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mwe99
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O.P. RE: BOOT Screens

Im not asking whether I should or should not do it... YA_MUM...

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Originally posted by mwe99
i was just wondering if it was legal home and business users etc?

11-19-2005 01:14 AM

ShawnZ
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RE: BOOT Screens

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Originally posted by lizard.boy
its not really illegal. its just unsupported and sometimes risky. you can do it with a free bootscreen from stardock if you want to.

Yes it is... it requires patching of windows...

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11-19-2005 02:35 AM

Underlord
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RE: BOOT Screens

It doesn't require any patching.

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/BOOTLOGO
Use this switch to have Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 display an installable splash screen instead of the standard splash screen. First, create a 16-color (any 16 colors) 640x480 bitmap and save it in the Windows directory with the name Boot.bmp. Then add "/bootlogo /noguiboot" to the boot.ini selection.

11-19-2005 04:50 AM

ShawnZ
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RE: BOOT Screens

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Originally posted by Underlord
It doesn't require any patching.

Bootscreen changers patch ntoskrnl, they don't use /BOOTLOGO (which i've never even heard of :-/

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This post was edited on 11-19-2005 at 04:55 AM by ShawnZ.

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11-19-2005 04:53 AM

Underlord
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RE: BOOT Screens

Hmm. Well i haven't actually tried it. Someone might want to see if it works.

http://bink.nu/Article2705.bink

11-19-2005 05:15 AM

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RE: BOOT Screens

I have ALL stardock software, using everythign at the same time (almost everyhintg) and got no problems. BootSkin is safe. But i think it does patch. If you use BootSkin and the something (virus or anything (BootSkin doesnt mess anything and dont have a virus, im just giving some general examples)) mess up your computer, then you make a reinall of Windows OS then when you boot the original Windows Logo will afear for some seconds, and then it will change (while continue the loading of WIndows) to the new one.

EDIT: My point: i don't think it's legal.

This post was edited on 11-19-2005 at 04:18 PM by YottabyteWizard.

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11-19-2005 06:28 AM

rav0
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RE: BOOT Screens

I second using BootSkin. There are heaps of boot screens for it published, and it is easy to make your own as well.

They can have a slidey progress bar like the original one as well, the custon screens needn't be static.

BootSkin is legal.

The only way to do it illegally would be to break the EULA between you and Microsoft, and if you did, I doubt that Bill Gates would have you taken to court and sued. There is no law (that I know of) that prohibits personalising your Windows boot screen. Many jurisdictions invalidate the EULA anyway, but if you breach it, just keep it a secret :dodgy:

This post was edited on 11-19-2005 at 12:33 PM by rav0.

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11-19-2005 12:20 PM

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