I need a favor please...

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If I provide someone with the bitmap images for a custom Windows XP boot screen, would you be able to make me a .bootscreen or ntoskrnl.exe file containing my bitmap images so that I can use it as a custom boot screen on StyleXP?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Don't mess with the ntoskrnl.exe file. Too much can go wrong.

Post the images and I am sure someone will throw a bootskin together for you.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, what NT said...
You should do YOURSELF a favor while someone here does one for you...
Dump StyleXP. The entire structure of it is based on nothing but hacks to native windows files. That is always a bad combination. You should rely on the Stardock products for the bulk of your customization needs as they will do it an a much better fashion without hacking your OS.  
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here are the bitmap images:

Background


Progress Bar


If someone can please make me a .bootscreen file with these pictures, I would really appreciate it very much. Thanks in advance! 
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Go here-
http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/BootSkin

There are a couple of different tutorials. You already have the images, which is the hard work. Making it into a bootskin is simple. It will take all of 10 minutes.

Just read the directions... TWICE!
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK, thanks for the link! 

But after making the bootskin.ini, then putting everything in a .zip file and then renaming the .zip extension to .bootskin, it doesn't show up in BootSkin when I import it.

Would you be able to help me out?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The 3 main reasons a skin will not show in Bootskin are
1) screen image size wrong, must be 640x480.
2) screen image not a 16 color 4bit bitmap.
3) error in the .ini, check to make sure .ini info is exactly as image names.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
use Bootskin buddy...werks everytime...I dont think it will let you make one that dosnt work.  
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The 3 main reasons a skin will not show in Bootskin are
1) screen image size wrong, must be 640x480.
2) screen image not a 16 color 4bit bitmap.
3) error in the .ini, check to make sure .ini info is exactly as image names.


also if your progress bar doesn't use same color palette, I believe
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
also if your progress bar doesn't use same color palette, I believe


Nope, it will show in Bootskin and apply but on start-up/reboot the screen image colrs will be messed up.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That right, sorry!
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
  BootSkin Buddy (link)
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OK, so I finally get BootSkin to recognize my custom bootskin. But only this time when I reboot my PC, the colors on my bootskin are distorted except for the progress bar.

I specifically made sure that my screen image was a 4-bit 16 color palette. What could be the problem this time?
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
read reply #10

Color palette for wallpaper and progress bar have to be the same
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks!

I'll fix it up right now and see if it works.  
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks again!

My custom bootskin works perfect now, no more color distortions.  
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A bunch of smart helpful people here...glad you got it figured out!