.HTA backgrounds in WinPE

**likuidkewl** · May 14, 2004

I am trying to get a .bmp to be the background of a .HTA file in windowsPE and it is just not working. I am wondering if anyone knows a way to make this work. I don't want to have to add explorer and IE to make this work either, so if anyone knows of a way please feel free.

Here is the begining of the .hta file

<HTML>
 <HEAD>
    <TITLE>WinPE Recovery and Install disc</TITLE>
    <HTA:APPLICATION 
	ID="oApp"
	WINDOWSTATE="Normal"
	BORDER="none"
	INNERBORDER="Yes"
	SHOWINTASKBAR="yes"
	SCROLL="No"
	APPLICATIONNAME="WinPE Recovery Console"
	NAVIGABLE="yes">

	<style type="text/css">
  TD {font-size:8pt}
  input {font-size:8pt}
  H5 {font-size:10pt; font-style:bold}
	</style>
 </HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="000000">
<BODY BACKGROUND="file:///%systemdrive%\i386\system32\InstallBG.bmp">
<FONT COLOR="White" FACE="times">
<H2><Center>Welcome to the WinPE Installation and Recovery CD.</Center></H2>
<Center>Designed by Likuidkewl</Center>
<script language="VBscript">
Dim WshShell : Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Dim WshNetwork : Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sub window_onload()
	window.resizeto 640, 480
	window.moveTo 112, 84
end sub

**likuidkewl** · May 15, 2004

Thought this fixed it but it didn't

<HTML>
 <HEAD>
    <TITLE>WinPE Recovery and Install disc</TITLE>
    <HTA:APPLICATION 
	ID="oApp"
	WINDOWSTATE="Normal"
	BORDER="none"
	INNERBORDER="Yes"
	SHOWINTASKBAR="yes"
	SCROLL="No"
	APPLICATIONNAME="WinPE Recovery Console"
	NAVIGABLE="yes">

	<style type="text/css">
  TD {font-size:8pt}
  input {font-size:8pt}
  H5 {font-size:10pt; font-style:bold}
	</style>
 </HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#000066">
<FONT COLOR="000000" FACE="times">
<H2><Center>Welcome to the WinPE Installation and Recovery CD.</Center></H2>
<Center>Designed by Likuidkewl</Center>
<script id=clientEventHandlersVBS language=vbscript>

Dim WshShell : Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Dim WshNetwork : Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sub window_onload()
	window.resizeto 450, 400
	window.moveTo 112, 84
	window.document.body.background = "file:///"+ _ 
                   WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%SystemRoot%") + _
                   "\Scripts\installbg.bmp"
end sub

sub Diskpart_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\DiskPart.cmd"
end Sub

The whole code is not posted, due to the nature of the question asked, but if anyone wants to see it, I can post it.

**Kenny McCormick** · May 15, 2004

Can you post the whole code? I like to se it.

**likuidkewl** · May 15, 2004

<HTML>
 <HEAD>
    <TITLE>WinPE Recovery and Install disc</TITLE>
    <HTA:APPLICATION 
	ID="oApp"
	WINDOWSTATE="Normal"
	BORDER="none"
	INNERBORDER="Yes"
	SHOWINTASKBAR="yes"
	SCROLL="No"
	APPLICATIONNAME="WinPE Recovery Console"
	NAVIGABLE="yes">

	<style type="text/css">
  TD {font-size:8pt}
  input {font-size:8pt}
  H5 {font-size:10pt; font-style:bold}
	</style>
 </HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#000066">
<FONT COLOR="000000" FACE="times">
<H2><Center>Welcome to the WinPE Installation and Recovery CD.</Center></H2>
<Center>Designed by Likuidkewl</Center>
<script id=clientEventHandlersVBS language=vbscript>

Dim WshShell : Set WSHShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Dim WshNetwork : Set WshNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Dim Fso : Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sub window_onload()
	window.resizeto 450, 400
	window.moveTo 112, 84
	window.document.body.background = "file:///"+ _ 
                   WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%SystemRoot%") + _
                   "\Scripts\installbg.bmp"
end sub

sub Diskpart_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\DiskPart.cmd"
end Sub

sub explorer_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\explorer.vbs"
end Sub

sub Notepad_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\notepad.vbs"
end Sub

sub Readme_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\Readme.vbs"
end Sub

sub run_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\run.vbs"
end Sub

sub run_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\pro.vbs"
end Sub

sub run_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\home.vbs"
end Sub

sub reboot_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\reboot.vbs"
end Sub

sub shutdown_onclick()
  WshShell.Run "%systemdrive%\Scripts\shutdown.vbs"
end Sub
</script>
<BR></BR>
<Table>
<table align="Center" cellspacing="0" width="75%">
<TR>
<TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Readme" Value="Readme"> View the Readme</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Diskpart" Value="Diskpart"> !WARNING! see Readme</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Explorer" Value="Explorer"> Browse the hard drive</TD></TR>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Run" Value="Open Run"> Open the run box</TD></TR>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Notepad" Value="Notepad"> Edit scripts</TD></TR>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Pro" Value="XP Prof"> Install Windows XP</TD></TR>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><INPUT Type="Button" ID="Home" Value="XP Home"> Install Windows XP</TD></TR>
</TR>
<TR><TD align=Left><BUTTON onclick="self.close()"> Exit</BUTTON> Back to command prompt</TD></TR>
<TR><TD align=right><INPUT Type="Button" ID="reboot" Value="Reboot"></align></TD></TR>
<TR><TD align=right><INPUT Type="Button" ID="shutdown" Value="Shutdown"></TD></TR>
</Table>
</BODY>
 </HTML>

**Kenny McCormick** · May 15, 2004

Thanks

**Kenny McCormick** · May 15, 2004

Have you tried to put the background in the same dir as the htm file and use:

**likuidkewl** · May 15, 2004

Yeah tried that too, still nothing.

**mbouchard** · May 17, 2004

I just tried the line below and was able to get it working, the picture was in the same folder as the hta

**likuidkewl** · May 17, 2004

I just tried the line below and was able to get it working, the picture was in the same folder as the hta
<BODY BACKGROUND="test.jpg">

Just out of curiosity did you use a VM or an actual cd?

**mbouchard** · May 18, 2004

I used a VM. Have not checked on a CD. Will try it today.

**mbouchard** · May 24, 2004

I finally got around to testing this and yes it did work off of the CD.

Mike

**likuidkewl** · May 25, 2004

Thanks when I get around to it again, I will see what my issue is.

**emila67** · December 10, 2022

I used a VM. Have not checked on a CD. Will try it today.

**Dave-H** · March 27, 2023

@emila67

You are aware the previous post to yours was 18 years ago?!
:dubbio:

**Tripredacus** · March 27, 2023

Dave-H reply not that timely either.

But if you have to bump an old topic, it is best to at least add something to it. I have no answer on how to put a BMP as the background since JPG seems to work just fine. The issue nowadays is not the difference between 4:3 and 16:9 or 10, it is that some hardware seems to be able to stretch the background fine to fit, and some do not. And forget about 4K displays. There doesn't seem to be a good way around getting one singular HTA at fullscreen to be able to reliably fit the background image on multiple different aspect ratios, resolutions and video controllers.

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