BSOD

Friday, October 27, 2006 by Tybeekidd | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Hi all,
Installed Bootskin, picked a skin, rebooted, and got the BSOD.
Is there a conflict with this program? Any suggestions are welcome.
Tybeekidd
11 Reply 2 Referrals
Bichur
Reply #1 Friday, October 27, 2006 8:48 PM
due to different BIOS, Bootskin may not work for everybody - there's 3 different versions at the Bootskin Site. if one doesn't work, try another.

PurrBall
Reply #2 Friday, October 27, 2006 9:17 PM
Remember to go into Safe Mode to restore the boot screen.

dragonmage
Reply #3 Friday, October 27, 2006 9:57 PM
I occasionally get a BSOD. I restart again and it loads fine.

Tybeekidd
Reply #4 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:06 PM
I did go into safe mode to restore boot screen. And there are 2 other versions of bootskin? Where may I find them? I have v.1.0

ZubaZ
Reply #5 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:09 PM
https://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/downloads.asp

Bichur
Reply #6 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:16 PM
interesting -

which v 1.0?

now I can only find 1.05a and even though it was unsupported last time I checked, the date added to download.com is 02/02/2006

the bootskin page used to have 3

i haven't tried it in over a year......

Tybeekidd
Reply #7 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:20 PM
File description on folder says v1.0.0. Read a post on another site that says it screws up the Windows kernel, hence the BSOD.

Bichur
Reply #8 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:22 PM
Don't think it's the kernel (Stardock is an MS Gold Partner) - it's the BIOS

There are other types of 'bootskin' apps out there that hack the kernel

Bichur
Reply #9 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:28 PM
Ah, Sir Zubaz found them and put a link on another post.

Here ya go: WWW Link (Alternate versions)

Tybeekidd
Reply #10 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:48 PM
Thanks Zubaz. Found v1.3 and now she runs like a charm...

Tybeekidd
Reply #11 Friday, October 27, 2006 10:48 PM
And thanks to all that contributed

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