ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | Giving notebook for Xmas, need to play a song once booted
How would I go about having a song or video played once they turn on the notebook?
Any software to do this? I just need it to play once. |
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rabgary
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join:2006-06-02
Austin, TX
1 edit | I don't know how to do it myself but I would think you could add it in Runonce somehow or another.
I'm sure someone here will know how to accomplish that. |
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FunnyBones
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1 edit | reply to ninjatutle
You can use vlc for that or like this
»www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.p···ic=18751
As for a song all you need to do is covert it to wav and change the system startup sound.
There is some freeware programs for the above like »dreamscene.org/download.php#xpscene
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Weirdal
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Lincoln, NE
| Seems like overkill.
Just add the mp3 file to C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
(the folder called "startup" in your start menu)
You will have to delete it afterwards, but that's easier than changing system sounds or messing with scheduled tasks.
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jeffjs
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US | Or even better, just put a shottcut to the MP3 or movie in the startup folder.
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FunnyBones
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said by Weirdal  :Seems like overkill. Just add the mp3 file to C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (the folder called "startup" in your start menu) You will have to delete it afterwards, but that's easier than changing system sounds or messing with scheduled tasks. The wav could be overkill but no popups and plays in the background and with my way you could even do it in html and as far as the video you have to do it in one of the ways I suggested if your using xp since most people hate vista.
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freebird317
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Portland, OR | reply to ninjatutle
Why not just change the pc startup sound? |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | reply to ninjatutle
I couldn't really find a way so I'm just going to stick a shortcut to a playlist on the startup folder. I would rather have something play in the background, oh well. |
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jp10558
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Willseyville, NY | reply to ninjatutle
A script and runonce registry key? |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA
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| Too late now, I just sent out the laptop for them to receive by Christmas. A shortcut to a playlist. The Drifter's "White Christmas" will play followed by The Chipmunk Song.
I forgot to make the WMP11 start in Skin "mini mode" though. Having a giant popup when you start the machine isnt so nice. Oh well. |
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rabgary
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| said by ninjatutle :Too late now, I just sent out the laptop for them to receive by Christmas. A shortcut to a playlist. The Drifter's "White Christmas" will play followed by The Chipmunk Song. I forgot to make the WMP11 start in Skin "mini mode" though. Having a giant popup when you start the machine isnt so nice. Oh well. Do they know enough about computers to remove it from startup??
If not I guess they will be giving you a call to find out how to keep those dang songs from playing every time they turn it on.  |
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ninjatutle
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San Ramon, CA | That was my main worry. They don't know enough. I was trying to look for a yahoo widget to do something like this but nothing came up.
I named the playlist: "X remove X" |
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FunnyBones
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| I have done it before using html and made it schedule to delete after the first reboot only problem is we are not allowed to upload to this forum like we used to with an old index.dat cleaner (I uploaded) way before ccleaner was even made.
Can you tell I been around awhile....
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