2008-06-27, 18:59
RE: minimized at startup, there's a freeware app out there called startup delayer...put a delay of 3 seconds or so and you should be good. Also try a delay of "0" and specified "start maximized". http://www.jockersoft.com/english/startu..._index.php
RE: booting to XBMC, you can search out the shell key in regedit and replace exporer.exe with XMBC.exe, but it takes forever for the machine to boot; it seems a bit confused when the desktop 'would' be loading, and the overall boot time is 2-3 minutes. Still, if you don't need to run any apps in the background and can't stand seeing the transition from desktop to XBMC...
RE: booting to XBMC, you can search out the shell key in regedit and replace exporer.exe with XMBC.exe, but it takes forever for the machine to boot; it seems a bit confused when the desktop 'would' be loading, and the overall boot time is 2-3 minutes. Still, if you don't need to run any apps in the background and can't stand seeing the transition from desktop to XBMC...