Bootskins and Windows 7

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I'm just wondering if there are any plans to make a version of Bootskin that will be compatible with all versions of Windows 7? I really miss the ability to use that program.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There was a rumor about an animated one...or was that for the log on?

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There was a rumor about an animated one...or was that for the log on?
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If there was it was just a rumor, from what I remember seeing was that due to how MS has changed security measure for boot up there will most likely never be a bootskin for Windows7.

Elemental: Reforged
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

you could try Resource Hacker
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Resource Hacker is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (RES). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2000 and WinXP operating systems.

Viewing Resources: Cursor, Icon, Bitmap, GIF, AVI, and JPG resource images can be viewed. WAV and MIDI audio resources can be played. Menus, Dialogs, MessageTables, StringTables, Accelerators, Delphi Forms, and VersionInfo resources can be viewed as decompiled resource scripts. Menus and Dialogs can also be viewed as they would appear in a running application.

 

You may also want to check their site as well....

RESOURCE HACKER IS NO LONGER BEING DEVELOPED : I have been overwhelmed by the interest in Resource HackerTM, the emails of thanks, encouragement and suggestions. It's been downloaded over 3 million times. However, I've moved on to other things and have no plans to continue its development. Please don't ask for the source code, I'm not releasing it, nor is it for sale. Colin Wilson has written an open source Resource Editor which may interest those looking for source code.
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As the name and description might imply, you shouldn't mess with this unless you are really up on your prgramming. FYI - WC does not usually advocate messing with your registry or resource files.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Only works for Win95 up to XP. I wouldn't try it on Win7.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hmm I only know of one bootskin alternative for windows 7, and it's not much different from the original.

 

Here ya go buddy: http://die77.deviantart.com/art/Laptop-ed-win7-bootscreen-188894205?q=boost%3Apopular%20in%3Acustomization%2Fskins%2Fwindows7%2Fmisc&qo=61

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Not for me thanks.