Post by: Josetann on November 12, 2001, 09:50:13 AM
Have you tried it? Anything interesting you\'d like to add? Any problems along the way? Let us know!
Post by: Anonymous on November 12, 2001, 10:47:41 PM
Post by: Barret on November 12, 2001, 11:41:36 PM
Post by: Lukeage on November 13, 2001, 06:06:07 AM
Bit of a bugga cause the colours they give you really suck.
Oh well.
Lukeage
Post by: Anonymous on November 13, 2001, 10:29:14 AM
Thx in advance
Post by: Barret on November 13, 2001, 01:27:13 PM
Check this site here for an extensive gallery of win2k boot logos. You can use these and modify them to fit your winXP boot screen. Note: Make sure you convert these to 16 color bitmaps, otherwise they will not work.
Post by: Barret on November 13, 2001, 01:32:04 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 14, 2001, 01:47:19 PM
or do they have to be the EXACT same size as the original?
Post by: Anonymous on November 14, 2001, 08:47:45 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 18, 2001, 01:35:56 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 19, 2001, 01:22:49 AM
Image -> Mode -> Color Table -> Load (16.act)
Post by: Hacku on December 29, 2001, 12:13:24 PM
I have changed the logos and everything to the way I want them, but when I try saving the new logos in Photoshop 6 it doesn\'t give me the choice (at all) to save them as 16 bits.
It only lets me save them in 8 and 4. What am I doing wrong?
TIA
Post by: Fenixtxb182 on December 29, 2001, 04:03:39 PM
www.themexp.org
Your tutorial was great, very simple.
Is there a way i can delete the \"Professional\" logo, i think its \"10\"
Because i want to put something else there and its in the way.
Post by: Scary on January 02, 2002, 11:02:23 AM
Post by: xpsuckss on January 02, 2002, 07:33:52 PM
You can delete any Bitmap,like 5,6,7 or 10 ..
My b/s only have image 1,2,3 and 6 !!
Post by: pr0fess0r on January 06, 2002, 06:09:53 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 06, 2002, 06:36:49 PM
Post by: SRacer2000 on January 08, 2002, 11:22:43 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 10, 2002, 06:13:33 AM
http://www.littlewhitedog.com/forum/topic....S+%2D+Microsoft (http://\"http://www.littlewhitedog.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3621&FORUM_ID=6&CAT_ID=4&Topic_Title=HOW+TO%2D%2D%2DHacking+the+Windows+XP+Logon+screen%2E%2E%2E&Forum_Title=OS+%2D+Microsoft\")
And here is the link to the program:
http://www.tofahrn.de/tools/bootlogo.zip (http://\"http://www.tofahrn.de/tools/bootlogo.zip\")
No more nasty palette for me! Enjoy!
Post by: Darius on January 10, 2002, 04:24:09 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 11, 2002, 12:35:24 AM
http://www.littlewhitedog.com/forum/topic....S+%2D+Microsoft (http://\"http://www.littlewhitedog.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3766&FORUM_ID=6&CAT_ID=4&Topic_Title=How+to+change+the+WINDOWS+XP+boot+screen&Forum_Title=OS+%2D+Microsoft\")
Post by: Barret on January 27, 2002, 03:18:04 AM
Post by: pepto-jones on January 27, 2002, 11:29:54 AM
Post by: Anonymous on January 29, 2002, 12:52:04 PM
Post by: N Lombardi on January 30, 2002, 04:32:33 PM
Post by: Slidder on January 30, 2002, 07:11:41 PM
Post by: Anonymous on January 30, 2002, 11:05:51 PM
As far as i have figured out, the only reason why it doesn\'t work with Photoshop is that Photoshop persists on a 72dpi resolution, while the logo has to be 96dpi.
In addition, Photoshop messes up the palette. PSP is the far better solution to this.
Never the less, Photoshop is actually the more advanced image editiong software, so once you have done the \'basics\' in PSP you can try to go on with editing the image _carefully_ in Photoshop, watching out not to loose the main properties, esp. the 72dpi.
Your problem, i guess, is that windoze restores the ntoskrnl.exe using windows system file protection. You have to disable it when chaning the boot logo.
If this still doesn\'t work, you have to replace the modified ntoskrnl.exe in all CAB files in the folder
%SystemRoot%System32Driversi386DriverCache (or similar, i\'m unsure right now since im under Linux and have currently no acces to my windoze partitions)
however, if the path i have given is wrong, you have to change the ntoskrnl.exe in all the CAB files that contain it, like DRIVER.CAB and probably in SP2.CAB.
Note: This is a dangerous procedure, since if you replace it everywhere, windoze will be unable to restore the original ntoskrnl.exe if something fails, e.g. you mis-edited the ntoskrnl.exe and made it unbootable somehow.
The only resort then is the emergency recovery console. A good start before chaning the ntoskrnl.exe at every location in your windows installation is to execute
winnt /cmdcons (or winnt32 /cmdcons)
from the i386 folder where you have installed windows from (e.g. CDROM or some people, including me, store it on the hard drive for easier and faster access)
This will add the recovery console to the start-up menu, so if something goes wrong, you overwrite the bad ntoskrnl.exe with a backup of the original ntoskrnl.exe (which you should have made before editing it!) from the recovery console, and you dont have to mess with the boot cd or even diskettes.
greetz
Post by: Anonymous on January 31, 2002, 08:54:39 AM
%SystemRoot%Driver Cachei386
%SystemRoot% is likely to be C:WINDOWS for WinXP and C:WINNT for Win2K on most systems.
If you type the path above under \"Start\"->\"Run\" Windows will open the right folder since SystemRoot is a Windows\' internal environment variable which holds the path to the Windows folder, so you can\'t go wrong when using the variable instead of a fixed path like C:WINDOWS
(Ehhh... *g* i think i\'m doin this a bit too complicated, but just want to point it out fail-safe)
Post by: Anonymous on February 03, 2002, 06:46:01 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 07, 2002, 10:34:49 PM
-MichaelD
Post by: Anonymous on February 08, 2002, 04:10:33 PM
i had 2 probs, one of witch i solved .....
the first one is that i got a error when rebooting ... (some stupid blue screen about corrupted kernel file .. ) i worked out that if the versions logo was too big, it didn t accept it ......
my second from that i haven t fixed is that windows is now real slow @ booting ... after i logged in it shows my desktop and the task bar, then waits for 5 mins or so befor loadin all my proggies .... it does this even with the non modified ver of the kernel ... i noticed this prob only after i have about 6 or 7 diffrent kernels in the system32 folder...... any one got an idea what this could come from .....
i m using XP pro 2600
thx koko
Post by: Cyberlink on February 09, 2002, 01:46:44 PM
has somebody already tried it with fireworks?
Post by: Anonymous on February 13, 2002, 02:36:50 PM
Post by: phoen on February 14, 2002, 05:31:31 AM
PS i use Resource Hacker to load my .exe\'s
Post by: ActionHank on February 17, 2002, 11:18:04 AM
Post by: Da_gr8_1 on February 17, 2002, 01:34:48 PM
Post by: Anonymous on April 05, 2002, 01:17:56 AM
Post by: The_Decryptor on April 06, 2002, 05:10:50 AM
Post by: Anonymous on May 24, 2002, 09:20:36 PM
Post by: niceguy_rfd on June 05, 2002, 04:53:55 AM
There, you download a program called \"LogonBootRandomizer\". This program allows you to change your logon screens and boot screens in XP without having to mess with system files and all that stuff. You put all your boot screens (including ones that you\'ve made yourself) in a directory, and tell the program where it is. It then displays all of them in a list, you can view them by clicking on the name in the list. To install the boot screen, just double click on the name of the screen you want installed. Same story for the logon screens.
You have to download a set of drivers for this, but the links are on the guy\'s site as well.
Good luck, and enjoy!
~R.
Post by: niceguy_rfd on June 05, 2002, 05:09:22 AM
Does anyone have this boot screen who would be willing to e-mail it to me as an attachment?? My e-mail address is \'niceguy_rfdEmail Removed\'
Thanks in Advance
~R.
Post by: rick_STA on July 30, 2002, 05:55:37 PM
thanks, rick
Post by: Anonymous on September 08, 2002, 08:44:27 AM
Post by: Prod on September 12, 2002, 04:36:16 PM
The solution?
Save the bmp with a 96dpi res at 640x480 and when you save it make sure it has 16colours (4bit) and is not compressed (RLE).
Let meknow how you get on.
G P
Post by: Anonymous on October 13, 2002, 10:05:30 PM
acces violation at address 00402791 in module \'reshacker.exe\' . Write of address 01C76000
when i try to replace \"1\"
how can i fix this?
Post by: NightWolfe on October 30, 2002, 02:09:48 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 03, 2002, 01:02:48 AM
Post by: Guest on May 06, 2003, 04:17:52 PM
I have changed the logos and everything to the way I want them, but when I try saving the new logos in Photoshop 6 it doesn't give me the choice (at all) to save them as 16 bits.
It only lets me save them in 8 and 4. What am I doing wrong?
TIA[/quote]
they are settings for 4 bits per pixel (4 bpp) and 8 bpp respectively. 4 bpp is 16 bit colour as 4^2 = 16
solution => choose 4 (bpp, i.e. not 4 bits, but 4 bpp)
Post by: Guest on May 06, 2003, 04:18:33 PM
I have changed the logos and everything to the way I want them, but when I try saving the new logos in Photoshop 6 it doesn't give me the choice (at all) to save them as 16 bits.
It only lets me save them in 8 and 4. What am I doing wrong?
TIA[/quote]
they are settings for 4 bits per pixel (4 bpp) and 8 bpp respectively. 4 bpp is 16 bit colour as 4^2 = 16
solution => choose 4 (bpp, i.e. not 4 bits, but 4 bpp)
Post by: Patrick Loaeza on April 23, 2004, 01:27:21 PM
I have changed the logos and everything to the way I want them, but when I try saving the new logos in Photoshop 6 it doesn't give me the choice (at all) to save them as 16 bits.
It only lets me save them in 8 and 4. What am I doing wrong?
TIA[/quote]
Photoshop CAN'T save 4 bits Bit Map Pictures, until you change to 15 colors NOT 16 colors.
But, if you want to change to 16 bit, then you will need to change your palete to
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Post by: misterX on September 25, 2004, 04:41:35 AM
I know this is the wrong thread but I can't find the right. I'm sorry for it.
/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':(\' /> If've got some pictures of my friends and I want these pictures to be my winXP Prof Logons. Where can I find a Thread how to make my own Logons??
I would be very pleased if you could tell my how to make logons for Logon Loader.
Thank you in advance.
/rolleyes.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':rolleyes:\' /> Greetings
misterX
e-Mail me: [email protected]
Post by: Guest on September 30, 2004, 01:09:17 AM
Another hint to avoid overwriting the original ntoskrnl.exe create a textfile named boot.txt or locate it in the root of your system directory. Then write in
[boot loader]
timeout=10
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP My Boot Screen" /fastdetect /KERNEL=otherkrl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
This opens a dialogue which lets you choose the kernel at startup with a timeout of 10 seconds. Once your bootscreen works right just set the timeout to zero.
Post by: colonel on October 07, 2004, 11:58:26 PM
in the General tab under System Properties with an image of my choice
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Post by: YeuEm1000Nam on October 09, 2004, 12:46:07 PM
Post by: YeuEm1000Nam on October 09, 2004, 02:06:28 PM
Post by: Guest on January 23, 2005, 04:34:25 PM
Post by: Guest on March 26, 2005, 01:12:49 AM
[color=\"red\"]PHOTOSHOP CAN BE USED TO EDIT THE IMAGES FOR THE BOOT SCREEN[/color]. dont listen to the other dorks saying you cant. Using resourse hacker save the images (image 10 is incorrect by the way, change image 1 for the primary boot screen). Open the file that you saved in photoshop and download the correct palette. Apply the palette and tada, you should see the image. Here is the important part that will awanser most of the questions:
1. You cannot change the dimensions of the original file.
2. When saving make sure your in "Indexed Color" mode, using the palette provided in the tutorial on themexp.org
3. [color=\"red\"]THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT[/color] after saving an option box will pop up make sure to select "Windows" as the file format, the depth has to be at "4 bit" and the box next to "compress (RLE)" should [color=\"red\"]NOT[/color] be checked.
If you follow the directions on themexp.org carfully it should be no problem to change the boot screen, but you have to ask yourself, is doing this really worth your time? If you awansered yes, your a big nerd, just like me.
Post by: red_fruity_loops on April 08, 2006, 03:33:29 PM
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Post by: SniperJr on June 24, 2006, 06:07:41 PM
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