Thanks to Mario Prieto for the email... and the update....
The Most Important New Features And Bug Fixes are :-
03/24/2002, Update 1.85c
- The previous revision was uploaded with a bug that make BootXP to hang when applies a NTOSKRNL.EXE File. This bug is now fixed and.
- This update add a new system to custom palette change, This change make it compatible with the new NTOSKRNL.EXE and future updates
- Fixed the bug that displays a incorrect palette at boot time.
- Also may fix a bug submitted by a few users that were experiencing problems with HAL.DLL.
- Added a Installer For Easy Installation.
- Fixed a Installation Bug That Can Occurs If You Have Two Installation Of Different Operating Systems But With The Same Name In BOOT.INI.
- Again, Rewritten 'First Run' and Uninstall Progress To Fix Some Errors.
- Now BootXP Search The BOOT.INI Path Via Windows Registry Fixing The 95% of "BOOT.INI Not Found" Errors.
- Also Fixes a Bug In BOOT.INI Generation and Safer Uninstallation Progress.
- Added a Feature To Backup The Current BOOT.INI Line Used By BootXP, Useful For Boot With Deafult Boot Screen In Case of Problems.
- Added The Option Of Preview/Install Boot Screens Via Drag And Drop.
- Added a Option to Turn Off Overlay BMP Addition, Activate It For Get Rid The Overlays "Professional" or "Home Edition" in XP Boot Screens.
- New Feature Allows Direct Search of New BMP (https://www.bootxp.net) and EXE Boot Screens (www.themexp.org) In Internet.
- Added The Browse, Refresh and Delete Options To Boot Screens Directory.
- Another Minor Bug Fixes, Optimizations and Error Handling.
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
Download: BootXP 1.85c (via CNet Downloads)
