Short Question:

How can I exchange the bootscreen in Windows 7? Is this possible? The Bootscreen information are in bootres.dll, however these are present only as HEX code.

I have found this Thread (only in german): http://www.windows-7-forum.net/

beatmaster

they are not present as hex. Export the data and you'll see that the file is a WIM file. You can use 7zip to extract the bmp which contains the boot animation.

has anybody gotten this to work?

Read all the posts of this thread: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140340

That thread has only to do with the logon screens not the boot screens. Big difference.

it can be done with this tool:

http://www.coderforlife.com/projects/win7boot/

The idea, is to hack the bootres.dll, sign it again and let Windows think "yes, this file is valid".

But, on a German Windows, it doesn't work.

I tried this and it didn't work!

(1) I just tried to change the text on the bootscreen and it reverted back to Vista's bootscreen.

(2) I doesn't find my animation pictures on the hard disk or the animation itself in bmps or png's

What have I done wrong?

for me it also doesn't work.

It is possible for both 32-bit and 64-bit. I know because I have done it myself on both architectures.

Read about the details behind that tool, where it's all discussed, in this thread;

http://www.sevenforums.com/customization/106861-how-change-boot-animation-windows-7-a.html

Joakim

this is the same tool, I posted I've tried it several times and it doesn't work.

The point is me and him is discussing the details in that thread, but he missed a few important details. That's why it currently does not completely work (the animation part aparently now works). As soon as he's sorted everything out, it will work. And it will be a really great app when finished.

If you do it manually like I've done, you should get it running. Just follow the tutuorial, including some extra information in the following posts.

The real challenge is how to achieve it without testsigning on..

Joakim

ok, Alpha 8 works now.

Alpha 8 works now.

MagicAndre1981:

Where's alpha 8? Is this going to beta. Am I missing something? Why doesn't it work. What do I do before I run it?

John

MagicAndre: Alpha 8 works now.

MagicAndre1981:

How did you get it to work?

John

I got it to work.

I just ran it.