The question has come up SEVERAL times within this message board on how to modify the OOBE "please wait" screen after the initial installation of Windows XP, well, after three days of file hacking, I've found the solution in editing it.

This first off, of course has only been tested with MS XP w/ SP2 integration, and I have not tested it on SP1, or SP0, so the file integration may be different.

1st.

The file msobmain.dll controls the "text". IE: "Please Wait..."

This file is found in both

/i386/msobmain.dl_

or

system32/oobe/msobmain.dll

Use resource hacker and edit String Table > 36 Folder > Line 571

This will take care of the text portion.

2nd.

The BIG "How do I edit the background"...

In SP2, seeing the bootscreen, etc, has been changed the word "Professional" has been removed, SP2 now makes msobmain.dll look for the background in the file winbrand.dll

Hence, if you use resource hacker and edit

winbrand.dll which again, can be found in either

/i386/winbrand.dl_

or

system32/winbrand.dll

Edit Bitmap > 1401 Folder (last folder in tree) and replace the bitmap with your own.

That's it! Simple, and can be added to your unattended install to create your own personality.

Enjoy!

EMAC

thanks

do you know you we change th oobe on sp3?

please someone answer me

Edited June 15, 200917 yr by sakis10

thanks

do you know you we change th oobe on sp3?

please someone answer me

We can do this in sp3 also

thanks

do you know you we change th oobe on sp3?

please someone answer me

we can do that.

Thanks for the information!

Ive finally found a way how to change it!!

Thank you very much!