Old-style Windows XP Setup Screens

[Spin]

Hi,

A while back I found out how to use simpler installation screens without the microsoft "selling the product" text usually found during installation. I think it was like the windows 2000 setup screens.

This worked fine. But I would like to set it back to the normal screens so I can use a customised XP setup screens that the users of this forum are making!

Problem is I've completely forgotten how to go about doing this. I've had a good look but with no luck.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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[MCT]

copy the winntbbu.dll & winntbbu.dll_ (they should both be there i think) from your original xp cd onto your source, i think thats all u need, if that dont work, just copy the source & redo it

[Astalavista]

why don't you take a look at

groups.yahoo.com/winntbbu

we have what you need

[Spin]

why don't you take a look at

groups.yahoo.com/winntbbu

we have what you need

I'm already a member! I tried it with one of cykasms screens but no luck.

I think I remember a setting somewhere to enable the old windows 2000 style install screens. I just cant find it again anywhere to turn if off...

copy the winntbbu.dll & winntbbu.dll_ (they should both be there i think) from your original xp cd onto your source, i think thats all u need, if that dont work, just copy the source & redo it

I hope I dont have to redo it all just for a customised setup screen!

Here is my current setup screen.

[Tsunami]

I know what you mean, there's a setting somewhere that enables 2k-like setup screens, but I too have forgotten where that setting was (I thought it was in winnt.sif, but I can't find it in ref.chm).

[Spin]

Yeah I cant find anything in my winnt.sif related to it.

I've also had a thorough look at ref.chm but cant find any mention of it. Where else is the setting likely to be?

[Amanda Krueger]

Hello,

I have a related problem. I wanted to replace my GUI-Setup-Screen following the "dummy-guide" of this forum. But when I test my unattended WinXP Prof. CD +SP2 in VmWare 4.5.2 I don't see any GUI-Setup at all, only a textbased one (see attached file). The same thing happens with the original WINNTBBU.DLL file (and non-unattened mode).

What's going on here? I'm going crazy about this... please help!

Thanks, Amanda K.

[gamehead200]

Text-based setup is only present when you boot from the CD... It will ask you to partition your drive and ask you where you want to install Windows... However, if you're doing everything unattended, then it shouldn't ask you and just do everything automatically.

[glent]

the above picture is complety normal if your booting form the cd the only guid you can change is the blue themed oen after that process.where oyu have the MS bulls*** and time remaing

[Amanda Krueger]

@ Glent: you were of course absolutely right... *shame on my impatience*

The GUI-Setup-Screen appears after the first reboot, like it is supposed to do. :-D

Nevertheless thanks for your help.