If you don't want to get too dicey with messing with the ntoskernel and/or the ntldr, simply do this:
Make a 640X480 screen at 16 colors save as boot.bmp
Place boot.bmp into your \windows\ folder
Edit boot.ini
Add to your default XP load line: /bootlogo /bootnogui
You'll now boot up with your own custom screen, nothing fancy, no animation bar or anything, but a quick and simple way to customize your bootup.
Curt
Mrkaras wrote:you can change the windows XP boot screen to whaterver you like, including that if you like. search for it and you will finde several programs or look at http://sarahlane.typepad.com/sarahword/ ... xp_bo.html, just one of many places that may let you acheive the result you want.
So when is this gonna be implemented?
This is Crazy Awsome.
Is there a way to possibly add my image on this, Im horrible at the programming aspect, but here is the bootscreen I made for Kubuntu Linux... http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=44936
Like I said on the blog: maybe it's better to not to introduce it until 0.4.0. It's nice that a new major version has visible differences from its precedessor.
if you don't want to get too dicey with messing with the ntoskernel and/or the ntldr, simply do this:
Make a 640X480 screen at 16 colors save as boot.bmp
Place boot.bmp into your \windows\ folder
Edit boot.ini
Add to your default XP load line: /bootlogo /bootnogui
You'll now boot up with your own custom screen, nothing fancy, no animation bar or anything, but a quick and simple way to customize your bootup.
Curt
is this posible ta make simple program include to os funstuff whose wil make this automaticaly (chose bg image, "ok its 16 colors"or "error bad format", chose animation image and save it)and can restore to defaults
Cristan wrote:Like I said on the blog: maybe it's better to not to introduce it until 0.4.0. It's nice that a new major version has visible differences from its precedessor.
as long as the xp-compatible bootloader will be installed as soon as its ready i dont care
Is it possible to use this bootscreen in ReactOs 0.3.0 Final? I dont mind editing bootui or whatever but can i ? oh and is it possible to skin reactos yet?
Tachikoma_Pilot wrote:Is it possible to use this bootscreen in ReactOs 0.3.0 Final? I dont mind editing bootui or whatever but can i ? oh and is it possible to skin reactos yet?
If you comile ReactOs 0.3.0 from source you can change the bmp, or using ResourceHacker app (or similar) on bootvid driver.
ReactOS 0.3.0 didn't have the boot-progressbar, so the progressbar won't show up.
Or just wait for 0.3.1 or 0.3.2
Guys, it's dissapeared now. But it will come back. I have started the 'bring back the bootscreen' campain. Go on the design forum, click it and vote for your favourite!