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Title: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: kyomagi on May 02, 2012, 11:18:34 am

Hi folks!  I was wondering if theres an instruction on how to direct boot into maximus arcade from TinyXP (bloat free windows xp)

thanks!

Title: Re: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: eds1275 on May 02, 2012, 11:54:06 am

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows)

Title: Re: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: kyomagi on May 02, 2012, 12:10:05 pm

I saw that but im afraid i dont under stand.  I read through it and i cant seem to find out how to go right from the bios to maximus arcard,  unless i over looked it

Title: Re: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: eds1275 on May 02, 2012, 12:32:07 pm

You should follow the directions under "replacing explorer with your frontend"

Explorer is your "windows" environment, and your front end is Maximus Arcade. You still need to boot the operating system, just not the user interface.

What I did was hid the mouse, replaced the boot screen with a screen shot I took of the "Recycle It, Don't Trash it!" [after changing the resolution and colours in MS Paint] and changed my windows desktop to "Winners Don't Use Drugs!", and made it boot up into Mala instead of Explorer.

So now when mine boots, it does the Recycle page, the Winners Don't Use Drugs screen, and then into the menu.

Title: Re: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: kyomagi on May 02, 2012, 12:36:51 pm

bingo, got it, thanks!

Title: Re: Direct Boot To Maximus Arcade
Post by: eds1275 on May 02, 2012, 01:37:34 pm

I had nothing better to do so I did the obligatory boot vid.
Lime-Aid, The Lime Arcade bootup (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy1A8v0f4S8#)