How to: Modifying your Windows XP Boot Logo

[Anonymous]

Hi everybody,

I have a problem with the routine as discribed at:
 http://www.thetechguide.com/howto/xpbootlogo/

I tried paint, but there is no \"SHIFT-O\" shortcut and apearently no other way to import a color palette.

Then I tried Photoshop. Although you can import the 16.act color table here, it seams impossible to save to the correct bitmap.

ResourceHacker keeps telling me I have created an invalid \"bitmap\", so it doesn\'t import it to \"ntoskrnl.exe\".

Any suggestions anyone???

Thanx people.
Nico2000

[NilsByte]

Hey.

thats simple.

I describe it using Photoshop, cause its the better program.

I hope you find the functions in Photoshop. I am using the german version so i have to translate the stuff.

After Importing the 16 Color Palette you have to change the Mode to \'RGB-Color\'. Then switch back to \'Indexed Color\'. Click OK at the Indexed Colors Config Window. Then goto File, Save As..., Choose Bitmap (BMP) and save your file. Then a BMP Save Options Dialog should appear. Choose \'Windows\' and \'8 bit\' - THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT YOU HAVE TO UNCHECK THE \'COMPRESSED (RLE)\' THING. Then ResHack will eat this BMP.

greetz

NilsByte
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[alex_dethler]

> Then switch back to \'Indexed Color\'.
with System (Windows) palette

[jamzboi]

hi,
i'm only 15 and making a games console for a school, basically a pc customised but i have made a app to run on it with c# to open up games and stuff.

followed the info above in saving as BMP in photoshop but reshack still wont have it and gives an error message saying 'access violation'

does anyone know a solution to this, thanks.

Jamie

[Guest]

How the hell do i load up the 16.act thing into my Photoshop?...I click it and everything but nothing is working...

I just have the black screens but i can't load that palette...I use PS 7?!?!?!..SO lost, help me plz.

Thnx

[Guest]

[quote name=\'Anonymous\' date=\'Feb 14 2003, 02:42 AM\']Hi everybody,

I have a problem with the routine as discribed at:
 http://www.thetechguide.com/howto/xpbootlogo/

I tried paint, but there is no "SHIFT-O" shortcut and apearently no other way to import a color palette.

Then I tried Photoshop. Although you can import the 16.act color table here, it seams impossible to save to the correct bitmap.

ResourceHacker keeps telling me I have created an invalid "bitmap", so it doesn't import it to "ntoskrnl.exe".

Any suggestions anyone???

Thanx people.
Nico2000[/quote]
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[Cyth]

ok..look.. im not good at this kind of stuff so here goes. how do i change ntoskrnl.exe to ntoskrnl.bak? hope someone helps me!

[Guest]

plz tell me the way how to import pallete in adobe photoshop. plz tell me the whole way to edit boot screen

[LordOfThePigs]

All you have to do is save a 16 colors .bmp file named "Boot.bmp" in your windows directory. The palette can be anything, it doesn't need to be the default windows palette.

The second thing, is open your boot.ini (usually c:\boot.ini) file, and add "/bootlogo /noguiboot" to the first line in the [operating systems] section. And you're done.

No third party tool, no palette importing or whatsoever. Plain, simple, safe efficient. Everything should be like that!

[Mgmgthan]

Hey My Friend,


You try this software.

Paint Shop Pro 8.01



Ok

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