Winnt.bmp in top secret hidden location :-)

[Andy]

I have these set and the original winnt.bmp was deleted, so how the heck is my new pic not showing up and the old one does ?

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

C:\MASM32\SOURCE\XP_Startup_Pic.bmp

"TileWallpaper"="1

Thanks,
Andy

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:57:38 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775
@gmail.com> wrote in article <e88a2dc6-b6a9-48a5-b831-
(e-mail address removed)>...

I have these set and the original winnt.bmp was deleted, so how the
heck is my new pic not showing up and the old one does ?

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

C:\MASM32\SOURCE\XP_Startup_Pic.bmp

"TileWallpaper"="1

Thanks, Andy

What, exactly, are you trying to do? The registry entries you are
setting may not do what you think they do. Also, what you have posted
may not be exactly what is in the registry. Please, from a command
prompt, type the following line and press enter:

reg query "HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop"

Then copy and paste the results into your reply.

--
Zaphod

"Yeah. Listen, I'm Zaphod Beeblebrox, my father was Zaphod Beeblebrox
the Second, my grandfather Zaphod Beeblebrox the Third..."

"What?"

"There was an accident with a contraceptive and a time machine. Now
concentrate!"

 

[Andy]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 08:57:38 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775

What, exactly, are you trying to do? The registry entries you are

setting may not do what you think they do. Also, what you have posted

may not be exactly what is in the registry. Please, from a command

prompt, type the following line and press enter:



reg query "HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop"



Then copy and paste the results into your reply.

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
ActiveWndTrkTimeout REG_DWORD 0x0
AutoEndTasks REG_SZ 0
CaretWidth REG_DWORD 0x1
CoolSwitch REG_SZ 1
CoolSwitchColumns REG_SZ 7
CoolSwitchRows REG_SZ 3
CursorBlinkRate REG_SZ 530
DragFullWindows REG_SZ 2
DragHeight REG_SZ 4
DragWidth REG_SZ 4
FontSmoothing REG_SZ 2
FontSmoothingOrientation REG_DWORD 0x1
FontSmoothingType REG_DWORD 0x1
ForegroundFlashCount REG_DWORD 0x3
ForegroundLockTimeout REG_DWORD 0x30d40
GridGranularity REG_SZ 0
HungAppTimeout REG_SZ 5000
LowPowerActive REG_SZ 0
LowPowerTimeOut REG_SZ 0
MenuShowDelay REG_SZ 400
PaintDesktopVersion REG_DWORD 0x0
Pattern REG_SZ (None)
PowerOffActive REG_SZ 0
PowerOffTimeOut REG_SZ 0
ScreenSaverIsSecure REG_SZ 0
ScreenSaveTimeOut REG_SZ 600
ScreenSaveActive REG_SZ 1
SCRNSAVE.EXE REG_SZ logon.scr
TileWallpaper REG_SZ 1
UserPreferencesMask REG_BINARY 9E3E0380
WaitToKillAppTimeout REG_SZ 5000
WallpaperStyle REG_SZ 2
OriginalWallpaper REG_SZ
WheelScrollLines REG_SZ 3

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:35:57 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775
@gmail.com> wrote in article <8dad2f29-8d6b-41bb-b09e-86a82c3c5053
@googlegroups.com>...

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
ActiveWndTrkTimeout REG_DWORD 0x0
AutoEndTasks REG_SZ 0

WaitToKillAppTimeout REG_SZ 5000
WallpaperStyle REG_SZ 2
OriginalWallpaper REG_SZ
WheelScrollLines REG_SZ 3

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

OK, so now answer the question: What, exactly, are you trying to do?

It appears you've broken the Wallpaper key and turned it into a folder,
so you'll likely need to correct that, but again, it depends on what
you are trying to do.

--
Zaphod

If I had two heads like you, Zaphod,
I could have hours of fun banging them against a wall.
-Ford Prefect

 

[Andy]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 10:35:57 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775

@gmail.com> wrote in article <8dad2f29-8d6b-41bb-b09e-86a82c3c5053

@googlegroups.com>...





OK, so now answer the question: What, exactly, are you trying to do?



It appears you've broken the Wallpaper key and turned it into a folder,

so you'll likely need to correct that, but again, it depends on what

you are trying to do.



--

Zaphod



If I had two heads like you, Zaphod,

I could have hours of fun banging them against a wall.

-Ford Prefect

I want to replace winnt.bmp with my own so it shows when XP is loading.

Andy

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

I want to replace winnt.bmp with my own so it shows when XP is loading.

While XP is loading is a bit tricky. After XP loads but while nobody is
logged in / while you are logging in is a bit easier, and is what you
appear to have been attempting.

So, do this. From a command prompt, type the following and press enter:

reg delete "HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper"

That will remove the mistake you made.

Then type the following and press Enter:

reg add "HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /d "C:\MASM32\SOURCE\XP_Startup_Pic.bmp"

That will make it so that C:\MASM32\SOURCE\XP_Startup_Pic.bmp is
displayed as soon as the window manager loads and can display a
graphic as a background / wallpaper.

Then, type the following and press enter:

reg query "HKU\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop"

That will allow you to verify there is an entry that looks like this:

Wallpaper REG_SZ C:\MASM32\SOURCE\XP_Startup_Pic.bmp

If so, reboot and it should work.

If not, run the command a gain and post the results here along with
a careful, detailed description of what you see during the startup.

If you get any errors during any of the above steps, stop, and
copy/paste the command that generated the error along with the
text of the error into your next post.

 

[Zaphod Beeblebrox]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:02:02 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775
@gmail.com> wrote in article <10f85a5b-867c-4021-8fbf-
(e-mail address removed)>...

Andy

And please, use a proper newsreader, for all of our sakes. Fixing your
double-spaced replies is a pain.

It really isn't that hard to set one up and get it working - you've
said you are a programmer, prove you have at least some skills.

 

[JJ]

I want to replace winnt.bmp with my own so it shows when XP is loading.

Are you sure you're not talking about the boot up screen (with animated
bar)? Cause it's not wallpaper image that it uses. The boot screen image is
stored in a DLL file.

That mentioned registry setting is used when the Windows is in user login
stage. You only see it when the Welcome Screen is disabled (which will show
the wallpaper with standard user login dialog window).

 

[philo]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:02:02 -0800 (PST), "Andy" <andrewkennedy775
@gmail.com> wrote in article <10f85a5b-867c-4021-8fbf-
(e-mail address removed)>...
<snip>

Andy is a know troll, I suggest you ignore the clown.