I know it may seem patronising in me pointing out but, the XPize Darkside bootscreen is very similar to the original. So are you 100% sure it is the original that is being displayed?

If so, what happens when you uninstall XPize Darkside, COMPLETELY and reinstall? Does it work a second time arround?

I forgot to mention that... couldn't get the boot screen to show up on this one either (had the same problem with the previous version).

No, I had thought that might be the case, too, but I was only seeing the blue progress bar--the screen was identical to the default XP one. I uninstalled the program completely (including the backup files), rebooted, and reinstalled... but I'm still seeing the default XP one.

Nope, definitely the blue bar going across instead of the grey. I've tried both the reloader, and uninstalling/reinstalling, still get the original bootscreen.

This post has been edited by CLHatch: Aug 9 2007, 09:10 PM

What machines are processors are you guys running?
What flavours of XP are you running?

I'm running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 SP2 with an Intel Pentium D 820 2.80 GHz processor.

SiSoftware Sandra lists it as:

Processor
Model : Intel® Pentium® D CPU 2.80GHz
Speed : 2.79GHz
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Package : FC LGA775
Rated Speed/FSB : 2800MHz / 4x 200MHz
Multiplier : 14/1x
Minimum/Maximum Multiplier : 0/1x / 14/1x
Generation : G8
Name : P4D (Smithfield) Pentium D/XE 90nm 2.8-3.2GHz 1.25-1.4V

hmmm, I'd hedge my bettings bettings that CLHatch's processor is also Dual Core.

You would be right. Core 2 Duo T2050. Also Windows XP Media Center 2005, btw.

I couldn't find the file XPize_Logon.exe; is logonui.exe patched or is this file created and used to replace the logon?

If there is a link to that file only, let me know!

This post has been edited by tap52384: Aug 12 2007, 12:12 AM

http://www.wpiw.net/downloads/Darkside_Logon_Screen.zip

The logonui.exe file is patched and them renamed to XPize_Logon.exe.
Then the registry is changed to point to xpize_logon.exe as the logon screen.

kelsenellenelvian
Is that the latest logonui?

The latest I have gotten from you.

Will there be in future support for nLite intigration? Why doesn't Darkside patche extras if a patch an XP folder?

This post has been edited by marcin-lisson: Aug 12 2007, 04:39 AM

Ooo, the latest is in XPize Darkside 2.0... will re-up the newest one and send you a link for hosting. Thanks!


I386 patching will only patch system files, no extras are included.
Will look into nlite integration.

Hope you will make it soon. Until now i used always Xpize for nLite intigration, but black (and red) is my favorite color. Xpize Darkside looks better than normal Xpize for me, so plz hurry with nLite intigration. Perhaps you could make also patching extras possible

I've searched for xpize_logon.exe and cannot find it anywhere. I still see logonui.exe, and it hasn't been modified for today either.

tap52384
Is the logon screen not installing for you? Not sure what your going on about in your message...

It doesn't seem like it is, no, even with the defaults; I realize that the logon is an extra, and all the extras are checked, even taskbarxp is installed. Is there a log file i can send you?

I have the same problem of not having the darkside bootscreen. I tried uninstalling, then reinstalling, used the reloader and still it showed the old blue bar on the boot screen. Please help! I'm not using Dual Core processor.

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Manufacturer NVIDIA
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 15 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2210 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 4/6/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB

tap52384
ok, check this directory for me...
\Windows\XPize Darkside\Backup..
Is there a logonui.exe in there?