Need Software Recommendation

[olsteve]

I am looking for software that will do the following (I guess it would be called a front-end):

-When PC boots it would give an option screen to choose - mame, pinmame, console emulators, or just go to windows.
-I will be running windows XP, Mame32

I would like something to make it be 'not so windows' looking unless I tell it to go to windows.

[zaphod]

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,19293.0.html

Also, I assume you meant MAME not MAME32 as MAME32 is a frontend.

[DaemonCollector]

So you want it to skip windows?

[olsteve]

I want to be able to choose to go into windows if I want otherwise I don't want to see it. I want to have a 'choice' screen at boot-up. Listing mame-windows-anyconsoleemu-pinmame, so I can choose where I want to go.

[Buddabing]

I want to be able to choose to go into windows if I want otherwise I don't want to see it. I want to have a 'choice' screen at boot-up. Listing mame-windows-anyconsoleemu-pinmame, so I can choose where I want to go.

In old versions of windows you could set up config.sys / autoexec.bat to do what you are describing. Don't know about XP. What version of Windows are you running?

[Goz]

In XP you could set up multiple users and go that route.

Example: User A = load into MAMEWAH or another FE, User B = regular XP no FE configured in registry or startup shortcuts.

Other than that you might be able to find a command line argument that passes a user acct in a boot manager like acronis, system commander, boot magic, etc...

Good Luck

-Goz

[Lilwolf]

and dont forget about the active desktops.  Write HTML and I hear you can do what your asking.

There are also frontend frontends out there that do that. 

But an all - in - one frontend that handles multiple emulators and applications is probably best.