256 color boot screen windows 2000

A few words of warning. I've noticed that when I edit a bitmap in Paint Shop Pro and save the image under a different name, the new picture is a different size. As a result, when I insert the image into ntoskrnl. You must save the bitmap image over the existing file that you used Resource Hacker to expor. What is even more odd, is that every reply was marked as an answer. But then again, it could be a coincident, so i hope i am forgiven if wrong.

I hope we all remember, that forum points are not dependent on 'Top Answerers' ranking. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums.

Technical Queries. Sign in to vote. Sunday, September 16, PM. This wil slow ur computer very much.. If u r very anxious just change the wallpapers leave the windows to microsoft.

So before I link you to the page I will point out the mistake so you dont crash windows making it. Ok first off let me post a normal boot. Look closer, on the last line on both. So if you copy your entire boot. So when following the page down below remember what I have mentioned as for the rest works just fine. This is where I learned to change the startup logo but crashed a few times over that mistake till I learned what was causing it.

Ok the file that contains the images we will be modifying is in the system32 folder and its name is msgina. Find this file, make a copy of it and put it on desktop.

Now use resource hacker to open it. When you open it, expand bitmap. The file numbers that will be using are , , , and Now I will list the size and color depth of each of the ones were using. You can create your own image and then resize it accordingly or you can save the image from resource hacker and just modify it. This is where you use your imagination or make use of that artistic enabled friend as I did since I have little to no creativity lol. Back to the subject though, when you have made your images how you want then continue on to the next step.

In order to replace the images to the ones you want do as follows. Expand , now click on the flower looking thing beside the number Now right click on it, and left click on replace resource. Click open file with new bitmap, browse to the location of the file you created, select it either by single or double clicking depending on how your preferences are setup. Now you should see the image on the bottom left.

When you do click "replace". Now you will see that image has been changed. Go ahead and do this for the rest of the images. Once you have all images replaced click file and save. Now there are 3 places where this file needs to be. What you need to do is replace these with the msgina. One of these locations requires windows system files to be showing. Go to tools then folder options, click view tab and now uncheck the box "hide protected operating system files".

It will give you a warning just click ok and now hit apply and ok. However your thinking by now how am I supposed to replace the one in system32 folder as it wont let me. Learn more Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet?

Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: August 6,