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Yes SentaiBrad is 100% right as thats way i will be setting up arcade, easier to maintain, easier to troubleshoot.

Probably but also makes it difficult to get back into windows as well thats why suggested autohide taskbar and screenshot earlier as windows is always available for troubleshooting problems. The shelling is what most arcade makers do but me personally i prefer the hide way as when have cabinet built for daughter will be way easier for me to maintain it for her.

Dos Hadnt thought about documentating build lol

Here is a way for windows to boot directly to frontends http://www.mp3car.com/the-faq-emporium/51635-faq-boot-directly-into-your-front-end.html

@DOS76 Take a screenshot of Bigbox and set your background wallpaper to the screenshot (bit of a cheat) but it will look like BigBox has opened up immediately kind of camoflage especially if you set your taskbar to autohide. There are ways to have windows open up to frontends but it makes it harder to get back into windows if problems happen.

Also at times the esc button doesnt go back a level in BigBox seems to work when it wants but the back button always works flawlessly.

Very nice Jason but as am quite good at carpentry and wireing soldering etc am determined to build it all as have lot parts got just buttons arcade stick and encoder to get as have BigBox almost fully ready will play games, movies and music when finished.

Thank you @Jason as am hopefully going to have mine built as an extra xmas prezzie for daughter and shes handy with usb control's (telling me often this is how you do it daddy) lol and navigating Bigbox

@Jason here is a lovely instructable that make a lovely arcade machine http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Super-Easy-Arcade-Machine-from-1-Sheet-of-Plywoo/?&sort=ACTIVE&limit=40&offset=80#DISCUSS

Jason Carr said Hi Martin, that already exists via the AutoHotkey features. Thanks @Jason but was wondering if you could place a close windows in BigBox like so see image As this would be an advantage if using BigBox as an arcade frontend as im currently buying bits for to build one for my daughter and would allow closing down computer from withing BigBox without having to map autohotkey to a button etc.

@Jason just downloaded new beta now installing perfect @SentaiBrad havnt language packs installed as only use the english language lol was reading ntd.dll errors and one person who had a problem installing some software was because win 7 x64 couldnt read the symbols so thought maybe that was problem but no jason sorted it out lol

@Jason will try again

thanks @scree to check if it was at my computer side that the problem was i did a sfc scannow clean bill of health. Did a startup repair no problems. Did a system restore still same problem updating LaunchBox. Updated graphics drivers still same problem. Did read that it could be a problem with windows reading sysmbols that can cause a ntd.dll error. So safetly say that the fault is on the the update side unless we have to download something that will allow windows to read the symbols that are included in new update because of the new translations included.

@Jason i cannot up date the latest LaunchBox beta tried a few times now, it downloads fine but then i get this popup message This is the text in the problem details:- Problem signature: Problem Event Name: APPCRASH Application Name: 997308f2-8110-41db-bf6a-d92e06de5b8d.exe Application Version: 0.0.0.0 Application Timestamp: 54e0521f Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll Fault Module Version: 6.1.7601.18798 Fault Module Timestamp: 5507b3e0 Exception Code: c0000005 Exception Offset: 00081344 OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3 Locale ID: 6153 Additional Information 1: 4c0d Additional Information 2: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433 Additional Information 3: 4c0d Additional Information 4: 4c0d4d78887f76d971d5d00f1f20a433 When i click on close program i get this Hope this helps

Oh and if this was allowed rules could be set out beforehand on say pixel width and height for each platform.

Now that there is a new wiki thread would it not also be a good place for say people to upload front boxart for games as the new format in LaunchBox makes it east to say copy folder of front boxart jpgs and upload them here? just a suggestion then if members have better box fronts they could replace ones with their better or add missing front covers per platforms, or even a new tab for uploading box fronts fanart etc.

Or Alfred Hitchcox's the Day of The Trippedonit

thanks @bd000 am getting sick of avg stating something different for something thats not there or they cant get right would drop avg only have used it so long

thanks @bd000 glad your back was woried you were unwell or something had happened great prefer your images but was trying out to see if i could change logos or create some in png lol not the greatest but ok so glad your back, health wise am ok still awaiting results but am confident theyll b ok as longer they take the better they normally are

Oh dont forget Jason a Close Windows button would also be handy in LaunchBox and BigBox

@Jason Yes here are readings i just took LaunchBox minimized LaunchBox not active

Intel core 2 duo e5200 2.50ghz LaunchBox Minimized LaunchBox not active As you can see LaunchBox uses more cpu when minimized than when not active.

Will try it out in a few days as am close to download limit at moment lol

Mine was the commodore 64 followed by the zx spectrum lol long time ago still remember fondly the zx.

Win 7 x64 SP1, would it be the way the different processors handle LaunchBox intel v amd maybe just throwing it out there also i have LaunchBox added to Nvidia control panel 3d settings under control settings.