damnit I lost the tutorial on how to change your win2k start up screen

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May 2nd, 2001, 10:30 PM
PEZ_B0y

damnit I lost the tutorial on how to change your win2k start up screen

well the topic says it all. Um so weres the link if anyone has it or can tell me how to do it?
May 4th, 2001, 11:39 AM
Matt_29

Heres my site on it .. for windrivers
http://www.innerstar.net/win2klogo/win2k_logo.htm
May 4th, 2001, 07:20 PM
PEZ_B0y

thanks
May 4th, 2001, 11:47 PM
ThunderVamp9

I've tried doing this, took the time to design my own startup screen, just to find out that editing my registry will not disable WFP. I've followed all steps to the letter, too. Could it be due to the fact that I'm running Service Pack 2, RC 2.52?
May 5th, 2001, 07:39 AM
msan_ewu

http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00021.asp
May 5th, 2001, 01:37 PM
ThunderVamp9

I've been to this site, and followed every step. But even after changing the SFCDisable DWORD Value to ffffff9d, my WFP is still active. Everytime I try to copy the modified NTOSKRNL.EXE file into WINNT/System32, it puts it back to its original state. Any ideas?
May 5th, 2001, 03:31 PM
PEZ_B0y

Service Pack 2 is out?
May 5th, 2001, 05:08 PM
Sowulo

Quote:

Originally posted by PEZ_B0y:
Service Pack 2 is out?

The post says RC2.52=Release Candidate=BETA
May 5th, 2001, 07:12 PM
Matt_29

hmm i did it and made several changes to mine and its working fine ..

i have about half the stuff of service pack 2 running .. and was able to do it .. hmm im not sure what else to try .. hmm weird ..
May 6th, 2001, 12:57 AM
ThunderVamp9

Thanks for the help. Doing some more research on it, I found a way t change it without having to edit the registry. I now have a start-up screen I don't mind looking at. Thanks!
May 7th, 2001, 07:25 AM
Elbatcho

I did the changes but it looks really nasty in 16 color's I have tried using 256 and 16 million and it just black's out the screen. I mean it's fun and all but I want it to look sharp as well.
May 7th, 2001, 07:48 AM
SubZero

Another way to disable the SFC is to use X-Setup, a nifty utility to tweak your system. You can download it and some other tools here!
May 9th, 2001, 06:09 PM
PEZ_B0y

Quote:

I found a way t change it without having to edit the registry.[/B]

how?
May 9th, 2001, 07:31 PM
JungleMan1

Quote:

Originally posted by Mr JvaGuy:
Heres my site on it .. for windrivers
http://www.innerstar.net/win2klogo/win2k_logo.htm

Very nice...just reeeeal nice...You can just tell I appreciate it... :p
May 9th, 2001, 08:44 PM
ThunderVamp9

PEZ_B0y

Here's the instructions for changing it without diving into the registry:

Let's make it short:
file = NTOSKRNL.EXE
1: Backup the file!
2: Make copy of the file to edit to another dir
3: Edit the file in the other dir
4: Copy the edited file to WINNT\Driver Cache\i386
4.5 Copy the edited file to WINNT\System32\dllcache (OPTIONAL)
5: Copy the edited file to WINNT\System32
6: Restart the system and be amazed

Thanks to JonaZ on the LittleWhiteDog Forum for these instructions.
May 12th, 2001, 11:50 AM
ThunderVamp9

I found today that when you install SP2, you WILL need to re-edit NTOSKRNL.EXE to include your new start-up image again. Something I should have realized initially, but never thought of it.