re: Question about 'Replace the Ugly Startup and Shutdown Screens'
Tuesday, March 5, 2002 at 3:42 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Andy Dobbs
(1 messages posted)
Hey, here's how to change that MicroSuck startup
splash screen in Windows 2000. The details are a bit
sketchy, but it works and is robust. Email if you have
probs.
1) Get the freeware resource editor at
http://rpi.net.au/~ajohnson/resourcehacker/
2) With that tool, edit the ntoskrnl.exe file which
resides in C:\WINNT\SYTEM32. Be sure to edit a COPY of
this file in a safe dir as windows won't allow a save or
overwrite after mods.
3) In the ResHacker look at bitmaps, and the s/u
splash screen should be labelled number 1. The other 11
bitmaps are used in other obvious windows screens.
4) Select the Save Bitmap option in ResHacker after
displaying the bitmap of interest.
5) Edit the saved bitmap file (I just used PhotoShop).
6) The bitmap should be 640 x 480, and after mods,
BE SURE TO SAVE THE FILE WITH A 4 BIT DEPTH, otherwise
windows rescales the image in funny ways when starting up.
7) While still in ResHacker, and displaying the bitmap
to be dumped, select Replace Bitmap, and then Browse for
the new file that was created (with a 4 bit depth).
8) Then in ResHacker save the new file with a name like
ntosk.exe. Move that file to C:\WINNT\SYTEM32.
9) Create a DOS boot disk. This can be done from the
original W2K CD, as described by Jim Pile:
Insert the Windows 2000 Professional CD. Open a command
prompt and switch to the CD by typing in the drive letter
and pressing Enter. Type: \Valueadd\3rdparty\Ca_Antiv
Press Enter. Now insert a disk into Drive A and then type:
makedisk
You now have a CA boot-sector anti-virus disk that will
boot to DOS. Shutdown and then startup with the disk in
the drive. Just answer "3" when asked to do a boot-sector
virsus scan (3 = NO). OK, now at the DOS prompt, go to
C:\WINNT\SYTEM32 and the following:
rename ntoskrnl.exe ntos_bu.exe (save a backup file)
rename ntosk.exe ntoskrnl.exe (or whatever the file ntosk.exe
was saved as).
10) Shutdown, remove the diskette (and save it!), and reboot!
11) This works on all W2K builds!
Enjoy.
andydobbs@hotmail.com
On Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 3:22 pm, Jon Payne wrote:
>I have tried 2 types registry hack. If you're talking about the one which kills
windows
>file protection it's not a good idea.....one virus/registry mistake/bad sector might
>mean a wipe and reinstall.....
>
>if it's the one which misdirects windows to a fake ntoskrnl.exe then i found it
didn't
>work on Win2k build 2195....
>
>Please tell me i'm wrong
>those startup screens really are pants......
>
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