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81179 2002-09-20 00:57:00 How can i change the blue screen that comes up with "log on"
i wanna change it to my own graphics if even possible..

I use windows xp home edition
csinclair83 (200)
81180 2002-09-20 01:20:00 Try StyleXP - there are several programs that let you change the settings, do a search on www.download.com for some

Mike.
Mike (15)
81181 2002-09-20 01:25:00 what am i actually looking for to download?
and once i download..what do i do ?
csinclair83 (200)
81182 2002-09-20 02:16:00 I don't think StyleXP will do that screen, to allow your own graphics, but you could try.

>what am i actually looking for to download?

StyleXP - look for it on google

>and once i download..what do i do ?

Run the program
godfather (25)
81183 2002-09-20 02:52:00 if style xp doesnt do it..
what else could i use
csinclair83 (200)
81184 2002-09-20 03:11:00 Dont know, because in XP you are playing with the system files then prior to log-in. The security is tighter than other windows versions 9x

You may need to do a registry hack, but will need to really know the system for that. If you don't mind reloading from scratch?

You know what you want to do, refine it down to 3 or 4 keywords and use google.

Given that its only seen at log-in, you must be desperate!
godfather (25)
81185 2002-09-20 03:14:00 i am desperate coz blue is my worse colour of all lol...just cant stand the colour...
just want to change it to something unblue then i'd be satisfied lol...
my whole computer is redish apart from that logon...and its just irritating that i ahve to see it every time i turn the computer on...

but if it would be a problem and having a risk of reformatting..
then i should just learn to accept microsoft's ugly blue format for ONCE....
csinclair83 (200)
81186 2002-09-20 03:47:00 It is very easy.

The file which sets your logon screen is called logonui.exe

You can modify the file yourself using a resource hacker, but if you don't want to mess around with your system files, simply search on google for XP Logon screens.

There are hundreds of sites that let you download cool logonscreens for free, then all you do is bckup the original logoui.exe, and replace it with the downloaded one. Here is a pic of my logon and boot screens at the moment...

logon screen (knightguider.orcon.net.nz)

boot screen (knightguider.orcon.net.nz)

Style XP "skins" windows XP by utilising XP's ability to accept styles. You can save yourself the cost of StyleXP if you don't mind a bit of system-file hacking and mucking around.

Here is my current theme - JM will recognise it as I got it off a guy at another forum he frequents.

desktop (knightguider.orcon.net.nz)

Sorry about the image quality, but I wanted the pictures to load fast for those of us on dial-up.

G P
Graham Petrie (449)
81187 2002-09-20 03:51:00 oh man they are incrediable awesome pictures :-)
i'd have soo much fun doing all that :-)
by da way whats the theme u used for ur desktop...
i love the taskbar down the bottom and how its all laid out :-)

I'll have a look on google 2nite, as my bus home from course is calling :-)

Hope to have sooo much more help on this :-)
csinclair83 (200)
81188 2002-09-20 04:01:00 GP,

what kind of resource hacker do you use to do it? I have no problem with messing around with my system files - last time I used styleXP it messed me up enough so I'm not using that again :D

Mike.
Mike (15)
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