WinXP Splash Screen Size

[Guest]

We have many PCs (desktops and laptops) running XP SP2. All are set to a
screen resolution of 1024x768.

At startup, most of the computers show the Windows XP splash screen full
screen. A handful of the computers displays the splash screen in, what
appears to be, a 640x480 window centered in the screen. The remainder of the
screen is black.

On these computers pre-startup utilities ... such as the disc error-check
.... also run in a small window.

What setting is different in these computers?

 

[Kelly]

Change the settings from 16 bit to 32.

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Guest]

Sorry to seem dumb, but ... change which settings and where?

I do 'get' the 16->32 bit issue, by the way.

 

[Kelly]

Hi There,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Shell Icon BPP
Shell Icon Size

Window Metrics - Shell Icon Repair (Line 179)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Right click the Desktop/Properties/Settings/Color Quality (drop box)

More info: Shell Icon BPP (Ignore WSer03)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...6185-49cf-92af-4c324cf23d771033.mspx?mfr=true

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

 

[Guest]

Hi There,

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics
Shell Icon BPP
Shell Icon Size

Window Metrics - Shell Icon Repair (Line 179)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Right click the Desktop/Properties/Settings/Color Quality (drop box)

More info: Shell Icon BPP (Ignore WSer03)
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo...6185-49cf-92af-4c324cf23d771033.mspx?mfr=true

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP)

Taskbar Repair Tool
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Kelly,

The registry settings you suggest are the same on all computers. That is,
Shell Icon BPP is 16, and Shell Icon Size is 32. I also tried changing the
Desktop color level in Settings to 16-bit but the splash screen size was
unaffected on the computers I tested.

Sais49