BootXP 1.50 RC1

Sorry for the delay Mario... Mario of FreelancE VIP has updated the excellent utility BootXP to 1.50 RC1.

Changes are :-

  • Removed unused code for optimization.
  • The Preview Window now supports overlay and Animated Progress Bar.
  • The Preview Window also supports Full Screen 640x480 Preview. You"ll see your boot screens as if you were booting (Use ALT+ENTER to switch between modes).
  • Support For NTOSKRNL.EXE files with full preview.
  • Mix your BMP backgrounds with other ovelays and progress to create your own combination.
  • And the last but the most important: Support for BMPs and NTOSKRNL.EXE
  • Files with optimized palettes. Forget the palette limitation and improve your Boot Screens.
Where are the Windows® Logo in Windows XP® or Windows 2000®

The Boot Screen Logo Are Stored as a Resource in the NTOSKRNL.EXE File, This file is in your WindowsSystem32 directory and it is called at boot by the Windows Kernel when XP/2k starts.

Solution...

Before the creation of BootXP, the only way to change the Boot Screen was to replace this file with another resource hacked NTOSKRNL.EXE containing another Boot Screen.

News source: BootXP 1.50 home page

Download: BootXP 1.50 (261kb, 02/10/2002)

NOTE: This version has not been tested under Windows 2000.

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