Hi,

im looking for a file to change those blue boot screens from the setup.
does anyone knows which file i should edit?

thnQ

it's been asked before, and i was under the impression from previous posts that it's not something you can edit

hmmm why can't u edit it?

to be honest, I do not remember the details... if you do a search for the topic, it should come up

the location to edit is not known. The particular file has yet to be found and the exact HEX location to edit will then need to be found.

To say the least ntoskrnl.exe has the bootsetup and yes you can edit it, but be forewarned if done incorrectly your system will not boot.

please read his question next time, not just the topic title.

He's refering to the screens during the Text mode of Window ssetup, where you select partition and whatnot. Not the bootlogo.

SETUPLDR.BIN i think, or this is what i've read from other members
my thoughts are that is not on the bin file, string is on SETUPLDR.EX_ (.exe), just b/c of the way windows setup works

As far as i can see you need to modify the setupldr.ex_
and also smss.exe in i386\system32 from the install dir.

Expand setupldr.ex_ and use PE Resource Explorer (which can edit exe files) to edit the files.

PE Resource Explorer can be found at http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d6peresourceeditor.htm

(or search for any resource hacker that can edit .exe)

I'm still in the progress of editting this, so i'm not 100% sure how it will behave after it has been editted (or if it's even the right files)

So if anyone tries this, feel free to keep me updated

Hope this is usefull

Thank u very much for this.. this is just what i need.. dont expand and edit the setupldr.ex instead just edit smss.exe with XN resource editor and it will work.. i change the text "Windows Xp Installation" in smss.exe and created iso and tried in virtual pc 2007 and it was edited