How to make a Windows XP Boot Skin
Monday, December 3, 2007 by fLaVaOnE | Discussion: OS Customization
Can someone please give me the link on the tutorial on how to create a boot skin for Windows XP for use on BootSkin?
Also, does anybody know what the exact x axis and y axis point for the original Windows XP boot screen progress bar is?
Thanks!
Also, does anybody know what the exact x axis and y axis point for the original Windows XP boot screen progress bar is?
Thanks!
Bichur
Reply #2 Monday, December 3, 2007 10:26 PM
Reply #2 Monday, December 3, 2007 10:26 PM
BootSkin:how to do a bootskin in spanish and english
and no you don't need photoshop, you can do it in paint
and no you don't need photoshop, you can do it in paint
Bichur
Reply #3 Monday, December 3, 2007 10:30 PM
Reply #3 Monday, December 3, 2007 10:30 PM
or if you will, a simple search typing 'bootskin' into the forum search box:
https://forums.wincustomize.com/?search=bootskin
https://forums.wincustomize.com/?search=bootskin
fLaVaOnE
Reply #5 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 3:25 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 3:25 PM
I know that was kind of dumb of me to ask for the link, I should have just searched myself.
Anyways, would any of you guys know what ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and ProgressBarWidth positions are for the stock/original Windows XP boot screen? Cause I need to put it down in the .ini file for the bootskin that I'm creating and it's just a little modification to the stock/original Windows XP boot screen. But the progress bar is the exact same as the stock/original Windows XP boot screen.
Anyways, would any of you guys know what ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and ProgressBarWidth positions are for the stock/original Windows XP boot screen? Cause I need to put it down in the .ini file for the bootskin that I'm creating and it's just a little modification to the stock/original Windows XP boot screen. But the progress bar is the exact same as the stock/original Windows XP boot screen.
ZubaZ
Reply #6 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 3:35 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 3:35 PM
would any of you guys know what ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and ProgressBarWidth positions are for the stock/original Windows XP boot screen?
I don't but you might be able to find one in the gallery and be able to tear it apart.
fLaVaOnE
Reply #7 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:46 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:46 PM
I could do that if only I knew the passwords for the protected boot skins.
Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
rickalot
Reply #8 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:52 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 4:52 PM
C:\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\skins
have you tried looking this way then just click on skin to see how it's done
have you tried looking this way then just click on skin to see how it's done
ZubaZ
Reply #9 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:09 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:09 PM
Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
Link to one you've tried (and failed) to open?
Jafo
Reply #10 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:58 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 5:58 PM
Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
They shouldn't be.....can you post a link to one which appears password protected?
fLaVaOnE
Reply #11 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:06 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:06 PM
https://www.wincustomize.com/download.aspx?skinid=9382&libid=32
That one is as close to the original that I can find in the gallery, and after changing the extension from .bootskin to .zip it's protected with a password when I try to extract the bootskin.ini.
That one is as close to the original that I can find in the gallery, and after changing the extension from .bootskin to .zip it's protected with a password when I try to extract the bootskin.ini.
Bichur
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:37 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:37 PM
right clicking on that .bootskin and extracting with IZArc, can get to the .ini by going into:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin
changing the extension to .zip then right clicking and using xp's zip funtion to extract, I can get to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin
and open the .ini
no probs here
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin
changing the extension to .zip then right clicking and using xp's zip funtion to extract, I can get to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin
and open the .ini
no probs here
Bichur
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:41 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:41 PM
right clicking the zip and explore, then browsing on in to the .ini, then copy and paste onto desktop = no probs
no password anything so far
no password anything so far
ZubaZ
Reply #14 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:44 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:44 PM
Opened fine here.
Sorry man. Looks like an issue on your end.
Sorry man. Looks like an issue on your end.
Bichur
Reply #15 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:44 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:44 PM
right clicking .ini and modifying to add 672,174,963,882 lines of code.. changed extension to .Troll... now have my very own OS...
ZubaZ
Reply #17 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:50 PM
Reply #17 Tuesday, December 4, 2007 9:50 PM
nice holiday av Z
Thanks for noticign Troll . .I rather liked it.
fLaVaOnE
Reply #19 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:34 AM
Reply #19 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:34 AM
do you think you can tell me the ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and PregressBarWidth values in the .ini file?
rickalot
Reply #20 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:42 AM
Reply #20 Wednesday, December 5, 2007 7:42 AM
Name = "Black XP BootSkin"
Author = "Demonic DJ"
Description = "Windows XP Black Version"
ProgressBar=Progress Bar.bmp
ProgressBarX = 257
ProgressBarY = 353
ProgressBarWidth = 127
Screen=Background.bmp
Author = "Demonic DJ"
Description = "Windows XP Black Version"
ProgressBar=Progress Bar.bmp
ProgressBarX = 257
ProgressBarY = 353
ProgressBarWidth = 127
Screen=Background.bmp
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Reply #1 Monday, December 3, 2007 10:00 PM