Boot Screens

Posted: 09-20-2004, 03:51 PM
How do I replace the Windows XP embedded boot screen by my own?

I found lots of sites talking about it for XP Pro and Home edition but none
for XPe kernel?

What shall be the difference, if any, in replacing the boot screen for XPe?

Is there any support by target designer for changing boot screen
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Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)
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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-20-2004, 04:38 PM
Hi Kedar,

You can disable it in boot.ini. This is legal.
You can change it with same programs that you have used for XP Home/Prof. But this is not legal.

XPe uses same binaries as XP Prof.

Best regards,
Slobodan

"Kedar Borhade" <Kedar Borhade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I replace the Windows XP embedded boot screen by my own?
>
> I found lots of sites talking about it for XP Pro and Home edition but none
> for XPe kernel?
>
> What shall be the difference, if any, in replacing the boot screen for XPe?
>
> Is there any support by target designer for changing boot screen

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Johannes Stratmann
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Posted: 09-21-2004, 08:47 AM
I found an undocumented switch for the boot.ini: add '/noguiboot /bootlogo'
and put a file name 'boot.bmp' with 640x480x4bit in the \Windows directory.

"Kedar Borhade" <Kedar Borhade@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news52EF8FA-2380-448C-89B8-34DE71A330A9@microsoft.com...
> How do I replace the Windows XP embedded boot screen by my own?
>
> I found lots of sites talking about it for XP Pro and Home edition but
none
> for XPe kernel?
>
> What shall be the difference, if any, in replacing the boot screen for
XPe?
>
> Is there any support by target designer for changing boot screen

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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 11:40 AM
Awe Johannes,

I tested this and it is working.
You have found a legal way to change boot logo. This is problem we all had till now.
You could write a few line tip and put it on:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...unity/tips/xp/

Best regards,
Slobodan


"Johannes Stratmann" <xxx-nospam-j.stratmann@ims-gmbh.de> wrote in message news:%23M1Gte7nEHA.2052@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I found an undocumented switch for the boot.ini: add '/noguiboot /bootlogo'
> and put a file name 'boot.bmp' with 640x480x4bit in the \Windows directory.
>
> "Kedar Borhade" <Kedar Borhade@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news52EF8FA-2380-448C-89B8-34DE71A330A9@microsoft.com...
> > How do I replace the Windows XP embedded boot screen by my own?
> >
> > I found lots of sites talking about it for XP Pro and Home edition but
> none
> > for XPe kernel?
> >
> > What shall be the difference, if any, in replacing the boot screen for
> XPe?
> >
> > Is there any support by target designer for changing boot screen
>
>

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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 02:40 PM

"Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@ptt.yu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Awe Johannes,
>
> I tested this and it is working.
> You have found a legal way to change boot logo. This is problem we all had
till now.
> You could write a few line tip and put it on:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...unity/tips/xp/
I have tried this now several times, but after filling in the form the
server returns an 'unknown error'.


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Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)
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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 03:15 PM
Try accessing it from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...s/default.aspx

Best regards,
Slobodan


"Johannes Stratmann" <xxx-nospam-j.stratmann@ims-gmbh.de> wrote in message news:uqqFEk%23nEHA.4068@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
> "Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@ptt.yu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:e6U4OA9nEHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Awe Johannes,
> >
> > I tested this and it is working.
> > You have found a legal way to change boot logo. This is problem we all had
> till now.
> > You could write a few line tip and put it on:
> > http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...unity/tips/xp/
>
> I have tried this now several times, but after filling in the form the
> server returns an 'unknown error'.
>
>

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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 03:57 PM
still complaining with

'An unknown error occurred while processing your request. This is most
likely due to a connection failure. Please try again.'

I will try later from another network connection.

"Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@ptt.yu> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Try accessing it from:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/embedded/c...s/default.aspx
>
> Best regards,
> Slobodan

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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 04:13 PM
Nice Tip, however it does not get around the license agreements from MS...
you can suppress Boot Splash, but you cannot change it to something else...
I am working this issue with MS as we speak... Pain in the Rump, I tell 'YA

Works... but Not legal by MS T&C's



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"Johannes Stratmann" <xxx-nospam-j.stratmann@ims-gmbh.de> wrote in message
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>I found an undocumented switch for the boot.ini: add '/noguiboot /bootlogo'
> and put a file name 'boot.bmp' with 640x480x4bit in the \Windows
> directory.
>
> "Kedar Borhade" <Kedar Borhade@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im
> Newsbeitrag news52EF8FA-2380-448C-89B8-34DE71A330A9@microsoft.com...
>> How do I replace the Windows XP embedded boot screen by my own?
>>
>> I found lots of sites talking about it for XP Pro and Home edition but
> none
>> for XPe kernel?
>>
>> What shall be the difference, if any, in replacing the boot screen for
> XPe?
>>
>> Is there any support by target designer for changing boot screen
>
>

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Re: Boot Screens
Posted: 09-21-2004, 04:29 PM
But this is not acceptable for embedded systems, anybody using embedded
Linux, QNX, VxWorks and so on will laugh about such an restriction.
We can accept an addition like 'powered by Microsoft Windows XPembedded',
but I think this is already done by using the license stickers ?
I remember I've read different postings about this some time ago. Please
keep us updated.

"JC" <JCBSQ@nospam_yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Nice Tip, however it does not get around the license agreements from MS...
> you can suppress Boot Splash, but you cannot change it to something
else...
> I am working this issue with MS as we speak... Pain in the Rump, I tell
'YA
>
> Works... but Not legal by MS T&C's

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Posted: 09-21-2004, 04:50 PM
Wholeheartedly Agree... That has been my main argument to MS... I will let
you all know where this lands.

JC

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"Johannes Stratmann" <xxx-nospam-j.stratmann@ims-gmbh.de> wrote in message
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> But this is not acceptable for embedded systems, anybody using embedded
> Linux, QNX, VxWorks and so on will laugh about such an restriction.
> We can accept an addition like 'powered by Microsoft Windows XPembedded',
> but I think this is already done by using the license stickers ?
> I remember I've read different postings about this some time ago. Please
> keep us updated.
>
> "JC" <JCBSQ@nospam_yahoo.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:OKDrzW$nEHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Nice Tip, however it does not get around the license agreements from
>> MS...
>> you can suppress Boot Splash, but you cannot change it to something
> else...
>> I am working this issue with MS as we speak... Pain in the Rump, I tell
> 'YA
>>
>> Works... but Not legal by MS T&C's
>
>

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