Change Boot Logo/Screen?

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  1. Posts : 11,840
    64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro
       #21

    I will re-iterate what has already been posted in other threads... most of the people here volunteer their time and knowledge to assist the newcomer, however with the attitude that REB has displayed, don't expect much... We do this because we enjoy helping out, not because we have to...
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  2.    #22

    Tews said:
    I will re-iterate what has already been posted in other threads... most of the people here volunteer their time and knowledge to assist the newcomer, however with the attitude that REB has displayed, don't expect much... We do this because we enjoy helping out, not because we have to...
    I couldn't agree more.
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  3. Posts : 9
    Win7Ultimate
       #23

    Me too!


    Dispite heavy messages posted here by some people, I also would like to know how to change the booting splash screen. (The one where 4 light balls merge to become the windows logo).

    I don't actually want to change it to a whole different image, or so.
    I only want to remove the 2 text lines:
    "Windows Starting"
    - and -
    "the Copyright -line"

    We all know windows is starting at that time, and we all know windows has copyrights. Who cares! It would be nicer just to see a black screen and out of nowhere 4 lights became the windows logo and open the logon screen.
    It would make the splash screen a bit more 'flashy'!

    Anybody any ideas if this is possible? Just to remove those 2 lines of text?


    Greetz
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  4. REB
    Posts : 28
    Windows 98 SE
       #24

    It's not possible.
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  5. Posts : 66
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #25

    It dosen't work. It comes up with "Requested registry access is not allowed."
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  6. Posts : 37
    win7 x64
       #26

    For anyone looking for a solution :

    - First, Use ResHack with %windir%\system32\bootres.dll file
    - Extract the RCData resource.
    - So you have two files, one *.rc and another one *.bin
    - Rename the file *.bin into *.wim (not win!!)
    - Use 7zip to extract your *.wim file
    - In the extracted files you have an xml witch describe the second file witch is the boot logon bitmap animation!!!

    Now you can modify the logon animation! But be carefull, to have a correct xml description file!!!

    After modifications, do the inverse procedure, with a backup of your original bootres.dll file.

    I advise you to try on a virtual machine before!

    PS : Microsoft do not recommend to change it!!!

    thanx

    TheBunny
    Last edited by Brink; 01 Feb 2010 at 15:03. Reason: removed unneeded comments
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  7. Posts : 9
    Win7Ultimate
       #27

    ShopBunny said:
    For anyone looking for a solution :

    - First, Use ResHack with %windir%\system32\bootres.dll file
    - Extract the RCData resource.
    - So you have two files, one *.rc and another one *.bin
    - Rename the file *.bin into *.wim (not win!!)
    - Use 7zip to extract your *.wim file
    - In the extracted files you have an xml witch describe the second file witch is the boot logon bitmap animation!!!

    Now you can modify the logon animation! But be carefull, to have a correct xml description file!!!

    After modifications, do the inverse procedure, with a backup of your original bootres.dll file.

    I advise you to try on a virtual machine before!

    PS : Microsoft do not recommend to change it!!!

    thanx

    TheBunny

    Does it really work, mate????
    Would it be possible then for someone to make the screen as a explained before (above) and just post the *.dll file, so I can overwrite it?
    Or can't it be overwritten?
    Anyone volunteers?!

    Gracie!
    Pallemans
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  8. Posts : 9
    Win7Ultimate
       #28

    O, I did all the steps and I see the animation bitmap. This I can change to whatever.
    But it doesn't show the 2 lines "windows starting" / "Copyright...." So I can't remove these lines, these words.
    That means these words are not in the picture. So where are they from? Where is the file and the script where it says to show these words at the boot logo/screen and how to get rid off them?

    Regards,
    P.
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  9. REB
    Posts : 28
    Windows 98 SE
       #29

    I shall try this out and report back. Thanks.
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  10. Posts : 37
    win7 x64
       #30

    It does work if you do it right. But it holds some grave security issues, as is stated by m$, and trust me, their warning is not hollow.

    I too would advise against it, but everyone does with their rig as they please, so these instructions should be available for everyone to use if they please...


    As for the writing, that resource is located elsewhere, be it inside bootres.dll, or in some other file. But I'd suspect it's tucked away somewhere inside bootres.dll, but don't know where yet.
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