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eastbayarb:
I thought that this thread would apply to me and others because we would all like the best solution for an emulator-only PC.

Only hardware I plan on having in my PC (and I plan on having NO updates) is the video card (maybe an ATI card with S-Video output since I do plan on using a 25" TV with S-video), 2 hard drives (one boot, one for ROMS) and the motherboard, RAM, CPU and Fan(s).

Thank you for the suggestions, and I already knew that nlite is not an OS.

krick:
These are the best operating system choices for cabs:

DOS
98 Second Edition (NOT first edition)
XP
Linux

Which is best for you depends on your situation.  i.e. what hardware you have, what software you're trying to run, and what you're most comfortable with.

I don't believe in the "use XP unless you have old hardware" line.

My MAME cab has and AMD Opteron 148 overclocked to 2900 MHz with 1GB of memory and is running Windows 98 Second Edition.

I use MAMEWah as my front end and I run official command line MAME.

Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 02, 2006, 03:29:33 pm ---In closing please quit asking this question.  I layed it all out...... until m$'s next os comes out for us to evaluate this answer will NOT be changing so please, for the love of god do a search on the forums before you ask a question that gets asked a minimum of twice a month.

--- End quote ---

With respect Howard, this is a completely ridiculous thing to say. The situation is not static. New emulators are appearing all the time, new front ends are appearing all the time, Linux is constantly evolving etc.

In any case there is no consensus on this issue. Your opinion is but one of many. What you ought to have said is that YOUR answer will not be changing.

Also, one issue you forgot to mention is cost. Many people simply don't believe that XP is worth paying for when there are free alternatives available.


muzland:

--- Quote from: Shifty on March 04, 2006, 11:35:58 am ---Something I found by trial and error -- Windows 2000 and XP do NOT support the gameport and multiple joysticks well. Windows 2000 and XP have issues with two gamepads connected at the same time (not via USB), if you can even get them to work one will likely be flaky. Dual gameport Sidewinders also don't work well, if at all.



--- End quote ---

I disagree on the sidewinders. I have two gameport ones daisychained together and they appear to work just fine. Did not have to install any drivers either.

Anyone have any views on using XP embedded? I believe that you can turn it off without having to shutdown with no issues.

Muzland

gonzo90017:
Here is my Last Session.ini in case anyone wants to experiment. Just open up Last Session.ini with Notepad and delete everything there,  now paste everything here. Run Nlite! it's located in your Nlite>presets folder. The only thing I couldn't get working was controluserpasswords. Just install TweakUi http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui then go to Logon>AutoLogon and do it from there. Also I set the resolution to 640x480 16bit color 60hz since my pc is 500mhz RivaTnt for those of you with newer systems you can change it to whatever you want. Just look for those two in Notepad and change it. REMEMBER THIS IS FOR GAMING ONLY PC's.




[Main]
Env = 1.0 RC1 - 1.1.4322.573.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600.0
Target = Windows XP Professional Sp2 - build 2180 - English (United States)

[Tasks]
Remove Components
Unattended Setup
Patches
Tweaks
Create a Bootable ISO

[Components]
;# Drivers #
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)
Ethernet (LAN)
InfraRed
ISDN
Modems
MultiFunctional
Printers
Scanners
SCSI/RAID
Wireless Ethernet (WLAN)
;# Hardware Support #
ATM Support
Floppy Support
Modem Support
PCMCIA
Printer Support
Smart Cards
Teletext codec
Video Capture
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
;# Languages #
;Western Europe and United States
Spanish (Mexico)
;# Multimedia #
Intel Indeo codecs
Windows Media Player
;# Network #
Active Directory service
Internet Explorer
IP Conferencing
MAC Bridge
Map Network Drives/Network Places Wizard
NetShell Cmd-Tool
Network Setup Wizard
NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Protocol
TAPI Application Support
TCP/IP Version 6
Vector Graphics Rendering (VML)
;# Operating System Options #
Disk and Profile Quota
Document Templates
Framework
Help
Shell Media Handler
;# Services #
Application Layer Gateway
Autoupdate
Background Intelligent Transfer (BITS)
DHCP Client
DNS Client
Internet Authentication (IAS)
Management Instrumentation (WMI)
Network Provisioning
Performance Logs and Alerts
Shell Services
SNMP
Text Services Framework
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Wireless Zero Configuration
;# Compatibility #
Compat03
Compat07

[KeepFiles]
msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]
blastcln.exe
clock.avi

[Options]
ClassicSetup
BlackSetupBack
HigherCompress
DisableFreereq
DisableMinMem
OemBranding
ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"
TargetPath = "WINDOWS"
SrvpEnabled
NoKeepCp
RemoveMUI
;#ISO maker#
isovol = WinLite
isoatt = -allow-multidot -relaxed-filenames -allow-leading-dots -N -l -d -D -joliet-long -duplicates-once -no-emul-boot -b boot.bin -hide boot.bin -hide boot.catalog

[Patches]
DoTcpip
TcpIp = 100
UsbPoll = 125
DoUxTheme
DoSFC

[Services]
Alerter,4
AppMgmt,3
ClipSrv,4
Browser,4
CryptSvc,3
DcomLaunch,2
EventLog,2
HTTP,3
HTTPFilter,3
HidServ,4
IpInIp,4
IpNat,4
IpFilterDriver,4
Messenger,4
NDProxy,4
NetLogon,4
Netman,4
NetDDE,4
NetDDEdsdm,4
NLA,3
xmlprov,3
NtLmSsp,4
PlugPlay,2
ProtectedStorage,4
RasAuto,4
RasMan,4
RpcLocator,3
RemoteAccess,4
SamSs,4
LanmanServer,4
SENS,4
TapiSrv,4
VSS,3
AudioSrv,2
LanmanWorkstation,2

[Tweaks]
;# Boot & Shutdown #
Auto-End Tasks
Auto-Kill Hung Apps
Auto-Kill Hung Services
Disable Standby
Do not Parse Autoexec.bat
Disabled
;# Desktop,Taskbar & Startmenu #
Remove Internet Explorer icon
Remove My Documents icon
Remove My Network Places icon
;# Disable Visual Effects #
Disable: Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
Disable: Show translucent selection rectangle
Disable: Show windows contents while dragging
Disable: Slide taskbar buttons
Disable: Smooth edges of screen fonts
Disable: Transitions and Shadows
Disable: Use a background image for each folder type
Disable: Use common tasks in folders
;# Explorer #
Advanced Search: preconfigure options
Disable Beep on errors
Disable Prefix: Shortcut to
;# File Open/Save Dialog #
Disable File MRU-List
Preset Places Bar to: C: D: E: DESKTOP LAN
;# Internet Explorer #
Disable Download Complete notification
Disable Go Button
Disable Internet Explorer link creation
Disable Market Place bookmark
Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks
Disable Password-Caching
Disable sound when popup is blocked
Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects a time
;# My Computer #
Remove Shared Documents
Show details in Device Manager
Show non-present devices in Device Manager
;# Network #
Disable administrative shares
Disable automatic search for network folders and printers
Disable DCOM protocol bindings
Disable Microsoft-DS (close port 445 TCP/UDP)
Disable Simple File Sharing
Remove remote-computer NameSpace
;# Privacy #
Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff
Disable and Remove Documents List from Start Menu
Disable Driver Update Internet prompt
Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files
Disable Logging of executed programs
Disable User Process Tracking
Remove Alexa Spyware
Use single TEMP folder for all users
;# Speed #
Classic Control Panel
Disable Info Tips on Files and Folders
Disable Optimize harddisk when idle
Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links
Disable Warn on low disk space
Do not cache thumbnails
Increase Foreground Process Priority
Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel
;# Start Menu #
Disable Highlight newly installed programs
Disable popup on first boot
Do not use Personalized Menus
Expand Administrative tools
Expand Control Panel
Reduce popup delay
Remove Logoff User
Remove My Documents
Remove My Music
Remove My Pictures
Remove Search the Internet from Search
Remove Set Program Access and Defaults
Remove Windows Catalog from Start Menu
;# Taskbar #
Disable Balloon Tips
Disable Group similar Taskbar buttons
Disable Hide inactive icons

[Unattended]
UnattendMode = DefaultHide
ComputerType = Automatic
ProgFilesPath = "C:\Program Files"
HibernationNo
AutoLogonYes
Resolution = 640x480
BitsPerPel = 16 bit (High Color)
Vrefresh = 60 Hz
MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12
DefaultThemesOff
DefaultStartPanelOff
DataExecProt = 0

[Drivers]

[Hotfixes]
HotfixingReports
HotCatCleanup

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