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Howard_Casto:
It's very possible.

Try this and see if it helps.

1.  Copy those files into your sytem32 folder.

2.  Open up a command prompt, navigate to that folder and type:

regsvr32.exe ledwizm.ocx

Xp is supposed to auto-register, but if you've done tweaks then it probably doesn't anymore. 

Please allow me to complain for a sec.  ;)

 :angry:
[rant]

I completely understand the fact that people running mame cabs want to stream-line things, and I do it as well.  With that being said, due to dependancies of helper apps there are only about three things you can tweak safely in xp.  1.  Turn on disk-backup, 2.  Turn off themes.  3.  Turn off dr.  watson. 

Everything else is required.

[/rant]

Ok I'm done.  :)

Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 28, 2006, 02:02:14 pm --- :angry:
[rant]

I completely understand the fact that people running mame cabs want to stream-line things, and I do it as well.  With that being said, due to dependancies of helper apps there are only about three things you can tweak safely in xp.  1.  Turn on disk-backup, 2.  Turn off themes.  3.  Turn off dr.  watson. 

Everything else is required.
[/rant]

--- End quote ---
I think you can also turn off System Restore and Disk Indexing Service which are the major resource hogs.  But in general I agree, I've followed Black Viper's guides more than once and had things fail b/c some process that usually wasn't required turned out to be required for some installation or program I discovered.

Howard_Casto:
By disk backup I meant system restore.  But yeah I forgot about indexing service. I was thinking that was off by default though.  Now I'm going to have to check. 

headkaze:

--- Quote from: RandyT on August 10, 2006, 11:01:05 am ---BTW, the color picker is pretty cool.  But if one were going to add a color picker to a utility, I would suggest the ability for the user to "offset" each of the 3 primary colors by a set value to account for variations in RGB LED's.  Probably a "White-point" setting that is carried through the rest (I know this is just a start, it's just a suggestion in case you, or others haven't considered it.)

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I have no idea if this will help, but a really simple way to create a professional colour picker is to just have a picturebox with a colour wheel that registers a mouse down event and uses GetPixel to read the RBG value. Attached is a colour wheel you could use. Not sure if it's what your after, but in general they are much easier to use than colour sliders.

Howard_Casto:
That's not the issue.  I actually use a color wheel for one of my transition tests doing what you describe. 

The issue is that led colors are not the same as colors on your monitor.  As the color value is lowered on your pc, the color approaches black.  On your ice button, it first gets dimmer and then approaches white (the color of the button).  I don't think it'll ever get to the point that you can calibrate it exactly because of this, but your major arcade button colors could be mapped out and matched with the proper windows color picker swatches. 

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