Bootskin removal?

sys doesnt boot up...

from Stardock Forums
hi there.
well i downloaded bootskins from the net, and was exited to try it.
since the doc says, that it will work with win 2000, i was happy.

after installation, i checked all the possible skins etc pp...

everything was fine. so i chose a skin for my bootscreen.

BUT: when i restart my comp the skin appears, BUT my system doesnt start up.
i tried everything: running in safe mode, last known config, by dos prompt...

but nothing works.

so is my win2k f***** up for good, and i need a reinstall of all my software, or is there a way to deinstall this $%^#@#$

i'm on knoppix right now, but my devices are just ro, and i doubt it, that simple deletion of the dir would help...

so... suggestions??
wincustomize
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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
From what I'm reading, he's not getting past the bootskin screen and wants to uninstall it. But since he can't get past the bootscreen and his system isn't starting - how would he uninstall it?
Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Booting up in safe mode should do the trick.

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
Boot off a Windows CD and remove \windows\system32\drivers\vidstub.sys.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
@#2: you are perfectly right...

@#3: nope, as i mentioned above, that doesnt do the trick, cuz safe mode uses the bootprompt aswell...

@#4: booting from a cd... you mean i should reinstall my complete system??
or how am i suposed to boot fropm my windows 2000 cd and be able to delete this file?
or is there a trick, tha tyou can override the bootseqel with a cd?

plz help :/

i need my report on that machine ffs...
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

how am i suposed to boot fropm my windows 2000 cd and be able to delete this file?
or is there a trick, tha tyou can override the bootseqel with a cd?


Not reinstall, boot from the CD.  I've never done it, so don't know the steps - maybe this thread bump will draw some more attention

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
Just like Bichur said, you should use Windows recovery console from Win boot CD. After you boot from CD, you'll get option to install fresh installation or to access Recovery console.
Once you get there , just type HELP into prompt and you'll get a list of commands you can use inside Recovery console.
One of them lets you to repair existing installation by overwriting corrupted system files.