TuneUp Utilities is one of the best system optimization suite for Windows. It provides various options to tweak your system. It also provides options to change Windows theme, boot screen, login screen and icons.
Here is a step-by-step procedure to change or create new boot screen in Windows XP and Vista using TuneUp Utilities:
1. First download and install TuneUp Utilities from the following link:
You can either purchase the full version or download 30 days trial version. After installation, run it from desktop or from Programs menu or by right-clicking on My computer icon and select "TuneUp Utilities".
2. Now click on Customize Windows -> TuneUp Styler
3. It'll open a new window. Click on "Boot Screen" link in left-side pane:
4. Now click on "Add -> Load Boot Screen From File..." option:
5. Select your boot screen file and click on "Install Boot Screen" button:
6. You can also create your own boot screens. To create new boot screen, click on "New Screen" button. It'll open a new window. Now click on "Search Local Drives" link and select the image.
You can also set the image alignment, borders, background color and progress bar position.
7. Once you finish, click on "Save boot screen" link and provide a name to your boot screen.
8. You can even see the preview of the boot screen by clicking on "Show large preview" link or by clicking on the image in Preview pane:
9. That's it, your new boot screen is ready. You can apply it by clicking on "Install Boot Screen" button.
This article was posted in Software Zone, Windows Vista, Windows XP.
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R2thr
hi, don't know why but it only works for the visual styles, the LOGON, BOOT and Icons, stay the same everytime i try to change them, downloaded new packs from the tuneup website, but nothing changes, help
yo yo
does this work with xp x64 sp2?
Maynard
Be careful guys. There is a big difference between a Boot Screen (the first one you see when any Windows starts booting,) ans a Logon Screen (the one that Windows stops at giving you the choice of which user you are (and therefore the setup of your machine once it is running, the folders and files you can access, your broadband or cable logon, your permissions on the files you can access etc.)
1. The default boot screen is located in the very sensitive ntoskrnl.exe file. If you want to change that boot screen you either have to make a change the kernel (core) of Windows, or find another way such as using TuneUp utilities whichmakes a change to the boot.ini (I think)file so that a new screen can be used. Even so, there are strict limitations on what can be done at that level,and the screens you use MUST be exacctly adapted to the slot that is reserved in the kernel for that image.You need Photoshop and an add-on mask. Not easy. Make a god..m backup of the file before you change it. be sure you can dual boot or have an alternative boot system available ( like the old roadrunner) in case it screws up.
2.The default logon screen is in logonui.exe. Much easier but still subject to "where the hell do I put my name and password", if it goes wrong.
FoxFlameMusic needs to very careful about the words he uses. He could easily drop folks in the brown stuff.
Unless you know how to make a disk image of your existing system, or maybe you don't care if you have to re-install, then don't mess with those two files. Read more, a lot more, and not just here.
gertjan
Is it animated?
and how can you adjust the size of your toolbar icon Symbols , for example how can you enlarge the
explorer symbol , you now , the blue " e " , i need to now how i can enlarge it.
naiks20
my bootscreens on tuneup are really low quality can anyone help
Someone
Why can't you create a boot screen for Windows 7 in Tune-Up 2010?
Someone
Why can't you create a boot screen for Windows 7 in Tune-Up 2010?