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Tutorial to modify, change the BOOT SCREEN for Windows XP sp1 or sp2

ORIGINAL	NEW

The substitution of the boot screen involves 4 quite simple stages:

STAGE 1: General preparation
 
STAGE 2: To import the original image of WinXP and to alter it in Photoshop
 
 
STAGE 3: Substitution of the original image of WinXP for the new
 
STAGE 4: Alteration in WinXP for him to use the new image during the boot

STAGE 1: General preparation

1. Create a called paste BOOT (c:\boot) the one where you will centralize your work and other called paste BACKUP (c:\backup) the one where you will make a copy of safety of a file of WinXP that will be modified
 
2. Make the download of the program Resource Hacker translated by me or the original. The program is not installable: unzip the files in the paste BOOT that you created in the item 1.

3. Copy the file NTOSKRNL.EXE that is in \Windows\System32 for the paste BOOT (the one where he will be altered) and also copy it for the paste \BACKUP (to maintain a copy of safety)
 
4. Execute the file ResHacker.exe, go in the menu File> to open> it chooses the file \boot\NTOSKRNL.EXE

5. Give a double-click in the word Bitmap> it Gives a double-click in the number 1 that appeared below of Bitmap and click in 1046 (if your WinXP goes in Portuguese) or 1033 (if your WinXP goes in English)
 
6. Click in the menu Action> to Save [Bitmap :1] and save the file with the name ORIGINAL.BMP

 
STAGE 2: To import the original image of WinXP and to alter it in Photoshop

7. Open Photoshop and import the file ORIGINAL.BMP. it should appear only a black screen with 640 x 480 pixels and 72dpi. That is normal.
 
8. Make the download of pallete(92 bytes) and copy it for the paste BOOT
 
9. In Photoshop, click in the menu Image> Mode> Color palette> button Load Microsoft Palette (.PAL), select the file WinXP.pal and click in Load. The original image of the boot of WinXP will appear as magic:) ...
 
10. Alter the image in the best way than it suits him/her - but it doesn't change your size, resolution nor number of colors (because the screen of boot of WinXP supports only 16 colors). When you will save to I file, click in the option to Save As (Save The), saving the image in the paste BOOT with the name New.BMP. It is important that you unmark the compression option RLE when Photoshop will save her (in the window that one open indicating the format Windows, 4-bits and compression RLE) for the image it is saved in the correct format.
 

STAGE 3: Substitution of the original image of WinXP for the new

11. Execute the file ResHacker.exe, go in the menu File> to Open> it chooses the file \boot\NTOSKRNL.EXE

12. Give a double-click in the word Bitmap> it Gives a double-click in the number 1 that appeared below of Bitmap and click in 1046 (if your WinXP goes in Portuguese) or 1033 (if your WinXP goes in English) or choice for your language.
 
13. Click in the menu Action> to Substitute Bitmap and click in the button to Open file with new Bitmap. Choose the file NEW.BMP and confirm that the option Select bitmap to replace is with the number 1 (a). Click then in the button Replace, save the file (\boot\NTOSKRNL.EXE) and close the program.
 
 
STAGE 4: Alteration in WinXP for him to use the new image during the boot

14. Now we will substitute the file original NTOSKRNL.EXE for the new (that contains the new boot image). That should be made in Way of Safety (it Removes Mode) in WinXP: restart WinXP..
 
15.As soon as the computer reboot, maintain pressed the key F8: the menu of options of WinXP should appear. Choose the third option: Way of safety with command prompt (it Removes Mode with Command Promp) and type ENTER.
 
16. As soon as WinXP to carry, you should choose any user for log - if in the login screen. Therefore soon after, it should open a screen with the command prompt.
 
17. Type " copy c:\boot\ntoskrnl.exe c:\windows\system32 " (without the quotation marks) and type ENTER. If you typed correctly, should it appear the sentence to Substitute c:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe? (Yes/No/All). Press the key A and type enter. it will appear the sentence 1 file(s)  copied(s).

18. Now you are enough reboot WinXP and the operation will be concluded: type CTRL+ALT+DEL, go in the menu to Turn off (Shut Down) and choose to Restart (Restart)...
 
Starting from now your WinXP will always carry in the login the image that you created... If WinXP presents some problem, it is enough you to follow the items 14 to 18, substituting in the item 17 the " copy c:\boot\ntoskrnl.exe c:\windows\system32 " for " copy c:\backup\ntoskrnl.exe c:\windows\system32 " to recuperate the file original NTOSKRNL.EXE...


OBSERVATIONS:
 
1.If the words " HOME Edition " appear in the login screen, make the following: execute the file ResHacker.exe> it opens the file \boot\NTOSKRNL.EXE> it goes in Bitmap> 11> 1046 (or 1033)> it clicks in the menu Action> Delete [Bitmap:11]. Confirm the operation, save the file \boot\NTOSKRNL.EXE and continue with the items from 14 to 18.

2. If you installed Windows in a paste different from c:\windows, you should alter the " c:\windows " in the item 17, reflecting the correct paste the one where Windows XP is installed...

3. ResHacker.exe allows you to substitute other graphic elements of Windows - you can follow the same steps above to alter them...
 

Download ntoskrnel Hentai edition boot screen.
Download of pallete(92 bytes)
Download of the program ResHacker portuguese version
Download the original version of Reshack
Tutorial to make boot screen for windows with the program booteditor

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION:The modification of the screen of boot of WinXP is a procedure that involves alteration of the register and of a file of the operating system. Although the procedure below works perfectly, we didn't take the responsibility for eventual problems caused after your implementation.