Make video run full screen from command prompt/batch file

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Hi all

Not sure where this should go but here seems the best place (mods, feel free to move).

I am after a way of making a video run full screen by launching it from the command line / batch file / scheduled task on a Windows XP machine.

Does Winamp or something similar do this or is there a program which can turn a video file (mpeg, avi, etc...) into an executable that will run full screen (with audio)?

Thanks in advance
 
Google suggests that Media Player can be called from the command line:

Code:
wmplayer “c:\nameofvideo.wmv” /fullscreen
 
The only thing that puts me off using Windows Media Player is the slowness of startup. I really want it to be snappy! Currently looking at MPlayer along with a tool that packages MPlayer and a video into an executable.
 
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