How do I stop SFP loading when I boot up my PC?

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 6:40 pm

Hi
Is there any way of achieving this from within XP?

Thanks

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Thu Oct 30, 2003 8:08 pm

start > run > "msconfig" and remove it from the start up items

zezappa · Post by **zezappa** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:41 am

uncheck "active" in livebar/settings/projects

batfink · Post by **batfink** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 7:49 am

Thanks!

Billy goat gruff · Post by **Billy goat gruff** » Sat Nov 01, 2003 3:26 am

Delete SFP folder. Worked for me.

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:40 am

So there's 3 official ways to de-activate SFP loading on startup now, all of the above are correct.

SFP>Set>Settings>Projects>'Startup Project Active'. This totally bypasses the option of a startup project.
Lifechangee would delete the SFP folder, killing all further attempts to work with SFP
An alternate way, as Neutron explained, leaving the option above Active, and disabling it in msconfig>startup. This has a neat advantage. Apart from the regular SFP 'New Project', you can have a second project to start SFP with: The startup project, startproject.pro, can be loaded with a .bat file. Let me explain how.

Make a new text document in your SFP folder. Insert the line: "start c:sfpappbinsfp.exe -s" without the " ", and rename the text to "SFPstart.bat". The "-s" switch lets SFP load startproject.pro instead of newproject.pro. Create a shortcut to this on your desktop, where you now have the option to load either of both projects by executing the original SFP shortcut or the one you just made.

Some people prefer to load SFP in low priority under XP. Make .bat files according to the description from above:
to load SFP in low priority by default, make sure the line looks like "start /low c:sfpappbinsfp.exe" or "start /low c:sfpappbinsfp.exe -s", depending on weither you want to load newproject.pro or startproject.

Enjoy

zezappa · Post by **zezappa** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 12:17 am

On 2003-11-02 08:40, at0mic wrote:
[*] you can have a second project to start SFP with
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or, for those in a hurry, by 2 clicking any *.pro, after registering .pro as a scope type file.
very, very usefull, for a XTC user as me

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 5:32 am

zezappa wrote:
[...] double click any *.pro, after registering .pro as a scope type file.

SFP cannot open .pro files by double clicking them -it opens the newproject.pro instead. There's a nice explanation on how to do that tho, check out the hints at this page...

zezappa · Post by **zezappa** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:32 am

...sorry, obviously you're right!
I'd forgotten that, as I've been mostly on XTC and my SFP Default project is "Empty" and I load the one I want then.
Thank you anyway, Atomic.