Boot Screens in XP SP2

[X PsychoTron X]

Hardcore, I can dig it. :D

[just-supposin]

Loginui/boot randomizer New Version3.9.60 is out with

full support of XP SP2

LogonUIBootRandomizer

What it is

? It's a Logon and Boot screens manager for WinXP (based on an idea by M. Deepak)

? Program is designed to interact as little as possible with the user. If you set randomizing to main (base) folder (see How it works), every time you download a new boot/screen folder and put it where you want, there is no need to run the program again. It will include the new screen automatically. Also, if you exclude a category (folder) from randomize (see A Note for Exclude), in order to exclude screens from randomize them, when you download a new one and put it there, there is no need to run the program and update the exclude with the new screen. Program it will excluded automatically.

What it does - Features

? Changes the Logon and Boot screens in WinXP. Full support for SP1 and SP2 (I mean that you can use any version for boot screen and program will make it compatible with your system).

? Randomize (3 methods) the Logon and Boot screens. In order to randomize there is NO need to load the program to tray or something like that. If you set randomizing the program will run the appropriate time, randomize the logon/boot screen and then close.

? Full support for zip files. After downloading a screen (the zip file), just put it in any subfolder under the base folder. Program will handle it as a normal screen/folder.

? EXCLUDE some folders (screens) from randomize them (see A Note for Exclude).

? For boot screens, you can set or randomize them with 2 methods: 1) classic (using the exe file you download) or 2) using 3 bitmaps (existing or by extracting them from the exe file on fly and use them). All methods support all known features. Program always remember the position of progress bar.

? Support for extracting boot and/or logon screens directly from zip files. Program can automatically detect the type of screen and extract it to the right folder with out user input.

? Preview (classic or with THUMBNAILS) the Logon and Boot screens, if the new logon/boot screen comes with a .jpg or .bmp file. If not, there is a feature that you can browse and see all the bitmaps in the file. Also you can SAVE that bitmaps in jpg/gif/tiff/png/bmp format. With one click, you can save bitmap 100 (for logon screens) or bitmap 1 (for boot screens), which usually are the bitmaps with the basic picture. Also, support for MULTIPLE extract and save in jpg/gif/tiff/png/bmp format (very helpful for users that have a lot of screens with out a preview picture).

In order to load pictures faster at THUMBNAILS preview, program after detect NEW zip files, will prompt you to search the zip files for pictures. After searching, will extract the picture (if any) and save it to disk under the name "<name of zip file>.zip.jpg". The real format of the picture can be jpg/gif/tiff/png/bmp but after extraction the extension ALWAYS be .jpg

? Support CATEGORIES for the screens (picture)

? Favorites (as many as you want). You can tell the program to randomize in all of yours logon/boot screens OR in any one of the favorites you have create

? Fully resizable - the preview (classic or thumbnails) follows the size of the main screen

? Right click menus - drag and drop for favorites

? Test logon screens with one button (F4)

? Minimize to tray (if user want)

? Load at start up (if user want)

Site

http://themes.belchfire.net/~userxp/

Download

http://themes.belchfire.net/~userxp/logonu...trandomizer.zip

[gbleashka]

I just got done hacking windows for a new boot screen It is a lot of fun but you have to be precautious with the steps you take into editing your ntoskrnl.exe in the system32 folder there is an article at techtv on how to go about doing this... Click here to see that Article there is one thing missing in this article and that is the color palette which is an attachment to this post

Here is what my bootscreen looks like:

Enjoy!

-Grant

xp_boot.zip

Edited September 6, 2004 by gbleashka

[X PsychoTron X]

This is the one I made for my self.

##Click##

[aznxcp4lyfez]

awesome bootscreen PsychoTron can you give me ur ntoskrnl.exe so i could put that as mine also it looks freaking amazing and can someone help me fix mine

http://www.themexp.org/preview.php?mid=670...name=DAnd+D.zip

i didn't make it b ut i was using it before the sp2 update

thanks in advance and sorry if i posted it in the wrong spot =\

[hungherk]

awesome bootscreen PsychoTron can you give me ur ntoskrnl.exe so i could put that as mine also it looks freaking amazing and can someone help me fix mine

http://www.themexp.org/preview.php?mid=670...name=DAnd+D.zip

i didn't make it b ut i was using it before the sp2 update

thanks in advance and sorry if i posted it in the wrong spot =\

Contact the author of the screen directly & make the request w/ him.

Double H

[X PsychoTron X]

awesome bootscreen PsychoTron can you give me ur ntoskrnl.exe so i could put that as mine also it looks freaking amazing and can someone help me fix mine

http://www.themexp.org/preview.php?mid=670...name=DAnd+D.zip

i didn't make it b ut i was using it before the sp2 update

thanks in advance and sorry if i posted it in the wrong spot =\

##Click Me##

Sorry it took so long, if you're using a machine that uses hyper threading don't use this boot screen.

[DSiuS]

sry i can 5% English

here are my Bootscreens for SP2 Link "FileVersion", "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

Moin

einige Windows(sp2) benutzer haben Schwierigkeiten einen modifizierten Bootscreen zum laufen zu bringen.

Grund: 1. Bootscreens von Swissboy,indianboy usw basieren auf "5.1.2600.1224 (xpsp2.030516-0318)" und 2. man muss Farbpalette in Hex-code von ntoskrnl.exe ver?ndern.:DD

Das Problem ist das wenn man mit Booteditor eine ntoskrnl.exe erstellt, bleibt Farbpalette in Hex-code unver?ndert (also wie beim original Bootscreen) und deswegen sehen frisch erstellte Bootscreens anders aus(Farben sind anders)

Es werden Farben die im Hex-code sind genommen und deswegen muss man Farbpalette in Hex-code ?ndern (von Bitmap nehmeps: Tutorial ist nicht f?r Windows XP Media Center Edition, habe ich jetzt ntoskrnl.exe von XP MCE angeguckt und festgestellt das Farbpalettte wo anders liegt und zwar in 079C00

Was man/Frau braucht:

Ultraedit-32 oder Hex-Editor MX 6.0.2(Freeware)

Paint Shop Pro

ResHacker

Booteditor 0.9.93(nicht 1.0.1)

1.a)extrahiere alle Bitmaps aus ntoskrnl.exe(sp1) (oder nur 1 und 1.b)oder Wallpaper nehmen und auf 640x480 Gr??e und 16 Farben reduzieren (XnWiev kann es1.c)c)oder selber 16 Farben Bootsceen erstellen und 8te bmp auch

wenn ihr Bootscreen bmp fertig habt, ?ffnet dann dieses Bild mit Paint Shop Pro und speichert "Farbpalette" und danach ?ffnet ihr 8.bmp(22x9) und erstellt mit diesen Farben 8t2.b>2. starte Booteditor 0.9.93(nicht 1.0.1) und mache new bootsceen

[File-->New boot screen, wenn Warning!!! auftaucht einfach immer ok dr?cken] wenn ihr bmp1 und bmp8 ersetzt habt, dr?ckt "Save all" und dann make, es taucht neues fenster auf "Make a new boot exe file" unter "overlays" macht man "clear all" und dann auf "3.

3. wenn es fertig ist , ?ffne deine erstellte ntoskrnl.exe mit Hex editor (z.B. UltraEdit32 oder Freeware Hex-Editor MX 6.0.2)

und geh001f4970h1f4970h und markiere Bereich 001f4970h bis 001f49a0h und dann Rechtsklick/kopieren

sieh Bild

und danach ge00075680h075680h oder ("Suchen-->Gehe zu-->074580, wenn man Hex-Editor MX 6.0.2 verwendet")

man muss alle original Farben durch Farben ersetzen die in deinem BMP sind

markiere diesen Bereich, siehe Bild und mach rechtsklick/einf?gen

das ist eine Farbpalette von original ntoskrnl, siehe auch Bild

http://www.dsius.de/zzz3.4.

4. i000756c0h oder 0756c0r 0756c0 soll am01 00 00 00 FF FF FF FFFF FF FF" bleiben

und am a40 0D 48 00 00 00 00 0000 00 00" (Zeile 5.)

5. und dann muss man frisch erstellte ntoskrnl.exe in system32 ordner kopieren ,am besten zuerst umbenennen in z.B. ntostest.e6.o

6. man ?ffnet boot.ini

und passt es an (boot.ini liegt in C:\

Explorer-->Extras-->Ordneroptionen-->Ansicht-->"Alle Dateien und Ordner anzeigen")

muss ca. so aussehen

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windows XP" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="XP Bootlogo" /fastdetect /KERNEL=ntostest7.n>

7. so nun kann pc neu gestartet werden und viel gl?ck

das funktioniert fast(90%) bei allen 16 Farben Bitmaps(640x480)

und wer Verbesserungsvorschl?ge hat soll alles hier posten

wer zu den restlichen 10% geh?rt soll auUpdate 1

Update 1

ich habe noch was rausgefunden, wenn man 1.bmp ersetzt hat und Farbpalette von bitmap in Hex-code von ntoskrnl.exe ?bertragen hat.

Dann gilt diese Farbpalette sowohl 1.bmp als auch 8.bmp, das hei?t wenn 8.bmp eine original Farbpalette von original ntoskrnl hat, dann wird 8.bmp anders aussehen weil Farbpalette von 1.bmp genommen wird, vielleicht auch weil es in Hex-code so steht.

Kann einer mein auf sp2 umgestellte bootscreen testen?Download also bei mir funzt er 100%ig.

und hier Link gibts gleiches Bootscreen der angeblich auf sp2 umgestellt worden ist, doch bei mir wird er falsch dargestellt.

kann einer Testen und mir Bescheid "sagen" welcher Bootscreen funktioniert?

meiner :Der der anderer? :D

Edited September 15, 2004 by DSiuS

[swissboy]

A hot tip for all BootEditor users (the old version which can create complete ntoskrnl.exe's):

Simply create (or download it from below) a .reg file and import them into the registry. After this BootEditor will support SP2 Build 2180 ntoskrnl.exe's and you can forget about all the Hex-Editor stuff.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180]

"PalPos"="510713775359595521971888980"

"PrBarPos1"="304989971529526061732384917"

"PrBarPos2"="345236422166622533689805184"

"PrBarPos3"="375046983339916406999766970"

"PrBarPos4"="354429000699169666478802113"

"PrBarPos5"="335236468320995479089627109"

BootEditorSP2Support.zip

[MulletRobZ]

Thanks for the tip, Roland, but I don't have the time to test it now with university and everything else going on. If I am able to resume boot creation, I'll let you know how it goes.

[asimo]

that registry entry works great, although it flashes the original colours first for some reason.. still good tho thanks a lot

[swissboy]

@asimo: ... although it flashes the original colours first for some reason

Make sure that you have enabled the "Replace bitmap's palette with blank palette (for no flicker by fade the Boot screen)" option in the "Make a new Boot exe file" panel.

[Dan Nelson]

A hot tip for all BootEditor users (the old version which can create complete ntoskrnl.exe's):

Simply create (or download it from below) a .reg file and import them into the registry. After this BootEditor will support SP2 Build 2180 ntoskrnl.exe's and you can forget about all the Hex-Editor stuff.

Excellent. Works great! You don't happen to have an entry for ntkrnlmp.exe, do you? The offsets were posted back on page 2 of this thread.

[swissboy]

You don't happen to have an entry for ntkrnlmp.exe, do you?

A hot tip for all BootEditor users (the old version which can create complete ntoskrnl.exe's)

Update: Now work for the Single CPU ntoskrnl.exe SP2 and also for the Dual CPU ntkrnlmp.exe SP2.

Simply create (or download it from below) a .reg file and import them into the registry. After this BootEditor will support SP2 Build 2180 ntoskrnl.exe's and you can forget about all the Hex-Editor stuff.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180]

"PalPos"="510713775359595521971888980"

"PrBarPos1"="304989971529526061732384917"

"PrBarPos2"="345236422166622533689805184"

"PrBarPos3"="375046983339916406999766970"

"PrBarPos4"="354429000699169666478802113"

"PrBarPos5"="335236468320995479089627109"

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180DualCPU]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\UserXP\PaletteWinXP\BootFiles\2180DualCPU]

"PalPos"="511421536044224155193506325"

"PrBarPos1"="305688632913154795962002452"

"PrBarPos2"="346934173151252267714524529"

"PrBarPos3"="376744645214545030110495315"

"PrBarPos4"="355128762173797290608620557"

"PrBarPos5"="336934129115524093210456643"

BootEditorSP2Support.zip

Edited October 9, 2004 by swissboy

[Dan Nelson]

Update: Now work for the Single CPU ntoskrnl.exe SP2 and also for the Dual CPU ntkrnlmp.exe SP2.

yay

We're doing a software upgrade sweep (plus a custom boot screen) at work this weekend and I was concerned that there would be boot-screen envy if only some of the systems had the custom one :)

[MulletRobZ]

I tested your boot screen registry fix, Ronald, and it works good. ;)