Cinemania 97: How To Turn Opening Video Off From the Registry

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To turn the opening video off, do the following:

• Go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Reference Titles\Cinemania 97\ key in the Windows 95 registry and change the value of the StartupVideo entry to 0.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. The registry is a system-wide database used for storing Windows software and hardware configuration settings.

To change the value of the StartupVideo entry, do the following:

1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.
2. Type the following and click OK:

   regedit

3. When the Registry Editor appears, double-click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder.
4. Double-click the Software folder, and then the Microsoft folder.
5. Double-click the Reference Titles folder, and then the Cinemania 97 folder.
6. Double-click the StartupVideo entry.
7. Change the Value Data from 1 to 0, and then click OK.
8. Click Registry, and then click Exit.
9. Restart Cinemania.