TheMadGuy

Hi All! Boy, have i got something up my sleeve How about a new version? Yeah? OK! Here goes: V0.3.0 Getting a REAL Preview f - the 'Runtime error 9 Subscript out of range' Bug this was caused when BitMap Resources where completely deleted and the resource ID was missing in the dll a - My whole Pride: REAL PREVIEW In the extras menu you can call Real Preview in three different sizes. Its a Previewmode that actually uses the code from within winntbbu.dll to render the Preview. You can't get any more accurate :) n - Do me a faviour, READ the Read this first! I dont want to see any questions that are already answered in there! a - a Statusbar to the main window it shows the version of the currently loaded winntbbu.dll and also the version, if found, of the syssetup.dll or otherwise that it was not found. a - Commandline passing of a Filename, now you can directly pass the name of the file you want to edit to WinntbbuED e.g.: WinntBBUED "f:\xp\cd\i386\winntbbu.dll" a - 'Shell Extension' submenu to the 'Extras' menu here you can (un)register WinntBBUEd to the Explorer context menu for .dll and .dl_ files This kept me quite busy, but it was worth it Go grab WinntbbuED 0.3.0 right now! Mirrors: OLD VERSION REMOVED

What i ment was by pointing me to a non working .dll, i could find and eliminate the bug. Thnx 4 that

Hi maxXPsoft! with the help of the .dll you shared i could pinpoint the problem, it's caused by .dll's where BitMap Resources are completely deleted. (Missing ID's) I will fix this issue in the next release. As for the command line switches, there are none in the current version, but i put that on the ToDo list aswell. Thnx for taking the time to test around. P.S.: Be sure you have disabled Windows File Protection if you play in %windir%\System32, elseway you might get fuzzy results.

Hi! Thanks for your suggestions. to 1. Added to the ToDo List, for now with low priority though to 2. from the Changelog of 0.2.0: a - if syssetup.dll is located in the same dir as the winntbbu.dll then now the two strings from it in the preview are actually fetched from syssetup.dll (though no option to edit them yet)so if you put winntbbu.dll & syssetup.dll in the same dir, all strings should be whatever language your .dll's are. And editing them is on the ToDo List, it will come..., but i'm still researching on the used ID's But plz consider, this is a project i do in my spare time, i'll appreciate every suggestion and consider it, but realising may take some time.

Maybe i could, but i wont. I dont see any sense in doing so. There are already tools covering it. Have you tried BootEditor 1.0.1 which is freeware ? And besides that there are several other tools for this task, some free, most shareware.

Mhhh Strange! Can you be a bit more specific?! or share your winntbbu.dll you are trying to edit? Cant reproduce that error with mine.

Thanx 4 Setting up the Mirror! I appreciate that.

Hi All! It's update Time Again! may i interduce: V0.2.0 a - added f - fixed r - removed c - changed n - note V0.2.0 Cleanup and Fixes f - a few spelling errors, thnx to those who pointed them out. f - first String in a Stringtable sometimes wasnt updated f - the last Stringtable never was updated f - when changing fonts, the Headline in the Preview lost its Bold property f - updating failed on Stringtables which were empty or contained zero length strings r - a lot of left overs from early development stages in the code c - handling the resources is now really object orientated code (redone some code, and applied optimizations) c - About Dialog Credits, just saying thnx to those who take their time for constructive feedback. a - if syssetup.dll is located in the same dir as the winntbbu.dll then now the two strings from it in the preview are actually fetched from syssetup.dll (though no option to edit them yet) a - MakeCab Feature, when makecab is found on the system, an Extra menu is enabled which lets you execute makecab on the currently loaded file. a - Most Recent Used (MRU) Menu a - Settings Dialog a - when saving, makecab is executed automaticly if enabled in the settings. a - Expand Feature, when expand is found on the system and you have enabled the Auto Expand option in the settings, its possible to select a compressed winntbbu.dl_ File for editing. This file, if possible, will then be expanded into the same Directory. And the uncompressed Version will be used for editing instead. a - Loading Progress Window (cause expanding might take a little) a - new spelling errors, just a guess, but i am almost sure :) a - 'Dirty' System for the Strings, now only actually changed ones are updated, this speeds up saving a lot in most cases a - Transparency to the Step Images in the Preview n - While testing with the actually Setup, it showed that the Step Images are drawn with Transparency a - Step Images Transparency color to the edit colors Dialog (Yep, you can change that too) OLD VERSION REMOVED So Grab WinntbbuED 0.2.0 and let me know what you think. Any Help researching winntbbu.dll and the way setup uses it is very welcome

Thnx The new version is coming pretty good, actually i discovered something quite nice, though i really could use some help on analyzing how winntbbu.dll is used / works. there are still some strings, that i dont know what they are good for (especially the Id's 18 & 20 make me curious), and i found 2 more color values i cant make any sense with. Beyond that i dont really understand how the placing of text and images is handled if you use ones with other dimension then the original ones. Making the Preview only a good one if you dont change sizes, elseway you end up with quite a mess..... And VisualBasic is giving me a hard time with image handling stuff, havent worked out a few things yet, keeping me from adding a feature i would consider nice to have.... Anyways, Before i will go into more deep research on those things, i will release my current version (actually in a few minutes) cause its already worth a new build Hope you'll like it

Thnx for your time and efforts here, i am currently cleaning up the project anyway, so the next version is in the making, and i'll surely correct these misspellings in the process aswell.

Hi! thnx for the hint, edited the first post and will do so in the future aswell! Good Point

Hi! as promised heres a little update: a - added f - fixed r - removed c - changed n - note V0.1.1 Checksum Correction a - IMAGE_OPTIONAL_HEADER Checksum now gets updated while saving. thnx 2 kelsenellenelvian for pointing that out so no need to run modifype anymore... OLD VERSION REMOVED Have Fun! Greetnx The Mad Guy

Hi! I'm new here, so if i get this right you are THE MAN here ?! And the guide at http://unattended.msfn.org/advanced/cosmetics is yours ?! Then i have to say something to ya: **** NICE SITE, **** GOOD Guide(s)! All i know about unattended windows now, i've got from your site! Thnx 10x! Btw, your guide was the foundation for my little tool Oh, and RedEdit has another little problem, it's buffer for reading strings is too small, it cuts larger ones off, tried it on the german version of winntbbu.dll and it messes up because of that. Greetnx The Mad Guy

Thnx, the text you are talking about it not in the winntbbu.dll, it is in the syssetup.dll which is (not yet) supported by the editor. The text that is displayed, indeed german, is hardcoded in the editor and only shown for visual completeness, so that you get a better idea how the final thing will look like. which btw is already pointed out in the limitations on the ? menu in the editor Greetnx The Mad Guy

Hi! i guess you mean the checksum update that is done by modifype, right ? Thnx for pointing it out, i really forgot about that. Next version will do so Greetnx The Mad Guy

Hi Evry1! I'm not sure if i am too late with this, since not much happening here anymore... But anyways, i had a little spare time and was tired of the work needed to modify texts in the winntbbu.dll, so i put together a little VB-Application. I tried to keep it as tight as possible, so if i am not mistaken all you will need to run this are the vb6 runtimes (which, if you dont run winxp anyway, can get from ms directly). WinntbbuEd.bmp Note, this is the first release, consider it Beta, there are limitations, much room for improvements, and surely there will be bugs. But i will try to work on this as my free time allows. Ok, to make it bit more clear heres the list of current limitations: In its current Version this editor only allows editing of the following in Winntbbu.dll: *Colors *Fonts (Large & Small) *Headlines & Billboards *Step Texts *Pictures (HighColor & CDBoot only): Backgroundimage Step Images Top-Left-Logo Processinganimation ---------------------------------------------------------- Preview: The Preview is currently only available for small resolution setups. Only changes made to the appropiate Resources will take visual effect. Of Cource all made changes get written to the dll. SysSetup: Though for visual completeness Texts from syssetup.dll, if present in the same directory as the selected winntbbu.dll, are displayed, they are, at least at the moment, not editable. Pictures: There are no validation Checks on the Bitmaps that you might use, so have to take care yourself. All Pictures are limited to the use of Bitmap Images. Every Bitmap has a display in the pictures editor with its current size, hold the mouse over that, and you will get a tip with the size microsoft has intended. Fonts: The font that you use MUST be present and registered at the time of setup. Since only Fontname and Fontsize are stored in the .dll even though the dialog for fonts allows it, you cant use styles like bold etc. Dont Knows: There are still some aspects in the resources i dont know what they are good for, any additional information is welcome. Comments & Suggestions are very welcome Last Update: 29.07.2005 Current Version 0.3.1 Mirror = http://www.wpiw.net/downloads/WinntbbuED_3.1.exe Hope you'll like it Greetz The Mad Guy

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