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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: valiant on November 09, 2019, 05:30:54 pm
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Hi
I am finishing off a dedicated Star Wars cabinet, and I am trying to get Windows 7 to boot straight into MAME with the starwars ROM.
I set up the following batch file to run from my startup folder:
@echo off
cls
cd c:\Hyperspin\Emulators\MAME
start /max mame64.exe starwars
However, the MAME screen refuses to maximise the screen, and the command prompt stays in front instead. MAME (with Star Wars running) is minimised as a window on the taskbar.
Very infuriating, as I have spent all of this evening tweaking configurations of the batch file to no avail.
Any help or advice gratefully appreciated.
Cheers
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This is the result I get...
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You do not need a batch file to do this. Change shell to mame instead of explorer.
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How do you do this please KeilMillerJr? Isn’t shelling a PITA?
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How do you do this please KeilMillerJr? Isn’t shelling a PITA?
No. I made a guide on my wiki in signature for win 10. It takes maybe 3 minutes. Have a glance and then search how to do it on win7 as it will be different. Some people use an app called instasheller that does it for you. I don’t use it.
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You could try this?
@echo off
cls
cd c:\Hyperspin\Emulators\MAME
start /max mame64.exe starwars -nowindow
exit
The "-nowindow" tells MAME to go full-screen.
The "exit" might be able to close the command window.
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Thanks Robbert - tried your suggestion. Same result unfortunately.