Replace the windows screens?

[Evilpenguin]

Does anyone know of a freeware program that will allow you to change the windows screens in Windows 2000 and replace them with ones of your own?  Any help would be greatly appriciated.

Jason

[Minwah]

Not sure about Win2k but you could check out BootXP (I know the title, but worth a look...)

Alternatively Twisty at MameWorld posted a way to remove the Windows loading screen altogether:

My Computer > Properties > Advanced > (Startup and Recovery) Settings.  Then add /noguiboot to the end of the 'Default operating system' string...

[Postalp]

For my Windows XP, I just go to the website StyleXP.net or .com (I forget)

Maybe someone there can point you in the right direction.

[Scoobie]

I used software called "bootskin_free" and it changed the logo to a Mame one (but only while it says Windows is loading).

However, the "Welcome" and "Windows is shutting down" screens still show up on startup/shutdown.

How can I remove or hide these screens?  

[Minwah]

I used software called "bootskin_free" and it changed the logo to a Mame one (but only while it says Windows is loading).

However, the "Welcome" and "Windows is shutting down" screens still show up on startup/shutdown.

How can I remove or hide these screens?  

Twisty did post a way to do this also (lost atm as the MameWorld boards went down), but I can't remember how.  It was the same method as the thing I posted above, but just a different string.  It removed the screens, but the problem is that it showed some other background stuff which is possibly worse...

[mms332]

I found this website that shows an alternate way of replacing the windows 2000 boot logo:

http://www.littlewhitedog.com/content-9.html

Using a free utility called Resource Hacker you can open and modify the file ntoskrnl.exe to replace the standard windows 2000 boot logo bitmap. The replacing bitmap has to be a BMP file with a resolution on 640 by 480 pixels and a color depth of 16 colors.

The link offers a step-by-step tutorial with pictures. I am not sure if this procedure will also work with windows XP. The website also offers a huge collection of boot logos to choose from.