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Title: windows start up and shutdown logos
Post by: squirrellydw on June 13, 2007, 09:17:11 pm

what are the requirements for the windows start up and shutdown logos, size, format etc??  Also where are they located at?  I am using XP.
Thanks

Title: Re: windows start up and shutdown logos
Post by: patrickmaher on June 14, 2007, 01:05:47 am

Check out the info on the Wiki (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows#Replacing_Your_Boot_Screen)

In 2k/XP it is no longer stored in it's own file like Win 9x. It's an image resource within ntoskrnl.exe. So you need a program that can help you replace the resource image within the exe file. See Wiki.

Title: Re: windows start up and shutdown logos
Post by: shorthair on June 14, 2007, 02:51:51 pm

It might be easier just to set them to not appear and then set things to boot straight into an FE. There's a thread on this currently in main: 'clean...interface'.

Title: Re: windows start up and shutdown logos
Post by: squirrellydw on June 15, 2007, 05:48:04 pm

Quote from: shorthair on June 14, 2007, 02:51:51 pm

It might be easier just to set them to not appear and then set things to boot straight into an FE. There's a thread on this currently in main: 'clean...interface'.

thanks that worked for now.

Title: Re: windows start up and shutdown logos
Post by: ahofle on June 15, 2007, 06:04:05 pm

Quote from: patrickmaher on June 14, 2007, 01:05:47 am

Check out the info on the Wiki (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Hiding_Windows#Replacing_Your_Boot_Screen)

In 2k/XP it is no longer stored in it's own file like Win 9x. It's an image resource within ntoskrnl.exe. So you need a program that can help you replace the resource image within the exe file. See Wiki.

Regarding the "Slimm Boot-Logo / The Microsoft Way" method:
Is there a collection of good cabinet-themed image files in the correct format somewhere?