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[Nash]

Hi guys,

is it possible to get into mame emulator before loading windows welcome screen or wiithout loading windows?

For example I have one older emulator V.0125 and the rom Jolly card. Also have MS-DOS Batch file for it. I presume it is possible and how can I do that?


Cheers,

Nash

Edited by Nash, 26 March 2010 - 12:16 AM.

[destruk]

MAME for Linux would accomplish this.

[Nash]

MAME for Linux would accomplish this.

Never used linux before? I hope it is similar to Mac. By the way, I use Mac & PC.

Edited by Nash, 26 March 2010 - 02:32 AM.

[Doug_C]

MAME for Linux would accomplish this.

Never used linux before? I hope it is similar to Mac. By the way, I use Mac & PC.

You could use this: http://advancemame.s.../cd-readme.html

But I would format a new drive and install the cd on it. Leave winblows out of the equation.

[onlinechaos]

you can simply disable the welcome screen and the boot logo in xp.
i also have disabled the explorershell and load my hyperspin (in your case mame) directly as shell.
give hyperspin a try to launch your mame...

To disable the Welcome screen: open the Registry editor and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WinLogon
Change the value for LogonType, from a "1" to a "0". This is because a 0 specifies Classic Mode and a 1 specifies Welcome Screen.
Now, exit the Registry and Reboot your computer.

no boot logo:
1. Edit boot.ini
2. Add " /noguiboot" right after "/fastdetect".

(or check the /noguiboot switch in msconfig on the boot.ini tab)

Upon restarting, the splash screen will be gone. It can be re-enabled by removing the new switch.

for killing explorer shell check this tutorial:
kill explorer

you can skip the adding of a new account, there is no need for this.
you will ever get back your explorer shell with this trick:
-open taskmanager and kill mame32.exe task
-typ in new task: explorer and press enter thats all
next time your favorite search engine would help you with problems like that and would save my time...

Edited by onlinechaos, 30 December 2010 - 11:58 PM.