2011-08-16, 10:41
Well, there are some functional elements to some parts of the discussion. At least in my case, when Windows starts up, explorer minimizes XBMC when there is a notification on the desktop. So I have to dig out the keyboard and connect it just to get XBMC to maximize. Its a pain. I have not followed the guide to replace explorer with XBMC as the shell and it works like a charm. The startup graphics changes are just the icing on the cake.
jhsrennie Wrote:I run XBMC from the Startup folder as well.
The reason for all the messing around is purely cosmetic. It's to make the HTPC look more like a dedicated XBMC application and less like Windows.
JR