BTW, here's an easy way to use ss2 from the GUI 1) move or copy the files into a folder where you plan to keep them (I used c:\program files\squeezeslave2, but you can use whatever you like) 2) use windows explorer to navigate to that directory (if you're not there already from the above) 3) right-click (and hold) squeezeslave.exe, and drag to white space in that folder. When asked, select "create shortcuts here" - which will create a link called "shortcut to squeezeslave2.exe" 4) right-click that new link and select "properties" 5) in the "shortcut" tab: 5a) find the "target" edit box. the path so squeezeslave2 will already be there. Append a space, plus the name of you SqueezeCenter server (plus any other command options you might want) 5b) find the "run" drop-down box - change to "minimized" 6) optional: in the "general" tab 6a) change the name 6b) change the icon (the system has an OK note+speaker icon - but choose whatever suits your fancy) 7) click "OK" to close the properties box 8) right-click (and hold) your new shortcut - drag to wherever you like (start menu, desktop, quickstart bar), and select "copy" when asked (so there's always the original shortcut to copy somewhere else)
That's it (and it takes a -lot- longer to write up than it takes to actually do it). You can now click the shortcut icon to start squeezeslave2, which will run minimized, so it's just an icon on the tray. You can close ss2 by right-clicking the icon in the tray (not the shortcut icon you used to start ss2) and pick "close". IMHO this is a bit more convenient than running as service for a desktop machine that you're going to be sitting at anyway. Logging off closes ss2. Oh - and you can drag that icon into your startup menu item if you want ss2 to start when you login. Hope this helps someone. My guess is that anyone using ss2, and so comfortable with the command line, already knows this stuff, but maybe not... -- bobkoure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bobkoure's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14646 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54124 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
