Windows 2003 boot and Logo Screen

[RBCC]

Do I change the Windows 2003 bootscreen the same as the Windows XP Bootscreen? hacking the ntoskrnl and logoui files? John

[Peteski]

if you have a single core processor then you edit ntoskrnl.exe, if you have a multiple core processor then you edit ntkrnlpa.exe

the logon screen is disabled by default so editing logonui won't actually do a lot

to change the header flag you must edit msgina.dll. the smaller of the two images is seen in the majority of places (boot, about windows) and the larger of the images is found when you are entering logon details.

[RBCC]

:D Is there a way to change this behaviour (the logon screen is disabled by default )? John

[Peteski]

yes, but it involves changing the ID so it thinks its XP which can get pretty messy

i havn't found a simple way of getting the logonui method but i am looking

[RBCC]

:thumbup :huh:

Are the ntoskrnl from Windows 2003 and the NTOSKRNL in Windows XP different? Can I use the kernel from XP and will it work in 2003? John

[faf4life]

No it probably won't work.

[RBCC]

Can I do the hacking in Windows XP ? If I use the ntokrnl from my Win2003 Setup disk?

[RBCC]

Can I do the hacking in Windows XP ? If I use the ntokrnl from my Win2003 Setup disk? I am using Reshack! John