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Originally Posted by jspatz1
Greg,
Would appreciate if you could send us some instruction on how to do this.
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Also, if you mean on how to make the DS run without explorer (trust me, it helps), here are the instructions I use when setting up a new computer.
First of all, log into the Driver account. Optionally, change the background to a solid dark grey, which imo looks fairly nice with the driver station
There are two different ways you can go from here, depending on which version of windows 7 you have. The second one will work on any version.
For Professional or better: Start->Run gpedit.msc. Browse to User Configuration->System->Custom User Interface, and set it to “C:\Program Files\FRC Driver Station\Driver Station.exe”, without quotes, or “C:\Program Files (x86)\FRC Driver Station\Driver Station.exe” if you have 64-bit windows. Log out and back in, and you should have only the Driver Station.
For all other versions: Start->Run regedit.exe. Be very careful here, all the usual warnings about registry editing apply. Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon. Create a new String value named Shell, and set it to “C:\Program Files\FRC Driver Station\Driver Station.exe”, without quotes, or “C:\Program Files (x86)\FRC Driver Station\Driver Station.exe” if you have 64-bit windows. Log out and back in, and you should have only the Driver Station.
If you ever need it, you can manually launch explorer by opening Task Manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del), hitting "New Task...", and entering explorer.exe.
Good Luck, and see you at St. Louis!