[johnhc]

I wanted to use the HAL9000 install screen, but the only methods I could find were for 32 bit XP and not 64 bit. The two DLLs are quite different, so I had to experiment. Here is what I found. I DLed HAL9000 and opened it in Explorer Suite (CFF) (supports x64) and saved Bitmaps 103, 104, 105, 109, 185, 186, 187, 188, and Strings 1-5. I then did a Replace of these Bitmaps and Strings in my WINNTBBU.DLL (Version 5.2.3790.1830). I also used a null string (720x450, why that size I do not remember) to replace 100-102. It looked fine except the progress bar was green. I also found a post on modifying this in 32 bit XP. Using the hex editor in Explorer Suite (CFF), I looked at my DLL and it was very different. I did a search for h'079E0500', the green color in the stock progress bar. Fortunately there was only one hit, at h'2A01'. I changed this to h'51000000', the dark red in HAL9000. The first time I failed to update the PE header and Checksum using the Rebuilder function. It worked fine and looks great. Enjoy, John.

This post has been edited by johnhc: 07 April 2009 - 02:45 PM