You can set the Reg_Sz string value of;
"Shell"="Explorer.exe"
to the full path of the program you wish to start by default. found at
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

For example to start the command interpreter;
"Shell"="C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe"

You may be able to define this per user at;
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

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"Hosh" wrote:
|I have a laptop which is hooked up to my stereo (PIII 700 XP Pro) which
| plays music via 802 11g from my desktop.
|
| Occaisionally the music will skip or stutter, especially so when the
| visualizations are on.
|
| The question is:
| Is it possible to have a start-up configuration for the laptop that
| eliminates running anything other than what's neccasary to play the music?
| Perhaps a boot-disk or a prompt for an alternate configuration? I'm using
| Media Player to play the music.
|
| I also need the laptop to be fully funtional once in a while as well so
the
| solution could not be permanent, only available when I need it for
| entertainment.
|
| Any advice would be great!
|
| Thanks.
|
|