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<blockquote data-quote="m.standish" data-source="post: 273228" data-attributes="member: 22329">Can anyone point me in the right directionIm running Xp Sp3 with vista add ons for day to day PC but would like to swop it into htpc when im firing it throught the TVWhat i want to do is not run ANY of the HTPC stuff (remotes, lastfm plugins, wireless controllers &amp; MP) Until ive finnished and wanto flick over to HTPC mode, I need some software that will (script-like) kill sidebar.exe processkill (any other .exe) process(not essential, but would be nice if any of these possible)close any open windows disable backgrounddisable themesthen.... (essential)load remote softwareload HIPload Last.fm&nbsp;&nbsp; (BelowNormal Prioprity)load (any other s/w)Load Mediaportal (AboveNormal Priority)DONE!It would also be nice if there was a way to then reload the sidebar, and kill all the remote &amp; plugin stuff on exiting MediaportalIf im going too far dont worry (my main priority is to kill some processes then load some files) from one tool (that i can shortcut to on my k/b), i know there must be some s/w that will script this easy enough i just dont know where to start looking!It is important as i need all the spare resources as im running on 256mb 1150Mhz box, with a lot of tweaking and stopping sidebar i can get my stsem down to 80mb ram which is fine to then run mp off. my &quot;fancy&quot; stuff is consuming abou 120mb on top of this so i need to kill it before running MPAny suggestions would be greatly appreciated</blockquote>

[QUOTE="m.standish, post: 273228, member: 22329"] Can anyone point me in the right direction Im running Xp Sp3 with vista add ons for day to day PC but would like to swop it into htpc when im firing it throught the TV What i want to do is not run ANY of the HTPC stuff (remotes, lastfm plugins, wireless controllers & MP) Until ive finnished and wanto flick over to HTPC mode, I need some software that will (script-like) kill sidebar.exe process kill (any other .exe) process (not essential, but would be nice if any of these possible) close any open windows disable background disable themes then.... (essential) load remote software load HIP load Last.fm (BelowNormal Prioprity) load (any other s/w) Load Mediaportal (AboveNormal Priority) DONE! It would also be nice if there was a way to then reload the sidebar, and kill all the remote & plugin stuff on exiting Mediaportal If im going too far dont worry (my main priority is to kill some processes then load some files) from one tool (that i can shortcut to on my k/b), i know there must be some s/w that will script this easy enough i just dont know where to start looking! It is important as i need all the spare resources as im running on 256mb 1150Mhz box, with a lot of tweaking and stopping sidebar i can get my stsem down to 80mb ram which is fine to then run mp off. my "fancy" stuff is consuming abou 120mb on top of this so i need to kill it before running MP Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated [/QUOTE]

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