Change login screen

murdok5 · 03-29-06, 09:22 PM

I want to change my welcome screen, and i have found apps that do it. Is there a way (like using un-signed themes) to change this WITHOUT having to load or use another application?

Mike

Cheator · 03-30-06, 02:29 AM

If you google it I know it is possible. Maybe on the neowin site... I saw a way of doing it and it involved tweaking the registry... so I gave up and went with the program

murdok5 · 03-30-06, 02:49 AM

yeah i have an all i could find was programs, and i have tooo much i need at startup already

zip22 · 03-30-06, 02:59 AM

tweakUI from microsoft will apply your all your desktop settings to the logon screen (not sure if thats what you're looking for)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx

grumperfish · 03-30-06, 03:42 AM

Probably the best free/non-spyware way to do this (and the method I use) is through LogonStudio: http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/. You can either get pre-fabbed .logonxp files or import bitmaps to make your own screens. It takes some getting used to but this is the screen I'm currently using: http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4429/untitled26oz.jpg [possibly nsfw-linked to be safe & warning:150k]

You can skin the buttons and everything too but I got lazy with this particular profile.

: Nothing needs to load at startup for it to work.

tenchi86 · 03-30-06, 09:18 AM

You can do it with a resource hacker. It's pretty simple, you basically just replace the XP file with your file. http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...plogonhack.php Is a pretty good guide for doing it manually.

murdok5 · 03-30-06, 11:22 AM

that guide see,s to be what i am looking for thanks.

any way to get around the dos portion? whats a floppy lol (joking) it seems it MAY work in safe mode, but i would think a WINPE disk would work fine as well for use without floppies...

tenchi86 · 03-30-06, 02:22 PM

I just copied the files over the exsisting ones in Safe Mode ad everything worked fine. Just make a back-up on the original file somewhere on your drive so you can restore it if needed.

n0aH · 03-30-06, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by grumperfish

Probably the best free/non-spyware way to do this (and the method I use) is through LogonStudio: http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/. You can either get pre-fabbed .logonxp files or import bitmaps to make your own screens. It takes some getting used to but this is the screen I'm currently using: http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4429/untitled26oz.jpg [possibly nsfw-linked to be safe & warning:150k]

You can skin the buttons and everything too but I got lazy with this particular profile.

: Nothing needs to load at startup for it to work.

thanx for the new program

works nice

grumperfish · 03-30-06, 09:49 PM

Np. Err I just realized you seem to be trying to change the bootscreen.. if that's the case I always use Bootskin. I think between these programs, objectdock, and windowblinds Stardock is rapidly becoming one of my favorite companies.

tenchi86 · 03-30-06, 10:13 PM

Just a quick note; http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...bootscreen.php is a good guide for the boot screen. Both are very easy to do manually.

murdok5 · 03-31-06, 12:03 PM

As i would like to use a fancy boot screen, I cannot see post with my DVI port/card/setup and not sure why. Im still messing with it, and the first screen i see is with username/pass.

will play with though....nice guide

edit: all you do is dl a new bootscreen, name it ntoskrnl.exe, and replace the original? dun remember it being that easy

edit2: any widescreen bootscreens?

tenchi86 · 03-31-06, 12:27 PM

Not that I know of, and yes basically. Though you can also make your own. I have not used that excact guide but if it does not tell you how I would suggest you google it. Basically though I think its any image that is something like 16 colors max. So Black and White images are really the way to go.

03-29-06, 09:22 PM	Thread Starter #1
murdok5 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland OR	Change login screen I want to change my welcome screen, and i have found apps that do it. Is there a way (like using un-signed themes) to change this WITHOUT having to load or use another application? Mike __________________ RED belt Ubercloxx0r Heatware : Murdok5 21-0-0[/SIZE]
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03-30-06, 02:49 AM	Thread Starter #3
murdok5 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland OR	yeah i have an all i could find was programs, and i have tooo much i need at startup already __________________ RED belt Ubercloxx0r Heatware : Murdok5 21-0-0[/SIZE]
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03-30-06, 02:59 AM	#4
zip22 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	tweakUI from microsoft will apply your all your desktop settings to the logon screen (not sure if thats what you're looking for) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
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03-30-06, 03:42 AM	#5
grumperfish Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida	Probably the best free/non-spyware way to do this (and the method I use) is through LogonStudio: http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/. You can either get pre-fabbed .logonxp files or import bitmaps to make your own screens. It takes some getting used to but this is the screen I'm currently using: http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/4429/untitled26oz.jpg [possibly nsfw-linked to be safe & warning:150k] You can skin the buttons and everything too but I got lazy with this particular profile. : Nothing needs to load at startup for it to work. __________________ Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB 16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750 Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650 Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430 I like HEAT
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03-30-06, 09:18 AM	#6
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	You can do it with a resource hacker. It's pretty simple, you basically just replace the XP file with your file. http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...plogonhack.php Is a pretty good guide for doing it manually. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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03-30-06, 11:22 AM	Thread Starter #7
murdok5 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland OR	that guide see,s to be what i am looking for thanks. any way to get around the dos portion? whats a floppy lol (joking) it seems it MAY work in safe mode, but i would think a WINPE disk would work fine as well for use without floppies... __________________ RED belt Ubercloxx0r Heatware : Murdok5 21-0-0[/SIZE]
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03-30-06, 02:22 PM	#8
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	I just copied the files over the exsisting ones in Safe Mode ad everything worked fine. Just make a back-up on the original file somewhere on your drive so you can restore it if needed. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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03-30-06, 09:49 PM	#10
grumperfish Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida	Np. Err I just realized you seem to be trying to change the bootscreen.. if that's the case I always use Bootskin. I think between these programs, objectdock, and windowblinds Stardock is rapidly becoming one of my favorite companies. __________________ Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB 16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750 Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650 Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430 I like HEAT
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03-30-06, 10:13 PM	#11
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	Just a quick note; http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...bootscreen.php is a good guide for the boot screen. Both are very easy to do manually. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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03-31-06, 12:03 PM	Thread Starter #12
murdok5 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Portland OR	As i would like to use a fancy boot screen, I cannot see post with my DVI port/card/setup and not sure why. Im still messing with it, and the first screen i see is with username/pass. will play with though....nice guide edit: all you do is dl a new bootscreen, name it ntoskrnl.exe, and replace the original? dun remember it being that easy edit2: any widescreen bootscreens? __________________ RED belt Ubercloxx0r Heatware : Murdok5 21-0-0[/SIZE] Last edited by murdok5; 03-31-06 at 12:08 PM.
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03-31-06, 12:27 PM	#13
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	Not that I know of, and yes basically. Though you can also make your own. I have not used that excact guide but if it does not tell you how I would suggest you google it. Basically though I think its any image that is something like 16 colors max. So Black and White images are really the way to go. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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