured oh well, no big deal I guess. |
| Encryptor:
I use bootskin with no problems. I have 2 different MAME screens that have a progress bar that works. To get rid of the Welcome screen in XP go into user accounts and uncheck the Use Welcome Screen box that is there. Then use TweakUIXP to autolog in the user. Encryptor |
| david656:
i followed the txt part of http://www.gameex.net/Community/InstantSheller/tabid/73/Default.aspx but didn't bother to touch the cursor and used bootskin, that previously wouldn't work but after doing that walk through would ! and use the following method to make it automaticly login Bypass The Windows XP Log On Screen To make logon an unattended process: Click [Start] [Run] and type control userpasswords2 Click [OK] The [User Accounts] Property Sheet displays. On [Users] tab, clear the [Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer] check box. Click [Apply]. Enter a user name and password that should be used to logon automatically in the dialog box that appears. Click [OK]. Go to [Control Panel] [User Accounts] [Change the Way Users Log On and Off]. Uncheck [Use the Welcome Screen] and [Use Fast User Switching] ___________________ so now it flashes the bios at about hlaf a second then go's black and then shows 'mame system checks' ( a bootskin from wincustomise and go's black and then loads mamewah, its all very please and im quite happy |
| Zeppo:
That wiki is a good link. Also look at this thread: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=53467.0 Good luck. |
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