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Knightlore:
Hi, I'm about to shell Xp to my frontend and wondered if there was a way to have all the bios/bootscreen the wrong way up.

Let me explain, I'm using a cocktail with monitor upside down (for the better viewing angle), this auto rotates when Windows starts, so not a problem but can't seem to figure out how to do it pre-Windows Xp?

Forgive me if it's already been posted (which I'm sure it has), I just can't find it using search..
Thenasty:
just edit the boot screen and FLIP IT  ;D (use PAINT to do it or any paint picture editor like PaintShop pro).
drventure:
If you're talking about the BIOS bootscreen itself, you're pretty much out of luck.

I believe I've seen one instance of a guy who actually modified the bios boot image in the BIOS file and reflashed the BIOS, but that's +way+ beyond what most people do, I'm guessing.

I've never seen any tools to help with that process either. I wouldn't have a clue where to start to even pick out where the image was in the BIOS file, much less modify it.
Knightlore:
Thanks for the replies guys.

I was kind of on about both. Yup looks like a paint jobby for the bootscreen then  :)

Also, I know that in some motherboards you can turn off the bios bootscreen (which I think the one I'm using has), but I mean't all the bios info.

That was less important than the bootscreen though, I'll live with it!  ;D
Le Chuck:
FWIW I recommend against shelling XP.  Most of the changes you would be looking to make by shelling can be done within the current XP settings and don't require a shell.  Keeping XP as is has a lot of benefits that are made more difficult to access by shelling IMO.  Changing boot screens, removing cursors, and direct launch to a FE are all possible without shelling.  I used to shell all the time when I was using gamelauncher back in '04 but once I stopped and just started making adjustments to the XP environment I haven't looked back. 
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