[denywinarto]

I have a problem auto-starting xbmc with event ghost,
My xbmc setup is a little complex,

first i have a server that's supplying only userdata folder (ubuntu)
then i sync that folder to D drive > D:\Userdata
next i hardlink that folder to my xbmc installation folder in C
I use hardlink with this guide
Why not sync to C directly? Well because my C drive is deepfreezed.

Now here's what i'm trying to accomplish

1. Start xbmc on startup
2. Hide it to tray using trayit

That's it, the goal is to start xbmc when windows start (and hide it to tray) to reduce its load times.
And i tried eventghost with this setup:

1. run hardlink files to start the service (ln.exe and senable.exe)
2. run trayit
3. run xbmc
4. find xbmc window
5. minimize

But xbmc seems to freeze in minimized position and i can't even bring it up...
Anyone know what could be the problem?

[MassIV]

Make a shortcut to XBMC on your desktop.
Right click -> properties on the shortcut.
In the shortcut tab, there is an option called RUN. There you choose minimized.
Perfect, now move the shortcut to the following folder:
c:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

That is all. On Win boot, xbmc will start and minimize.
You say minimize yes? Not tray?

[denywinarto]

Make a shortcut to XBMC on your desktop.
Right click -> properties on the shortcut.
In the shortcut tab, there is an option called RUN. There you choose minimized.
Perfect, now move the shortcut to the following folder:
c:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

That is all. On Win boot, xbmc will start and minimize.
You say minimize yes? Not tray?

its tray, but i decided to use firedaemon now because eventghost seems to slowdown my boot times,
still cant get it to work though, i even ask in firedaemon forum
it wont load the hardlinked userdata folder

[MassIV]

I have never tried hardlinks or firedaemon. So if you have to use that, i think you are going to need help from someone who has done this before.
Do you have to use hardlinks?

-edit-
The rest is in your second thread.