Vista boot menu & screen
About Vista Boot Menu:
The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store contains boot configuration parameters in Vista that control how the operating system is started in the Windows Vista and Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn" operating systems. These were found in the boot.ini file in previous versions of Microsoft Windows. To edit the Windows Vista Boot Menu Options, the Boot Configuration Data Editor - BCDEDIT is used.
The command-line tool ‘Bcdedit.exe’ can be used to add, delete and edit entries in the BCD store which contains objects. Each object is identified by a GUID (Globally Unique Identifier). Every drive or partition on the system will have its own GUID and could be {legacy} (to describe a drive or partition on which a pre-Windows Vista operating system), {default} (to describe the drive or partition containing the current default OS), or {current} (to describe the current drive or partition one is booted to), or for example {c34b751a-ff09-11d9-9e6e-0030482375e7} (to describe another drive or partition on which an OS has been installed).
Bcdedit.exe Location
Bcdedit.exe is located in the \Windows\System32 directory of the Windows Vista partition and can be accessed only from the Command Prompt which is found on the Windows Vista start menu at Start>All Programs>Accessories
Windows vista logo generate tool
Change Windows Vista boot screen finally has an easier ways to use high resolution images or photo as your windows vista boot screen. Perhaps all of you already sick with original windows vista boot screen with black screen and status bar only. Therefore, by using Windows Vista Logo Generate tool written by Dan Smith, you can even automatically generate the replacement language MUI file that contains your boot image files. This Windows vista logo generate tools is totally free.
Changing Windows Vista Boot Screen:
You must have two images at 800×600 and 1024×768 saved as 24-bit windows bitmaps. Then follow these steps:
- a) Download Dan Smith’s Vista Boot Logo Generator.
- b) Install and run from the link in the Start Menu.
- c) Hit Browse for image and select both the 800×600 and 1024×768 resolution bitmap files for your boot screen.
- d) Click on File and select Save Boot Screen File as and save your file.
- e) 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 en-us as well as give your account file permissions to replace the file as well in order to copy the new winload.exe.mui file in.
- f) Click on the start orb and type in “MSCONFIG” in the textbox.
- g) Once the System Configuration tool loads, click on the Boot tab.
- h) Under Boot Options check “No GUI Boot”.
- i) Hit OK and reboot to see the new screen.
After go through the step, you can view your new windows vista boot screen. If you face some booting problems with Windows vista, you can use the windows vista install CD boot up to replace the winload.exe.mui file with your backup.
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