New boot screen

aaron_himler · 08-24-2005, 01:16 AM

I'm trying to modify my schools boot screen on windows xp to promote school spirit. When I replace NTOSKRNL.exe with the new boot screen, it wont use the boot screen. Can anyone help?

**apj101** · 08-24-2005, 01:19 AM

are you sure you have changes the image in ntoskrnl.exe, and that you have replaced the file.
Try hacking the exiting file out with (or just checkeing that the logo is changed) with resource hackers
http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

aaron_himler · 08-24-2005, 01:22 AM

I used that to do my editing.

**apj101** · 08-24-2005, 01:26 AM

try editing your boot inin file, to include the bold bits in my example

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP
Professional Modified Start Screen" /fastdetect /kernel=ntoskrmd.exe

the rest will prob be there already

aaron_himler · 08-24-2005, 01:31 AM

I'm about to do that, give me one sec.

Rambo · 08-24-2005, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaron_himler

I'm about to do that, give me one sec.

Did it work?

aaron_himler · 08-24-2005, 01:38 AM

No, but I have a feeling I didn't do something right. Give me one more try.

aaron_himler · 08-24-2005, 01:44 AM

That didn't work either. Can anyone give me a good guide to do this?

† ĘxơřćisŦ † · 08-24-2005, 01:53 AM

"school spirit" lol
that gives me a few ideas

computerhakk · 08-24-2005, 04:40 AM

if you are trying to modify the original one and just reuse it.. you have to use that one program where you have to edit the different layers.. like 3 of them i believe or so... and then you have to resave it and replace the original ones[im not sure how that program works, but save it in a different directory and reboot it into safemode and copy it into the system32 folder overriding the existing one]... but make sure you made a back up of the original one incase anything happens..

if you are trying to replace it with one alredy made.. you have to reboot in safe mode and override the existing one by replacing it with the new one since windows have the protection

08-24-2005, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
aaron_himler New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	New boot screen I'm trying to modify my schools boot screen on windows xp to promote school spirit. When I replace NTOSKRNL.exe with the new boot screen, it wont use the boot screen. Can anyone help?

08-24-2005, 01:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,257	are you sure you have changes the image in ntoskrnl.exe, and that you have replaced the file. Try hacking the exiting file out with (or just checkeing that the logo is changed) with resource hackers http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/ __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

08-24-2005, 01:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,257	try editing your boot inin file, to include the bold bits in my example multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP Professional Modified Start Screen" /fastdetect /kernel=ntoskrmd.exe the rest will prob be there already __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

08-24-2005, 04:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	if you are trying to modify the original one and just reuse it.. you have to use that one program where you have to edit the different layers.. like 3 of them i believe or so... and then you have to resave it and replace the original ones[im not sure how that program works, but save it in a different directory and reboot it into safemode and copy it into the system32 folder overriding the existing one]... but make sure you made a back up of the original one incase anything happens.. if you are trying to replace it with one alredy made.. you have to reboot in safe mode and override the existing one by replacing it with the new one since windows have the protection __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::

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08-24-2005, 01:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
aaron_himler New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	I used that to do my editing.

08-24-2005, 01:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
aaron_himler New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	I'm about to do that, give me one sec.

08-24-2005, 01:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
aaron_himler New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	No, but I have a feeling I didn't do something right. Give me one more try.

08-24-2005, 01:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
aaron_himler New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	That didn't work either. Can anyone give me a good guide to do this?

08-24-2005, 01:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
† ĘxơřćisŦ † New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Washington, USA Age: 19 Posts: 21	"school spirit" lol that gives me a few ideas