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is it safe to change the wllpaper of win xp at booting time ?
have anyone done properly?
plz help
have anyone done properly?
plz help
boot wallpaper of win xp
yes, we can change the boot screen via a good s/w to rely upon like Style XP
try www.belchfire.net and d/l the boot screen of your choice and use Style XP to patch it to ur boot file (its called "ntoskrnl", but no need of this info, unless u are going for manual patching...
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i am using...
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try www.belchfire.net and d/l the boot screen of your choice and use Style XP to patch it to ur boot file (its called "ntoskrnl", but no need of this info, unless u are going for manual patching...
)i am using...
*img521.imageshack.us/img521/1222/4174worlddominationpreview7ga.jpg
How to replace the boot screen in Windows XP
Boot screen is actually a file ntoskrnl.exe, which is situated in %windir%\system32\ folder.
There r many ways to change it!
A.) D/l a readymade ntoskrnl.exe file from net, like from *www.themexp.org
Then
1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe).
2. Download the ntoskrnl.exe (most of the time it'll be a zip file) to your computer.
3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32.
4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk).
5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe.
6. Reboot your computer as you normally would.
B.) U can use s/w, which can automatically do the same.
Like Style Xp: *www.tgtsoft.com/
Boot Skin: *www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/
C.) There is nother way!
Create a 16 color (4-bit) 640x480 bitmap, name it Boot.bmp and put it in c:\windows. then edit the boot.ini file. add /bootlogo /noguiboot to the entry of ur XP.
PHEW!!!! Hope it'll help u
And here is a screenshot of mine boot screen:
*img456.imageshack.us/img456/766/untitled10he.jpg
Boot screen is actually a file ntoskrnl.exe, which is situated in %windir%\system32\ folder.
There r many ways to change it!
A.) D/l a readymade ntoskrnl.exe file from net, like from *www.themexp.org
Then
1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe).
2. Download the ntoskrnl.exe (most of the time it'll be a zip file) to your computer.
3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32.
4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk).
5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe.
6. Reboot your computer as you normally would.
B.) U can use s/w, which can automatically do the same.
Like Style Xp: *www.tgtsoft.com/
Boot Skin: *www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/
C.) There is nother way!
Create a 16 color (4-bit) 640x480 bitmap, name it Boot.bmp and put it in c:\windows. then edit the boot.ini file. add /bootlogo /noguiboot to the entry of ur XP.
PHEW!!!! Hope it'll help u
And here is a screenshot of mine boot screen:
*img456.imageshack.us/img456/766/untitled10he.jpg
replacing bootskin could result in boot problems. so if u r nor sure, use 3rdp part software like stylexp or tune-up utilities (i find this one the samest and prefer to use it) or stardocks 'boot-skin free'. 8)
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even i use Tune -Up utilities for the boot screen !!!
Most easy all-in-one theme manager is StyleXP acc. to me
U can also try Boot-Skin and Tune-up Utils for this and also patch it on ur own....
About safe.. it depends purely on the version of the boot-screen i,e, whether its made for SPs or Non-SPs ...
Safest will be StyleXP that modifies the screen file to suit it with the sp environment u have
U can also try Boot-Skin and Tune-up Utils for this and also patch it on ur own....
About safe.. it depends purely on the version of the boot-screen i,e, whether its made for SPs or Non-SPs ...
Safest will be StyleXP that modifies the screen file to suit it with the sp environment u have
ax3 said:
i have stylexp, tune-up, stardocks bootskin free.
but i find tune-up the safest.
*www.tune-up.com/
to be safe, create a restorepoint b4 using tuneup, and hope nothing goz wrong. (dont worry nothing shud...)
I think BootSkin is safer than StyleXP coz original exe is not replaced but the boot screen is shown using hacked video routines.
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i replaced my ntoskrnl file ( frm the one which i dwnld frm themexp.org) but it didnt boot . it gave error. i had to boot frm Win CD and fix the prob. why did it happen. I use WINDOWS XP Pro. legal copy with SP2 integrated.
Try using this program
LogonUI Boot Randomizer
LogonUI Boot Randomizer
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And here is a screenshot of mine boot screen:
*img456.imageshack.us/img456/766/untitled10he.jpg[/quote]
Ash looks good even in 16 colors
none of my wallpapers look that good in 4-bit
*img456.imageshack.us/img456/766/untitled10he.jpg[/quote]
Ash looks good even in 16 colors
none of my wallpapers look that good in 4-bit
ax3 said:
A small softie is here >
*www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Boot-Editor.shtml
res hack
can u use res hack to somehow change the bootscreen??
can u use res hack to somehow change the bootscreen??
Yes, reshack is the primary tool used to change the boot screen Open the ntoskrnl file with it and edit it
Open the ntoskrnl file with it and edit it
U can use Resource Hacker to change the boot screen!
FOr this u'll hv to edit "NToskrnl.exe" file in "System32" folder.
But its a tricky one coz the image in the file will not be visible in resource hacker and u'll hv to edit it in photoshop with an additional plug-in installed!
The easiest way to change the Boot screen is "Tuneup Utilities 2006"
FOr this u'll hv to edit "NToskrnl.exe" file in "System32" folder.
But its a tricky one coz the image in the file will not be visible in resource hacker and u'll hv to edit it in photoshop with an additional plug-in installed!
The easiest way to change the Boot screen is "Tuneup Utilities 2006"
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HEy Guys...
I have Windowblinds 5 installed on my system, & I have had many problems using style XP with windowblinds 5......Any suggestions why this might b happening? Are there any compatibility issues of WB with Style XP????
TiA
HK
I have Windowblinds 5 installed on my system, & I have had many problems using style XP with windowblinds 5......Any suggestions why this might b happening? Are there any compatibility issues of WB with Style XP????
TiA
HK
Its recommended u use only 1 s/w for skinning, coz it might conflict in gaining over the system files if used simultaneously...
Sorry dude but you cannot use two skinning softwares at once .
It will surely create a conflict between the two with the sytem files used for skinning
Choose your choice and use only one
For changing boot wallpapers use this software : -
Download
Thanks
Regards..
Expertno.1
Why do u want to change the Boot screen in that way?
Tuneup Utilities is the simplest and Best way to do so!
Pls read this:
TUTORIAL: How 2 change XP Boot Screen using Tuneup Utilities!
Tuneup Utilities is the simplest and Best way to do so!
Pls read this:
TUTORIAL: How 2 change XP Boot Screen using Tuneup Utilities!
3 programs and a thread to help u
Skin Studio of Stardock
StyleBuilder of TGTsoft
Reshack
VG's List of files to be hacked for theming
Skin Studio of Stardock
StyleBuilder of TGTsoft
Reshack
VG's List of files to be hacked for theming
@romeo_8693
no u cant do that but u can use resource hacker for the welcome screen if u want to make any changes and for that u will have to edit logonui.exe file which is in the system32 folder...
u can do quite a lot of changes there but more of text changes and less of graphics.
but again after doing the changes u will not be able to replace the residing logonui.exe file with the changed one unless u boot in dos mode and then replace the file.
no u cant do that but u can use resource hacker for the welcome screen if u want to make any changes and for that u will have to edit logonui.exe file which is in the system32 folder...
u can do quite a lot of changes there but more of text changes and less of graphics.
but again after doing the changes u will not be able to replace the residing logonui.exe file with the changed one unless u boot in dos mode and then replace the file.
hansraj said:
actually wrong..
resource hacker can change every bit of detail in logonui.exe including the buttons and what not... all images everything..
and u can replace the file using a simple program used replacer... actually a little command.. not to be installed. u dont even need to restart to see the changes...