[Intel NUC for cabinet]

in the next few days i am upgrading my MOBO, CPU and RAM and plan to reinstall windows 10.   The machine is a dedicated arcade cab and runs windows 10 64.  I have an account that launches BigBox and doesn't launch the windows UI (explorer.exe).   I have had no issues with running windows 10.  

The upgrade is to help improve the speed and performance of the machine.

I would suggest you look into windows 10 in KIOSK mode if my previous suggestion didn't work for you.

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

What are you trying to accomplish?

[LaunchBox.Next Now Available]

I really like Launchbox.Next better than Launchbox.Previous.    here's to looking forward.

[LaunchBox.Next Now Available]

13 hours ago, Pacman56 said:

To the moderators out there, your insane dedication to this community should be applauded. The success of LaunchBox is not only attributed to Jason's work, but is also due to the enormous amount of time you guys spend answering questions on this forum. You people have my greatest respect and appreciation!

in addition, a huge round of applause to all those who took the time to develop Themes, Videos, Plugins and add on content that all fit seamlessly into BigBox. 
In the words Sir Winston Churchill "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning"

[LaunchBox.Next Now Available]

Will there be a Bigbox. Next ?

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

You are creating a new Profile....I didn't go through exhausting effort of removing stuff.   

 

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

7 minutes ago, Lordmonkus said:

If someone knows how to get rid of Cortana i'd love to hear about it and how to do it, cause dat bitch need to go

You might want to check with the Covenant......

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

Yes.   this is done on my dedicated arcade.   So, I have two accounts.   One allows me to just do general maintenance / admin access and the other user just launches bigbox on startup

 

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

Create a New User Account (windows 10)

1.  Press Window Key and the letter S to bring up windows Search
2.  Type User Accounts and select Settings
3.  select manage another account
4.  Add a new user in PC setting
5.  Add someone else to this PC
6.  I don't have this persons sign-in information
7.  Add user without a Microsoft Account
8.  Create the user and leave the password blank if you want to just auto sign in
9.  click and follow the on screen instrunctions

Windows Auto Login to BigBox / Create a New windows account for this 
* Warning we are about to modify the registry and it's only for this user account
1) open regedit (start menu > run, and type in regedit).
2) go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.
3) add a new string value (Edit > New > String Value) called shell. and set the value to the path of the new shell
e.g C:\Launchbox\bigbox.exe.
4) log out and log back in

My Computer is a Dedicate Arcade and it works great.  

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

When I get round to it and install MS WIN 10 I will also need to go through the MS BS List of Must Remove......

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

I will be upgrading my AMD A8-7650K Processor for the following:

• ASUS Prime A320M-K AMD Ryzen AM4 DDR4 HDMI VGA M.2 Micro-ATX A320 Motherboard
• AMD RYZEN 3 2200G Quad-Core 3.5 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo)
• G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200)

 

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

The case is an ATX.  so I need to check if it can accommodate the Micro ATX.
PSU is fine
OS might be tied to the MOBO/CPU (Not sure if that is transferable).

Thanks for the suggestion.

 

 

[Intel NUC for cabinet]

Current Machine
  AMD A8-7650K Processor
  AMD-R7-250 Graphic Card 
  8GB RAM (2015)
  64GB SSD
  2TB 7200 HDD,  

New Build (HDD and SSD or being ported from existing computer)
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/NJDave71/saved/HQ3D8d
Option 1 can anything be done to Improve existing machine? 
Option 2 Go with New Build?

[NeoGeo via FBA (Final Burn Alpha) in Retroarch - games won't launch]

 ran into the same issue and this helped 

[Daphne Laser Disc emulator - a comprehensive tutorial]

I recall audio issues about 10 years ago and they are specific to the emulator.  Sometimes when exiting games the audio driver crashes and logging out or reboot is the only resolution.   Check the Daphne forums.  Nothing to do with launchbox 

[MAME 0.195 No Nag with Default Artwork]

MAME 0.195 No Nag with Default Artwork

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MAME .195 No Nag with Default Artwork

Here's a build of MAME based on 0.195 with no nag screens and it supports default artwork.

MAME FOLDER

mame (root folder)
|   mame64.exe (0 .195 )
|   WhatsNew.txt
|
+---artwork
|       horizont.zip (Default Horizontal Artwork)
|       vertical.zip (Default Vertical Artwork)
|       
\---ini
        horizont.ini (allows the fallback artwork)
        vertical.ini (allows the fallback artwork)

NOTE 
Rename your mame64.exe to mame64.exe.old (this way if you have issues you can just revert back to your Original copy).

Unzip the files in your Mame folder.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is No Nag
This is the screen that says hit "Ok to Continue"  when you open a ROM for the first time.  This screen has been suppressed.

How can I use my own default In game Artwork
I have provided two zip files that I use for my default Vertical and Horizontal games.  you can search for MAME In game artwork using your favorite search engine.  Mr Do is a good starting point for History and downloading some artwork.   If you have favorite cabinet that you want to use for your defaults, simply make a copy and rename it to horizont.zip or vertical.zip. 

Happy Gaming

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• Submitter
  NJDave71
• Submitted
  02/28/2018
• Category
  Third-party Apps and Plugins

 

[Plugin Question]

Has anyone used the Following 

IPlatformCategory
IPlatform
IPlaylist

If so please PM me have a few questions.

 

[Aeon Nox Redux]

I am not sure why you are getting these errors.

 

[Aeon Nox Redux]

Try this in Windows

1. Open Search button (Cortana) and type PowerShell and Select PowerShell App.
2. Type the command unblock-file -path  (Then the full path of the file you want to unblock
3. Repeat for each file

Example

unblock-file -path "C:\Launchbox\Themes\Aeon Nox\Plugins\HelperControl_v3.dll"

 

 

[XAML Tips and Tricks]

Ha Beat me too it.....   I used  that in the first beta release of Aeon Nox but couldn't use Transitions.

[Aeon Nox Redux]

I sent the method to @Jason Carr  if there is something that is missing i can get a out a fix.

[Aeon Nox Redux]

That method parses the activegame.details and looks for total game:  and gets the number.   I am not getting this error so it's hard to catch.  @Jason Carr I can pm the code.

[Aeon Nox Redux]

i am sorry I don't have an answer on this error outside of DLL blocking hoping

@Jason Carr can advise.

 

[Aeon Nox Redux]

I just downloaded a fresh copy and I had to Unblock the .DLLs in the theme plugin folder.  see the screen shot (Windows 7)

1.  in the ..\LaunchBox\Themes\Aeon Nox\Plugins on windows 10 or 7 you have to unblock these dlls (On both my home and work system this is somthing i have to do)  right clicking on the .dll Other wise the theme will crash.

 

[Aeon Nox Redux]

On Number 3 if you have other themes installed that used the scrolling text such as Aeon MQ7 and then Switch to Aeon Nox it will crash.     This has nothing to do with the Theme its an issue with BigBox.   

Does it continue to crash?

have you tried it again?