Surely any user of the Windows XP operating system, after years of using it, wanted to change the appearance, system design, or the welcome screen. With the help of special programs, you can change the image that appears when the system boots, and it will take you no more than ten minutes to complete this operation.
Necessary
- Software:
- - Resource Hacker;
- - MS Paint.
Instructions
Step 1
If you are not already aware of the existence of a separate welcome screen file and that it can be edited, this situation can be quickly corrected. Launch Explorer or the My Computer window and navigate to the C drive. In the Windows folder (the system folder, it can be called differently) there is a System 32 directory, it contains the Logonui.exe file, which is responsible for the welcome screen.
Step 2
So, the file we need is there, the MS Paint program comes with the operating system, and the Resource Hacker program must be downloaded from the Internet. The program has a small volume, so this operation will take a little time. After downloading it, unpack the archive to any folder on your hard drive. It remains to find a suitable picture to change the previous one: you can search among the available images on your computer, or you can look at it on the Internet.
Step 3
Copy the Logonui file to any folder, preferably create a separate folder on your desktop where you can place this file and image. Open Resource Hacker. Click the File menu, select Open, and open the copied welcome screen file.
Step 4
Find the Bitmaps folder and section 100 (all images are located here). Right-click on the file named 1049, click the Replace Resource button. In the window that opens, specify the path to the folder with the image. The welcome screen requires a file in bmp format, if yours is of another format, for example, jpeg, it must be converted.
Step 5
Format conversion is performed using any graphics editor, use MS Paint. Run the program by clicking the Start menu, select All Programs, then Accessories, Paint. In the window that opens, press the key combination Ctrl + O, specify the path to the picture and click the "Open" button.
Step 6
Click the "File" menu, select the "Save As" item, in the window that opens, specify the bmp file format and click the "Save" button. In the window that appears, select "Open a new picture" and specify any picture.
Step 7
In Resource Hacker, select a bmp image. Click the Replace Asset button. Press Ctrl + S to save your changes.
Step 8
In the folder where the welcome screen file was, there will be 2 files (modified and original). Copy the new file and paste it into the System 32 folder, do not forget to click the "Yes" button when you are warned that such a file already exists.
Step 9
After restarting your computer, you should be able to see the updated welcome screen.
