boot screen?
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Rambo
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Hiya!
Is this what you mean? When you want to logon to a user account?
Here's a pic:
I know of a program that does this, and much more! It also doesn't need a licence.
It's by 'ObjectDesktop' and it's called 'Theme Manager'.
Take a look here:
Theme Manager
I do recommend you let a program do this though, becuase I think they back-up the original one just incase something dodgy happens. I mean, think about this.... You change the logon screen file, and the file is buggy. One of the bugs is that it doesn't let you logon
How would you logon to change the logon screen back to the original logon screen?
(I must have said 'logon' 50 times
)
There is probably a way to change it through MS-DOS, but who would want to do that?
Is this what you mean? When you want to logon to a user account?
Here's a pic:
I know of a program that does this, and much more! It also doesn't need a licence.
It's by 'ObjectDesktop' and it's called 'Theme Manager'.
Take a look here:
Theme Manager
I do recommend you let a program do this though, becuase I think they back-up the original one just incase something dodgy happens. I mean, think about this.... You change the logon screen file, and the file is buggy. One of the bugs is that it doesn't let you logon
How would you logon to change the logon screen back to the original logon screen?(I must have said 'logon' 50 times
)There is probably a way to change it through MS-DOS, but who would want to do that?
Morb
New Member
The best simple solution
YES, it can be done through resource editing maybe
, but I think that more simplier way how to do that exists. In Windows(XP especially ;o) ALL system related things can be configured by the way of system registry.
Try this(it worked for me):
Start->Run->"Regedit"
Go to path/key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
in this key, there have to be "Wallpaper" value present. It is character string. Change its value to path of your file.(must be BMP I think, like this - c:\wall.bmp)
Then restart computer.
If you want only change color of that background go to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors
The value is "Background". Is in RGB format. This mean value 0 0 0 is black, 255 0 0 is red and so on. You've surelly understood, haven't you?
restart comp too.
YES, it can be done through resource editing maybe
, but I think that more simplier way how to do that exists. In Windows(XP especially ;o) ALL system related things can be configured by the way of system registry. Try this(it worked for me):
Start->Run->"Regedit"
Go to path/key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
in this key, there have to be "Wallpaper" value present. It is character string. Change its value to path of your file.(must be BMP I think, like this - c:\wall.bmp)
Then restart computer.
If you want only change color of that background go to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors
The value is "Background". Is in RGB format. This mean value 0 0 0 is black, 255 0 0 is red and so on. You've surelly understood, haven't you?
restart comp too.
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SFR
Truth fears no questions
Morb said:YES, it can be done through resource editing maybe
With a hex editor you can get to many of the properties of the Logonui.exe.
and sypher822 was not talking about the desktop wallpaper....
sypher822, I have used WinCustomize, works great.
SFR
Truth fears no questions
Morb said:This setting changes background of the logon screen(background) not desktop(desktop can be modified directly Desktop(RC)->Properties->Desktop(tab)). That is what Sypher882 wanted or didn't?
hmm.. Yes, you are correct. I would have figured it was a little deeper in the registry.. guess not... I will try it and see