windows ME

[berlincam86]

 How do you disable the startup screen and such for windows ME as you do in XP with the regedit utility? Or should I just change the os to xp?

[cdbrown]

Most people try to avoid WinMe as much as possible.  Go for XP

[berlincam86]

Could I use a disk from another computer to put XP on the ME? Or do I have to buy a new disk?

[namedos]

Do a google search for windows me startup screen.  You should find plenty of examples.  I've been using ME for a couple of years now and have had no problems with it.  Check out Saint's book as it gives some good information as well.

[berlincam86]

Ok, Thank you.

[pointdablame]

.  I've been using ME for a couple of years now and have had no problems with it. 

you're probably one of like 5 people in the world that can say that.

ME is a HORRIBLE OS.  It should never have been released.  Downgrade to 98se or upgrade to XP... just get rid of that terrible excuse for an OS

[Dustin Mustangs]

Related:

ME is indeed a pile of dung and I speak from personal experience.  You can downgrade  to 98 for next to nothing if money is an issue, otherwise upgrade to xp.  Problems you have learned to just deal with will magically disappear.

Unrelated:

Nice car!!  I have an 87z that I love to death.  I really appreciate seeing someone else with a nicely kept thirdgen nowadays. 

 

[delta88]

When you get to XP and need to hide eveything try this out...


ADD this " /bootlogo /noguiboot "  to the end of your boot.ini so It looks like this.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows MAME Edition" /fastdetect /bootlogo /noguiboot

Now create a .bmp file that is 640x480 that is 16 colors  and toss it in the windows root c:\windows

now reastart and your in biz.. or just make a black .bmp and your set...

As for the blue logon screens and loging in


For Autologon: Using the Run Dialog type, "Control Userpasswords2" and uncheck Users must log, when you close out of the window it will ask you to set the default user.

To change the Shell: Open regedit under the user you plan on changing the shell for. Be very carefull in the registry!. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\IniFileMapping\system.ini\boot and if there is a value Shell, change the first 3 letters which read SYS to USR. Then go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon and create a value for Shell and put the path to your new shell, in this case Mamewah.

To remove notifications: These are the little windows that come up and say "Loading personal settings" and the like, in regedit go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system and create a DWORD value DisableStatusMessages and set its value to 1.

Change defualt user backgrounds: This is the autoloaded background when windows starts, to change just the color go to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors and change background to whatever color you want, its an RGB value, so black is 0 0 0. To set a picture like the instruction card I did, just create the picture and set the path for Wallpaper in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop.

To get rid of the starting cursor in windows XP Open Regedit, got the HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\ Create a key called "Cursors" and within this key create new string values as shown in the attached screenshot, but point them to whatever cursor you want.




All these changes where made on a Windows XP Profesional box without any SP's on it, it should work on any XP box though, and with the exception of BootXP should work on any NT System (2000, XP and NT)

[Howard_Casto]

Me sucks, uninstall it, put the cd in a sack and throw it off the nearest bridge. 

Remember I like almost everything m$ too, so if I say it sucks, then it REALLY sucks. 

[berlincam86]

 Thank's guys for you'r help. First I wan't to say that yes I know ME sucks I have XP on my main computer but I can get a dell with ME on it for my main mame computer and now I know I want to put XP on it.

 As for the camaro. It's not mine I found It looking around(notice the chevy high performance magazine plates) and that's the hood I wan't for mine so I kept the pic. Sorry for the confusion. I do have a 86 Berlinetta That I wan't to look like that though.