Replace the login animation

[Dreamer2003]

http://www.msfn.org/board/Replace-Windows-...een-t97971.html

The login animation is located in the file "authui.dll" in windows system32.

But in order to edit it you have to clame ownership of the file...

You can try it to get it the normal way ...or you can create a regfile that will appear in youre right mouse button "take ownership"

That you can use all the time.

In order to edit the "authui.dll" you make a copy of it.

The copy you can edit, you can rename the original to "1authui.dll"

You can edit the file with resource tuner.

This is all good but you should be aware that you would be in breach of OEM guidelines if you do this in a commercial environment.

The regfile...

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas]

@="Take Ownership"

"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command]

@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]

@="Take Ownership"

"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]

@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t"

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Edited May 14, 2008 by Dreamer2003

[sp00f]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is already done and explained before.

[jddjcfc]

Very nice find there, do you know how I could go about automating this process of replacing the file?

[MagicAndre1981]

replace the file inside the WIM and after reinstalling the new DLL is used automatically after installing Vista.