Custom boot logo

[flamey]

(1) Are we allowed to modify Windows boot logo for XPe? (say, use company's
logo instead of Windows logo)

(2) Is there any official information (and/or tools) on how to do it?
All I can find are tutorials on how to do it using Resource Hacker or other
3rd pary tools. And even though I get it to work, I don't understand some
details (like moving/disabling progress bar, and few other things).

Thanks

 

[Sean Liming \(MVP\)]

The boot logo can be swapped out with a boot.bmp file in the \windows
directory, and boot.ini file includes the switches \noguiboot \bootlogo. The
boot.bmp file must be 640x480 4bpp - 16 colors. This is only for the boot-up
screen; shutdown, log off, etc. the other screens will require some 3rd
party assistance.

There is a whole sub-culture out there on hacking Windows look and feel.
Some of the stuff is very cool.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit

 

[flamey]

Thank you! That works!


I don't have boot.bmp

The boot logo can be swapped out with a boot.bmp file in the \windows
directory, and boot.ini file includes the switches \noguiboot \bootlogo. The
boot.bmp file must be 640x480 4bpp - 16 colors. This is only for the boot-up
screen; shutdown, log off, etc. the other screens will require some 3rd
party assistance.

There is a whole sub-culture out there on hacking Windows look and feel.
Some of the stuff is very cool.

Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit

 

[flamey]

Thank you! That works!


I don't have boot.bmp

oops, im sorry, i started typing, but then I re-read you post, tried it - it
worked, and I forgot to delete what I typed

 

[darkemperor]

I was wandering if anyone knew how to move the progress bar and reduce its
size horizontally in ntsokrln.exe with hex editors.

If somebody knows which values are for horizontal placement.
I know for vertical but not horizontal.


Thanks for help.

 

[Sean Liming \(MVP\)]

If you do a search, you will find a few tools that help create a custom boot
logo.

The simple solution: create a boot logo - 640x480 4BPP (16 colors) BOOT.BMP
file placed in the \windows directory. Add to the boot.ini /noguiboot
/bootlogo. You will see the boot.bmp file inplace of the Windows logo.

--
Regards,

Sean Liming
www.sjjmicro.com / www.seanliming.com
Book Author - XP Embedded Advanced, XP Embedded Supplemental Toolkit

 

[darkemperor]

Thanks for the info and help Sean.
Unfortunately progress bar is not present.

I wanted to reduce the size of the progress bar so it would fit inside
certain
sign in the background picture.

I already have few programs that let me modify bootscreen, but I would
prefer to modify the kernel. Also once I get rid of program it reverts to
original windows, none modify the kernel (at least ones I used).

Anyway thanks for help, if you have other suggestions let me know.

Best regards

 

[IlDavo]

http://www.jakeludington.com/windows_xp/20060219_change_xp_boot_screen.html
describes a method that apparently modifies the actual boot logo bitmap
resource within the kernel. I don't believe this addresses your progress bar
issue, however.