Hi,
From now on I'll be posting some packs containing 5 Vista BootScreens.
If you have any suggestions or comments, speak it out loud.

How to install:
1. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\en-US for english; \NL-nl for Dutch and so on
2. Open the properties of the file "winload.exe.mui", click on the security tab and choose advanced to set the ownership to "Users"
3. Now copy the chosen bootscreen from the package and replace it with the one in the system32\en-US folder
4. Go to start > Run, and type "msconfig"
5. Choose the "boot" tab and enable "No GUI Boot"
6. Close msconfig and reboot your computer

Here you go, a brand new Vista BootScreen!

Pack #1

Aurona 3D

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Black Aurora

Download

BlueWhipe

Download

ClearWhite

Download

ClearBlack

Download

Simply fantastic!

The link for the first one is broken, but great work

Thanks for your comments so far.
For some reason I'm not able to edit the Pack #1-post, so I sended a report, link should be fixed shortly
Pack #2 is coming soon

Amazing....just amazing..thanks a lot man you made my day..

Pack #2

ColorizedSlogan

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LogoBlack

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MyWhiteVista

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OrbedSlogan

Download

Wow

Download

So here you go, another five simple creations
I'm pretty much out of inspiration, so the next pack will take some time, unless you people come up with ideas!

Can you change the font color of Aurora3D? to like White?

Aurora3D[WhiteTxT]

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Here you are, have fun with it

*raises hand* how do i change permissions?

This Boot-Screen is very amazing and an absolutely great work, But is it also able to use for Wide-Screen (show here)? If not, could you do it, please, because its realy fantastic.
And does it also work with Vista64?

Hi there, it's explained above, but I'll explain it a bit more detailed

1. Navigate to c:\windows\system32\EN-us [If your on an English version of Vista]
2. Right click on winload.exe.mui and click properties
3. Open the "security" tab and click "advanced"
4. A new window pops up, where you can choose the tab "ownership". Click it
5. Click "edit" and select "users"
6. Click "OK", a window pops up, click "OK" again.
7. Now you'll be back in the previous window. Click "Edit"
8. Select "Users" and set "Full Control" to "Permit"
9. Click "Apply" > "OK".

Now you're able to replace to file

Sorry for my English, but I'm from Holland so it's not perfect

Hi, first of all thanks for you interest and comment
So far, it's not possible to create 16:9-bootscreens, because the tools needed creating the bootscreens only support 800*600 and 1024*768.
The only option is to "crop" the picture inside the resolution, so the bootscreen won't look strechted after it's loaded in 16:9 Aspect.
Today I'm going to Amsterdam [Current time 8:13AM], so tomorrow I'll give it a try
The Bootscreen Generator says it's not compatible with Vista 64Bit, and I didn't give it a try for I don't have Vista 64-Bit

thx ^_^ i didnt understand where to go from security tab

Awww so sad it doesn't work for 64 bit

Another thing that you can do if you do not want to change the ownership is go to the same security tab and do the following:

Click Advanced
Click on the users option
Click Edit
Select the Users option again
Click Edit
In the permissions are, make sure the "Full Control" checkbox has a check in it. Click ok and replace the file with the new boot screen and you are done

Do those bootscreens work on Vista x64?

No pics?

Not yet...



Uhh, pics of what?

It works but does not look anything like the screenshot. It's a really bad Aurora image. Not the one i downloaded.

Uhm what bootscreen are you talking about?

if we can get some widescreen versions i'm so using this. they look stinky on widescreen right now

I'm getting the same problem, it's just defaulting to the default No GUI Boot screen.

Well, I'm sure you're doing something wrong. Did you follow all the steps, and are you on a 32-Bit version of Vista

Great work! Very nice and simple

Thank you / Dank U

Beste van Belgïe

Regards

SFkilla

this is the best one! you rock!

BlueWhipe is my personal favourite, but I'm glad you like it!

Do you know if 64 bit support is coming soon?

I can't change the owner of the file to users, only fry (me). And it wont work so i'm guessing that's the problem. So how do i get users to show up in the list?

Update: 2 More packs coming in the next 24 hours, a TechPack and a NaturePack

Here it is! BootScreenPack #3! [TechPack]

AMD X2

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ATi

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CoolerMaster [ Background is my PC ]

Download

Intel Core 2 Duo

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NVidia

Download

Bonus: NVidia Mixed

Download

Hope you like them

I'm on Vista Ultimate 32bit, and yes, I followed the guide.

any luck on getting these in widescreen?

These are fantastic! Now what was Microsoft's excuse for not shipping a boot screen again?

Quoting Microsoft:

During the Windows Vista beta, testers often complained that Microsoft was purposefully not revealing the "real" Windows Vista boot screen and was instead taunting them with a plain boot screen that displayed only a simple progress bar and a copyright message (Figure). Well, here's the real surprise: That Spartan boot screen is in fact the final boot screen and it looks like that by design. Here's the story.

Over the past few years, an alarming number of companies have released products that slow down the Windows boot process. BIOS makers, PC makers, and video card makers are among the companies that have begun adding superfluous advertisement screens at system boot, trumpeting their products, curiously, to the people who had already bought them. Working with the industry, Microsoft asked these companies to cut down on their pre-boot screens. And to do its part, Microsoft has created this simple new boot screen for Windows Vista.

Microsoft tells me that the new boot screen reduces Vista's boot time by an average of 6 seconds compared to the graphical screen they were originally planning to use. 6 seconds may not sound like a lot of time, but in the context of a PC booting, it's the difference between a near-appliance and an aging 286 that last wheezed its way along with Windows 3.1.

As a result, Windows Vista should boot much more quickly on the same hardware than does Windows XP. And in my own experience this is quite definitely the case. (There are other Vista technologies that help this system boot more quickly as well, of course.)

I'm not releasing any more new bootscreens on any forum.
I bought the domain myvistaboot.com where I'll be hosting further bootscreens.
MyVistaBoot will be up and running in 2 weeks

If they'd have placed the loading bar in the middle of the screen it might have looked ok, but compared to the XP boot screen, the vista one looks like it's missing a logo.

This is cool man...neat stuff...Thx for sharing!

Bootscreens on VistaWeblog.nl will be deleted soon!
From now on this bootscreens AND MORE can be found and downloaded @ MyVistaBoot.com

Hello, i've too the same problem of these 2 guys....i've changed my winload.exe.mui with one of the packs but when i restart windows the only bs showed is the standard "no gui enabled" version......any hint?

same....

any luck with the widescreen versions of these???

Hello,

the links from the first site won´t work. Can anyone up the bootscreens again?

Greetz
B@ndiT

Use Vistablog.nl

There you have the complete Bootsceen set.

MyVistaBoot.com that is...