Getting bored of the clouds greeting you every time you start Windows? You can change the startup and shutdown screens to the ones of your choice. Changing your Startup and Shutdown screens is easy.
How to Proceed?
Both the opening and closing screens
are of the resolution of 640x480, however, they are stored in the size
of 320x400 in the form of a bit map (BMP). You will need a Graphic Editor,
which can convert your images to a 320x400 format with 256 colors.
If the logos of your choice are in a BMP format then you can open it in MS Paint ( --> Program Files --> Accessories --> Paint) and type Control + E.
If the logos are in a different format,
you will need to get an editor like PaintShop Pro or PhotoShop, that can
open and covert files of different formats. You can download a trial version
of Paint Shop Pro here.
Changing Logos
The logos are located as follows:
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| Startup (during boot) | C:\Windows\Logo.sys |
| Wait (during Shutdown) | C:\Windows\Logow.sys |
| Shutdown (after Shutdown) | C:\Windows\Logos.sys |
Please remember to backup those to files to a different location first. Copy the logo files you made as Logo.sys, Logow.sys and Logos.sys.
More Options
There are many utilities for Startup/Shutdown
screens that you will find useful to use. Some of the ones that I found
useful are:
Logo
Changer 5.5
Randomizes Logos and supports pictures
of many format.
Changer
Collection of hundreds of Windows
logos with music.
Star
Logo
Substitute the startup logos with
jokes.
QTam
Spin Palette
Animation for your logo BMPs.
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