re: Question about 'Replace the Ugly Startup and Shutdown Screens'
Friday, February 10, 2006 at 8:30 am
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bill
(12 messages posted)
Hi ALL,
This Topic is quite old so I thought I would add a few things to Update It.
One of the Big problems that many people have is turning off Windows File Protection.
Yes you can do a a Reg Hack, but it is not necessary any more.
To the Modirator, I in no way have anything to do with litepc.com. OK! Some of
this post is off topic but is just Info on a FREE Program that Turns WFP Off with
2 Clicks.
So again:
First a disclamer, I do Security work and I am
In NO Way Advertizing ANY Thing!
FIRST GO HERE: http://www.litepc.com/download.html
The Trial Version is Free for life :)
Put the exe in any folder and then r/click the exe
and then Desktop[creat shotcut]
You can now with 2 clicks either turn off
Windows File Protection for 1 secession or Untill you want it back on!
You Can also Do a lot of Clean Up with the Trial Version.
Just want to get rid of IE from Hell, d/l IEradicator.
Then you can bask in the inner glow of knowing you just secured
your PC from all known and unknown, past and future, IE
security bugs while claiming back 30+MB of closet space
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This is off topic, but 2 points:
1: One stick of 128 RAM cost more than 98 or XPlite.
A stripped win98/ME/w2k/XP will run as if you added a G of RAM.
2: Ripping all M$ programs out of the "Shell" is the only way to Secure any win OS.
If you need them, they can be reinstalled as stand alone programs BUT cannot call
Home and explorer cannot "Hook" to them.
If you never used win3.1/95 and like some of the fancy things Use Chubby. If you
want a Blazzing 98/ME/2k/xp installed to a USB Drive
or Flash Drive with Networking and Firefox, use either of the smaller Lite Shells.
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Times have changed.
There are many small programs and web Sites to help you Change Boot Screens. The
ones I have left links to will be easy for anyone.
If you do need to turn off WFP remember this is the ONLY way to use w2k programs
and little things like screen savers on winXP.
First if you just want to change the Boot Screen color and BMP before Logon, X-Setup
Pro Final [last free one] will do this.
Start in Classic,click StartUp/ShutDown, winNT-2K/XP
then #30. Tired of "Blue Screens" Change it to RED, You will jump the first time
you See it. Then Put BMP`s in a safe folder and use "Browse" under Background-Wallpaper
to set 1.
[changes the picture that is displayed before any user is able to login (means: before
the login window appears).
To Change the Boot Screen or to Have it Random go to the First 2 sites below:
Want to do it by Hand go to the 3rd site.
http://userxp.belchfire.net/
http://userxp.belchfire.net/HowBitmapsWork.htm
http://www.littlewhitedog.com/content-9.html
Have fun all, remember 99% of anything M$ says is a LIE. Do you research, Uscert
is a good start, knowing that the US Gov and Army will Not Use winXP is a good reason
to go back to w2K, w2k also has a longer Supported Life than winXP Pro - winXP Home
is almost dead. BILL MacG K.I.S.S. Security LCC
On Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at 6:57 am, Craig Roman wrote:
>I have a question about Replace
>the Ugly Startup and Shutdown Screens:
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>- TYPE YOUR MESSAGE HERE -
>I would like to know how you can replace the startup screen in Windows 2000? Thank
>you in advance for any assistance!
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