Set Vista Boot Wallpaper

[maxXPsoft]

I call a .cmd file and set my Wallpaper this way. Its first thing in this .cmd so when Vista loads desktop the Wallpaper is set.

Using FirstLogonCommands in my xml

 <settings pass="oobeSystem">
			<FirstLogonCommands>
				<SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
					<CommandLine>%systemdrive%\Install\FirstLogon.cmd</CommandLine>
					<Order>1</Order>
					<Description>FirstLogon</Description>
				</SynchronousCommand>
			</FirstLogonCommands>

Part of FirstLogon.cmd in sources\$oem$\$1\Install

REM	SETTING WALLPAPER
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d %systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper\BlissfullSunset.jpg /f
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General" /v Wallpaper /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %%systemroot%%\Web\Wallpaper\BlissfullSunset.jpg /f
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General" /v BackupWallpaper /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %%systemroot%%\Web\Wallpaper\BlissfullSunset.jpg /f

Theres other ways to do this I'm sure but this is so simple.

Before someone says it don't work last step is mount and add my Wallpaper folder into my install.wim in Windows\Web\Wallpaper

Edited July 4, 2007 by maxXPsoft

[amit_talkin]

Before someone says it don't work last step is mount and add my Wallpaper folder into my install.wim in Windows\Web\Wallpaper

lol...yeah. that is simple method i m using . btw, is it is possible to set dremescene videos as background at 1st logon? suppose i have already integrated dremescene hotfix with vista installation. so dremescene would be enabled at 1st logon right? so cant we set dremescene wallpaper at 1st logon?

AMIT

[HJW]

I call a .cmd file and set my Wallpaper this way. Its first thing in this .cmd so when Vista loads desktop the Wallpaper is set.

I overwrite the default wallpaper in install.wim (windows\web\wallpaper\img24.img) with my favorite wall

Just another way to do it

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

Great share there fellas.

[sp00f]

I call a .cmd file and set my Wallpaper this way. Its first thing in this .cmd so when Vista loads desktop the Wallpaper is set.

I overwrite the default wallpaper in install.wim (windows\web\wallpaper\img24.img) with my favorite wall

Just another way to do it

Yep

[maxXPsoft]

good enough people shared diff ways to do it

I do all that with my program so its really easy. I like some of those default ones but is the img24 the same for each .wim? I haven't looked at it. I know if you set something besides ultimate you get another wall. So what i'm asking is will it be img24 regardless?

amit

Dreamscene I'm working on myself but failed last time around but will tweak on it a bit and give her another try.

[sp00f]

its always img24