Deleting AppleSetupDone file

Gultig wrote:
Hey all,
I'm trying to do something which has been spoken about here before - only without a definite final result, as far as I know.

I would like to have the leopard intro film played everytime I turn on my computer (or reboot).
I know, some of you would say that is crazy

yes, we would.

and why even bother...

yes, that's what i would say...

but I would just like to try it.
So, I've done a bit of reading, found the movie and sound file, put them together into one file and tried using a program called Lingon to make it run at every rebooting, which didn't work.

Then I came up with the suggestion of deleting the private/var/db/.AppleSetupDone file so that the computer may think it is the first time it's being activated, which leads us to my question..

Is it safe to delete that file? Will I have to delete it every time before I log off if I want the intro-movie to play?

it's safe and it will certainly do it but you'll buy yourself more problems then you solve.
if you delete that file you'll have to go through the whole setup assistant on the next start. that means that apart from watching the intro video you'll have to set up a new admin account every time you reboot. unless you want a large and always growing number of admin accounts on your computer you'd have to keep deleting those accounts after every restart. IMO that's too much of a hassle but
if you REALLY want that intro video you may be willing to put up with this.

Anythoughts?

Cheers 🙂

Are you aware of the contents of .AppleSetupDone ??
Do you want to reenter all those items each time?
Suppose they do not match what is already in the system?
I don't know the answers to these questions, which is why I would never delete it.
Tell us how it works out. Be sure your backup is up-to-date.

You might consider joining ADC the Apple Developer Connection (ADC) and find out about this and other things about the OS. It's free.
http://developer.apple.com/mac/
This might also be of interest:
http://osxdaily.com/2007/01/22/what-happens-in-the-mac-os-x-boot-process/

Message was edited by: nerowolfe

Gultig,

Now I know its not optimal but it might Sufic entail you figure out an alternative and yes please forgive me as this is my first Applescript. Ok here is what you do, Open Script Editor.app it can be found in Macintosh HD -> Applications -> Applescript -> Once you open Script Editor paste in the following:

tell application "QuickTime Player"
activate
open "Users:westongallagher:Documents:Screensaver:intro.mov"
present document 1 scale screen
delay 33.5
quit
end tell

You may need to adjust things to fit your setup like were it says open put in the path to your intro.mov (or whatever you named it) remember to divide up the folders using : not /. and you may need to adjust the delay so that it cuts out were you would like. "Anyone that is an Applescript expert if you see errors or suggestions please advise). After You have change those Save it as a script, for editing, and an application. Then add your newly saved Application script to your login items in System Preferences -> Accounts -> Select Your Account -> Login Items (Tab).

Hope that helps and best of luck with getting your rocking idea to work,
Weston