Can we change our boot skins????

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I am sick of the old "Windows XP: Pro/Home edition" on black staring at me in
the face as the computer boots....... is there any way to change it into
something I like? An image, perhaps, or some great bit of satire?
 
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Hi Galen,

Check this free proggy out...

http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

Andy
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Interesting... I thought I was the only Galen on the planet :) Anyhow, the
real irony is that was a question I'd answered yesterday though I think I
only gave them a plain old link without any additional information.

Galen
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in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial
stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for
mental exaltation." -- Sherlock Holmes
 
Andrew Bailey a écrit récemment :
Hi Galen,

Check this free proggy out...

http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

Andy
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Hi Andy,

And do all those new BootScreens work with SP2 ? Because I used to change my
boot screen with SP1 (not through this software, I did it manually), but I
had to stop the day I upgraded to SP2 because a majority of the boot screens
available on the web crashed during boot up.

Thank you for your answer,

MALESCOT.
 
Malescot said:
Andrew Bailey a écrit récemment :

Hi Andy,

And do all those new BootScreens work with SP2 ? Because I used to
change my boot screen with SP1 (not through this software, I did it
manually), but I had to stop the day I upgraded to SP2 because a
majority of the boot screens available on the web crashed during boot
up.
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Some boot screen changers work by swapping for one of the MS files
(%windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe) that contains the graphics for screen,
progress bar, etc. and several other rather more important things. File has
changed through XP, SP1, SP2 - swapping in the wrong one=bad.

The Stardock BootSkin one diverts calls to its own files & doesn't mess up,
works fine for me, XP Home, SP2, all updates.
 
cpemma a écrit récemment :
Some boot screen changers work by swapping for one of the MS files
(%windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe) that contains the graphics for
screen, progress bar, etc. and several other rather more important
things. File has changed through XP, SP1, SP2 - swapping in the
wrong one=bad.
The Stardock BootSkin one diverts calls to its own files & doesn't
mess up, works fine for me, XP Home, SP2, all updates.
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Thank you cpemma, I'll try at once !

MALESCOT.
 
I tried this program and it crashes my system on bootup, right after the new
bootskin is displayed; I get a classic MS blue screen of death. I then have
to restart my computer, selecting the option "last best configuration" or
something to that effect..... or safe mode. Either way, this program didn't
cut it for me. Any alternatives?
thanks
 
Galen said:
I am sick of the old "Windows XP: Pro/Home edition" on black staring at
me in
the face as the computer boots....... is there any way to change it
into
something I like? An image, perhaps, or some great bit of satire?
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Absolutely.

There are two ways of doing this.

1. The easy way: Use Stardock's Bootskin program to change it

-or-

2. The hard way: Modify the kernel with a resource editor.

Because WinXP ships with 4 different kernels, you will need to know
which one you are using. If you use this method, then you need to
remember that the image palette is not in the image itself, but is in
certian locations in the kernel file and will need to be edited with a
hex editor. Furthermore, the image must be 640x480 at 4 bit color.
Alot of people make this mistake. If you want more information, go over
to the forums on http://unattended.msfn.org. There you will find alot
of information about this, and other topics.
 
Galen said:
I tried this program and it crashes my system on bootup, right after
the new bootskin is displayed; I get a classic MS blue screen of
death. I then have to restart my computer, selecting the option
"last best configuration" or something to that effect..... or safe
mode. Either way, this program didn't cut it for me. Any
alternatives?
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There's a warning at the link:
"Alternative Versions:
Some drivers and bios makers "break the rules" which can cause BootSkin to
not work correctly. If you experience that, you can try these alternative
versions:
BootSkin 1.02
BootSkin 1.03 "
 
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