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Title: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: tspeirs on April 05, 2009, 04:09:31 pm

- Added a button to set auto login if user account has a password
- Resolves potential issue if application later deleted or moved.
- Cosmetic fixes.

http://www.gameex.net/Community/InstantShellerandshellingguide/tabid/73/Default.aspx

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: NIVO on April 05, 2009, 09:46:03 pm

excellent tom, my thanks for this. Very valuable to the community :cheers:

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Stormrider on April 06, 2009, 04:33:33 am

A question: why does this program replaces shell, instead or userinit, when you configure it so that your frontend loads on startup?

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Ginsu Victim on April 06, 2009, 03:38:52 pm

Quote from: Stormrider on April 06, 2009, 04:33:33 am

A question: why does this program replaces shell, instead or userinit, when you configure it so that your frontend loads on startup?

Because it's called INSTANT SHELLER

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Ummon on April 06, 2009, 05:30:03 pm

Aw, now I gots to get me this one, and put a copy on the candy machine I'm fixin to finish. Heheheh.

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Fordman on April 06, 2009, 05:45:18 pm

Is there any way to get Instantsheller to boot up my Griffin Powermate along with a front end or jukebox program?  ???

Thanks for the time,

Fordman

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Lave Laar on April 06, 2009, 06:14:22 pm

You can create a batch-file that first starts the powmate and then the front end/jukebox.
If InstantSheller needs an exe-file you can compile the batch-file to an exe by using Bat2Exe.  Available here (http://www.f2ko.de/English/b2e/download.php).

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Fordman on April 06, 2009, 08:56:53 pm

Uhhh, OK!

Excuse my ignorance, but 'Batch File'? ???

How do I make a batch file?

Why do I need it?

And where would I put it to make it work?

Thanks for the time and excuse my ignorance here  :o

Fordman

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Lave Laar on April 07, 2009, 04:34:20 am

A batch file is just a collection of commands to be executed.  One after one.

To create a batch-file you can do this (example with griffin powermate and e-touch jukebox):
* Open notepad
* Add the two following lines

start "Griffin Powermate" "C:\Program Files\Griffin Technology\PowerMate\PowerMate.exe"
start "E-touch jukebox" "C:\Program Files\E-Touch Jukebox\etouch5.exe"

* Select file->save as  in the notepad menu.
* Type in e.g.  Mystart.bat as the filename and press the save-button  (Doesn't really matter where you save it as long as you remember where)


Double-click the newly created batchfile to see if it's working ok.
Note: The start command is used so the batch-file doesn't wait for the programs to finish before continuing to the next command.
You will of course have to change the paths to the executeables if they differ on your system.
Hope that helps.

Edit: I see that the PowerMate has an option to run on startup. (Right click the tray-icon).  Doesn't that work?
You should also be able to do this by adding extra values to the
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" key
or the
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" key
in the registry.

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Stormrider on April 07, 2009, 09:46:27 am

If you use this program, is it possible to use also the Windows UI when you quit your frontend? I mean: desktop, icons, start menu, etc.

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Fordman on April 07, 2009, 04:04:59 pm

I figured out how to make a batch file and the batch file works. ;D

Since I have an NLited version of XP, I cant use Instant Sheller because I dont have .net installed and after trying to install it, I keep getting errors after the install saying my XP Build isn compatible with .net.

OH well!  :(

At least I learned how to make a batch file and now I know what to do with it!

Thanks for the lesson,

Fordman

Title: Re: Instant Sheller 0.6 Released
Post by: Ummon on April 08, 2009, 05:42:02 pm

Quote from: Stormrider on April 07, 2009, 09:46:27 am

If you use this program, is it possible to use also the Windows UI when you quit your frontend? I mean: desktop, icons, start menu, etc.

In the, I think short, tutorial it discusses this. Short answer, yes.