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+ | ====== Other Setup Items ====== | ||
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+ | ====== Auto Starting Popper with Windows Startup ====== | ||
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+ | If you are running PinUpMEnu.exe as admin, then you most-likely WONT be able to create a shortcut to it and place it in startup. Depending on Windows mood… it Don't like to startup an admin exe via shortcut. BUT it doesn' | ||
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+ | Easiest would be to make a batchfile in pinupsystem like this.\\ | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | < | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | @echo off | ||
+ | CD /d %~dp0 | ||
+ | Timeout /t 10 | ||
+ | START "" | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | and put a shortcut link to it in windows startup folder. | ||
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+ | For people that don't know where windows startup folder is… here's an easy method. | ||
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+ | Right-click on your new batch file and select COPY. | ||
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+ | In file explorer on the top type in: shell: | ||
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+ | It will bring up the windows starup folder. | ||
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+ | Press right-click PASTE-SHORTCUT. (not just paste… that will break it). | ||
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+ | All done.. | ||
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+ | ====== Auto-Play Intro Media when Popper Starts Up. ====== | ||
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+ | Nice feature that can play on all/any pupdisplays during startup. Press any flipper/key to stop startup videos and go to home list. | ||
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+ | Easy Startup support!!! Go to PlayList manager in Setup. Make a playlist called exactly ‘StartUP’ (off root, no quotes). Then go to Media Manager/ | ||
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+ | Starting in v1.4.3 of Popper you can use new custom option: IntroSkipSeconds=x when using intro intro video, after x seconds will goto home menu and stop intro videos. | ||
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+ | ====== Backing up your (current) DB ====== | ||
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+ | 1. Start ' | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | **{{: | ||
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+ | 4. Confirm with ‘**Yes**’ in the Popup Window that opens: | ||
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+ | **{{: | ||
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+ | 5. Now Close Pinup Popper Config by clicking ‘**Exit Setup**’. | ||
+ | ====== Restoring a backup of Database. ====== | ||
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+ | Do this with all PUP apps closed! | ||
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+ | The database is just one file in PinUPSystem called PUPDatabase.db | ||
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+ | Your backups are in the subfolder called pupbackup (each file is renamed with time/date in name). | ||
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+ | Simply make a copy of one of the backup files you want to restore (rename it to PUPDatabase.db) and overwrite the existing PUPDatabase.db file in PinUPSystem… that’s it. | ||
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+ | ====== Update game/Table files with new versions... Awesome Feature! ====== | ||
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+ | Popper has an amazing feature that will allow you to simply update existing game/table files and even other files like directb2s/ | ||
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+ | you should add/keep the actual filename.vpx without version in your Popper Db when first adding to system….you can put author/ | ||
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+ | watch this video: [[http:// | ||
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+ | Then… watch the ‘auto/ | ||
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+ | ====== Portrait mode or Desktop Setup ====== | ||
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+ | It's STRONGLY suggested that if you are using cabinet to keep your playfield as landscape….very, | ||
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+ | If you are using desktop mode or still wish to setup portrait mode however…. Popper 1.4 update now has NEW Portrait and Desktop Themes! | ||
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+ | ====== Moving PinUPSystem to another Drive ====== | ||
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+ | paths for tables and media are configured in the popper setup program. So you can easily move your media dir or table directories to another location with minimal effort. | ||
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+ | 1> make a backup of your pinupsystem folder. | ||
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+ | 2> cut and paste the entire pinupsystem folder to d:\ (or other location) | ||
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+ | 3> go to new location of pinupsystem and right-click run as administrator the PINUPPLAYERRegister.BAT FILE. That will re-register the location for pinUP system. | ||
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+ | 4> remember to re-link tables\ b2s plugins folder to new pinup location. See PuP Player installation video if you forgot how you did it before. | ||
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+ | 5> run setup and reconfigure the locations of global media dir, and on each emulator reset the locations for media/ | ||
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+ | there may be other items like the ' | ||
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+ | ====== Remove all Games/Table Links in the Popper DB and scan/add them again (start fresh) ====== | ||
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+ | //Note: this will delete all playlists links (all playlists will still be there). will delete all games… so do this as last resort… this DOES NOT affect any actual files/ | ||
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+ | Backup db before using DB editor in popper setup. | ||
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+ | Go to PinUpMenuSetup, | ||
+ | Delete the Text that's in there And put the 1st line in there\\ | ||
+ | Then Press Execute SQL\\ | ||
+ | Then replaced the 1st line with the 2nd one and again Press Execute SQL | ||
+ | < | ||
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+ | delete from playlistdetails | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | press execute and then type this command | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | delete from games | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | press execute | ||
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+ | ===== Removing all games from a certain emulator ===== | ||
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+ | Backup db before using DB editor in popper setup. | ||
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+ | If you just want to remove all games from a certain emulator.\\ | ||
+ | First you Need to get the emulator ID number (emulator setup will show it), lets say its 55.\\ | ||
+ | Go to PinUpMenuSetup, | ||
+ | Delete the Text that's in there\\ | ||
+ | And put the 1st line in there and don't forget to (Change the Emulator ID number)\\ | ||
+ | Then Press Execute SQL\\ | ||
+ | Then replaced the 1st line with the 2nd one (Change the Emulator ID number) and again Press Execute SQL | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | delete from playlistdetails where gameid in (select gameid from games where games.emuid=55) | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | press execute and then | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | delete from games where emuid=55 | ||
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+ | </ | ||
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+ | press execute | ||
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+ | ---- | ||
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+ | ====== Location of PinUP System Files or Uninstalling PinUP System ====== | ||
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+ | [[: | ||
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