WinXP Boot Screen

**FRP** · 10-16-2004, 01:26 PM

Anyone know anything about changing the boot screen when Windows XP is loading? The one with the blue bar going across in the middle. I know in windows 98, it was the logo.sys file but never worked out how to edit it/make it animate.

**Tidder** · 10-16-2004, 01:32 PM

Yeah, it's WAY different from editing the 98 splash screen. You have to edit all kinds of stuff. Let me see if I can find the program I used to use...

**Tidder** · 10-16-2004, 01:35 PM

I think it was called XP Edit, I don't really remember, but it looks right. Try that.

**Tidder** · 10-16-2004, 01:37 PM

make sure to backup your ntoskrnl.exe file. That's where the boot stuff is stored.

**sagekoala** · 10-16-2004, 01:39 PM

go get this http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

**Tidder** · 10-16-2004, 01:44 PM

@sagekoala: That program looks a little safer to use. Looks like it doesn't make changes to the ntoskrnl. Do you actually use it? I see on their website that it may be incompatible with some drivers/bios?

**Grayscale** · 10-16-2004, 01:59 PM

use bootxp

**Tidder** · 10-16-2004, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Grayscale

use bootxp

Yeah! That's the one I used to use, couldn't remember what it was called.

**d_sellers1** · 10-16-2004, 02:35 PM

I use LogonUI Boot Randomizer. It's free, can do both Boot and Login screens, and works with SP1 and SP2.

Derek

**sagekoala** · 10-17-2004, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by Tidder

@sagekoala: That program looks a little safer to use. Looks like it doesn't make changes to the ntoskrnl. Do you actually use it? I see on their website that it may be incompatible with some drivers/bios?

yeah, i use it on my athlon64 box and haven't had a single issue with it. you pretty much just pick which one you want to use and hit apply, reboot and there it is.