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How to Change Windows Vista Boot Screen

Some of you remember how it was possible to change the boot logo screen of Windows 95/98. I'm not sure why anyone would go into the trouble of actually doing it, but it seems that it is possible to do the same for Windows Vista.

By using a freeware 3rd-party tool called Vista Boot Logo Generator (written by Dan Smith), you can easily change the Windows Vista boot screen and use any high resolution image or photo as your boot screen.

This is the regular Windows Vista boot screen:

All you need is two images at 800x600 and 1024x768 saved as 24-bit Windows bitmaps:

Next, follow these steps:

1. Download Dan Smiths Vista Boot Logo Generator.
2. Install and run from the link in the Start Menu.
3. Hit Browse for image and select both the 800x600 and 1024x768 resolution bitmap files for your boot screen.
4. Click on File and select Save Boot Screen File As to save your file.
5. Next, you will need to replace the winload.exe.mui file in C:\Windows\System32\en-us with the one you just created. Before you copy in your new file, make a backup of the original. You will need to take ownership of all files in the en-us directory, and also give your account file permissions to replace the files in order to overwrite the original file with the new winload.exe.mui file.
   To do so, log on as an administrator (if you have not done it by now). Open Windows Explorer and go to the C:\Windows\System32\ folder. Right click on the winload.exe.mui file and select Properties.
   • Next, click on Security tab and click Advanced.
   • Click on the Owner tab, and click Edit.
   • If you are prompted with the User Account Control Box, click Continue.
   • Click to select the Administrator account, or better, the user that you're currently using and which has Administrative capabilities, in my case, horstl. Click OK.
   • Back in the Security tab, click Edit to add your user account.
   • If you are prompted with the User Account Control Box, click Continue.
   • Click Add, select the desired user account (in my case - horstl), and click OK.
   • After it is shown in the list, select it and click the Full Control checkbox. Click OK all the way out.
6. Now you can save the modified logon file in the C:\Windows\System32\en-us directory. You will be prompted to overwrite the existing file, click OK.
7. Next, you'll be prompted to change the boot setting in the MSCONFIG tool. Click OK.
8. Now, click on the Start button and type in "MSCONFIG" in the textbox.
9. If you are prompted with the User Account Control Box, click Continue.
10. Once the System Configuration tool loads, click on the Boot tab.
11. Under Boot Options check "No GUI Boot".
12. You will be prompted to reboot. If you want to, press Restart to see the new screen.

Access your Zune30 as a extra hd.

Source: Phaleux.com

I highly recommend backing up these registry values before modifying anything. If you don’t know how to do that, I don’t recommend that you even attempt this right now =)

   1. Make sure your Zune is not plugged in and your Zune software isn’t running
   2. open up regedit by going to the start menu and selecting “run”. Type regedt32 and hit “OK”
   3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\ControlSet001\Enum\USB\
   4. Search for “PortableDeviceNameSpace”. This should be contained in the Vid_####&Pid_####\########_-_########_-_########_-_########\Device Parameters within the above …\USB\ The ##’s listed here will be numbers and letters specific to your Zune
   5. Change the following values:
          * EnableLegacySupport to 1
          * PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell to 0
          * ShowInShell to 1
   6. Plug in your Zune, and make sure the Zune Software starts up.
   7. Hopefully at this point you can open up “My Computer” and browse your device, though it does NOT show up as a drive letter.

Right now I can access it both as a harddrive and sync through the Zune Software.

Sorry Just had to show off my new(refurbished(woot.com 'd)) Zune.

With the 2.0 firmware no less.

Ipod versus Zune(refurbished(woot.com 'd))

CTRL+ALT+END
Displays Task Manager (Equivalent to CTRL+ALT+DEL)

ALT+PAGE UP
Switch between programs from left to right

ALT+PAGE DOWN
Switch between programs from right to left

ALT+INSERT
Cycle through the programs in most recently used order

ALT+HOME
Display the Start menu. When you are in full screen mode, the Windows button works too.

CTRL+ALT+BREAK
Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen. (Hint: The Break button is to the right of the function Keys and is shared by the Pause key)

CTRL + ALT + MINUS (–)
Places a snapshot of the active window in the Remote Desktop session on the clipboard. Basically a print screen that gets transferred. (Equivalent to ALT+PRINT SCREEN)

CTRL + ALT + PLUS (+)
Places a snapshot of the entire Remote Desktop session window on the clipboard. (Equivalent to PRINT SCREEN)

ALT+HOME
Displays the Start menu. Only works when not in Full Screen mode.

I typically run fast and far away from any Wallpaperish type site or spyware laden application that says it will do this *FREE*.

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