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i googled a few minutes ago and i did it just the way you're telling me now i'm testing to see what will happen after setting my new entry as a default one the original Windows XP Professional goes 2nd and at the end i simply add bootcfg /delete /id 2 well i know that my single processsor kernel is working and i know that about my MP kernel because i'm using it.. and of course the batch script for changing it is correct because someone else did it , not me

i did that but if you have 3 or 4 different versions of wndows on one computer it is a bit of confusing, so i thought of just adding my line and removing the other or just editing it. what are the chances for the new kernel to fail?

it worked but know when i look in the boot.ini i have 2 thing the first one is my version the second one says Windows XP professional? how do i edit the batch script to delete the second line

10x for your help i read that and i did what it says within hours i'll be testing it. is it a problem if the batch file contains another things after the replacing thing and i don't understand why should i put the files in $$ but not in $$\System32

if i open a cmd and type makecab ntoskrnl.exe, and i copy ntoskrnl.exe and ntoskrnl.cab in the i386 folder wold that be ok? EDIT: i know 5 different ways of replacing the bootscreen but this boot screen doesn't work normally on the virtual machine maybe because it's single processosor, but my pc is multiprocessosor maybe i have to change another file

isn't this the right forum? it says customizing windows i think this is a kind of customization. i will post it where it has to be if you tellme where?

i don't understand why aren't you helping me.. at least one of you has changed his bootscreen

i tried to replace it during the first startup and there was no problems with the OS until i rebooted as it crashed in the same place (during the booting where my new boot screen appears) the has to be something wrong in my boot screen i'm changing ntoskrnl.exe but the virtual machine is single-processored so there is another file maybe ntkrnlpa.exe but if a single processoros pc is using ntkrnlpa.exe and if i change ntoskrnl.exe it should not appear at all but i see it and it crashes..... helllpppppppppppppp

i made a picture and i used inno logo to create the xLoad.exe which is working as a boot screen. i even renamed xload.exe to ntoskrnl.exe and on my computers it works excellent. i tried to put the ntoskrnl.exe in $OEM$\$$\System32 and after the first restart at the beginning it worked but when it reached the Copying files... stage the computer crashed.. after that i tried to place it in $OEM$\$1 and during the setup it copies (as i have made .cmd file which applies updates and replaces system files like shell32.dll, etc.). the install finishes and the computer boots for the first time and during the loading where my boot screen appears it crashes.. how should i copy it or what should i do to make it work properly my cpu is multiprocessor and i am using virtual pc 2004 (don't tell me to use vmware it is too heavy even for my p4 2,6ghz HT cpu with 512mb ram) i saw some things about multiprocessor computers and a virtual pc which is actually a single-processor one and maybe that's the problem but i want to make the boot screen appear on every kind of pc as i am distributing my version of windows and almost all of my friends use it thanks in advance

very good said. thanks to all who helped me making my bat file on unattended installation. very soon my version of windows will be released look for it in the stores

i used to think the same way but my computer is p4 2,6 ghz 512 mb ram .... and when the boot screen appeared the blue thing was moving 6-10 times. i tryed everything, boosting programs, registry cleaning programs, even format didn't help. i tryed a program of microsoft which is designed to make booting faster but it didn't help too. one day I read about this in a forum and thought to myself "What will i lose if i try it?". after i tryed the blue thing moved just one time. it really worked. i don't want to lie you, just try!

it matters. if you remove your files from the prefetch folder and restart immediately you will see how faster it loads without those files. there is no effect to remove them on startup because later when you use your pc your prefecth folder will be full of files and it will load slow. try this and you'll see better startup speed of windows. i found the keys in the registry and they are as follows: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown\0] "GPO-ID"="LocalGPO" "SOM-ID"="Local" "FileSysPath"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\GroupPolicy\\Machine" "DisplayName"="Local Group Policy" "GPOName"="Local Group Policy" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts\Shutdown\0\0] "Script"="C:\\windows\\system32\\ntbootos.bat" "Parameters"="" "ExecTime"=hex(b):00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy\State\Machine\Scripts\Startup] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts\Shutdown] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts\Shutdown\0] "GPO-ID"="LocalGPO" "SOM-ID"="Local" "FileSysPath"="C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\GroupPolicy\\Machine" "DisplayName"="Local Group Policy" "GPOName"="Local Group Policy" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts\Shutdown\0\0] "Script"="C:\\windows\\system32\\ntbootos.bat" "Parameters"="" "ExecTime"=hex(b):00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\Scripts\Startup] EDIT: of course you might put ntbootos.bat into system32. my ntbootos.bat is: del "c:\windows\prefetch\*.*" /q

i'll try it but... if anyone knows how exactly the registry file should look, please write here. 10x to the people who tried to help

I have made a script which is placed in c:\ and removes c:\windows\prefecth\*.*. how to make it run every time i press shut down. usually i configure it by the command gpedit.msc in the run box. but i want to make it from the registry (unattended). any ideas?

Would this work with a .msstyle file instad? I'm trying to get the xyz.msstyle installed and running at WinXP first start. I want the whole style to be applied, not just the wallpaper. [shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile = "%WinDir%\Resources\Themes\xyz.msstyle" TNX <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i think it doesn't work but you can copy the luna theme, rename it and edit it. you will find where to change the msstyles thing