[amit_talkin]

btw..how is new setup screen and strings?

Regards
AMIT

This post has been edited by amit_talkin: 30 April 2007 - 12:18 PM

[maxXPsoft]

yes nice amit
but which files

[amit_talkin]

****...setup shows custom screens as shown above only whn installing Vista using setup.exe....but while installing by booting DVD it shows all things normal ...grrr..

[prathapml]

I think this used to happen with XP.
WINNTBBA.DLL and WINNTBBU.DLL from I386 were the 2 files that would contain the strings & resources, that were used from setup.exe & boot-setup respectively? Just thought this piece of info might help to find a solution.

[amit_talkin]

yup..but for vista, thr is nothing like this . caz i have almost edited all files which are responsible for setup wizard and contains resources of it. even enabled show hidden system files option if any files r hidden in dvd.

This post has been edited by amit_talkin: 30 April 2007 - 12:19 PM

[neo]

Nice Amit .... Keep Rocking

[Innocent Devil]

@AMIT

u need to edit those files in boot.wim
boot.wim contains 2 images
1st is tha bootable WinPe image and 2nd contains the same as tha dvd contains (except boot.wim & install.wim ) {i think so}
so u wanna change that fins the required files in those wim images

[amit_talkin]

thnx @innocent_devil ...yes..i looked into boot.wim, and replaced all files with mine edited one. it worked now !!! . and yes you are right...boot.wim contains 2 images as u told.

btw. one thing i noticed...tht if u wanna install Vista by booting dvd only..thn u can remove files in "resources" folder of vista which are already in boot.wim...caz vista uses only boot.wim files while booting dvd ( i have tested this )

similarly if u want to install vista using setup.exe file, u can remove similar files from boot.wim and can reduce size of it.
r u getting me wht i want to say?

This post has been edited by amit_talkin: 29 May 2007 - 07:01 AM

[Innocent Devil]

Noo
the wallpaper wen booted from dvd is surely in WinPE and after booting from dvd
the setup runs from X:\sources\setup.exe

[amit_talkin]

lol..nop..its not...i tried by deleting all files listed above from "resource" and "resources\en-us" folders ( all files which i have modified )...then booted the DVD....though installation started!! thts y i have written in bracket that " i have tested this " boot.wim having its own setup.exe ...u can check it.

This post has been edited by amit_talkin: 30 April 2007 - 04:23 AM

[Innocent Devil]

Sorry ,
ididnt lookd u post b4 writing that

[amit_talkin]

Innocent Devil, on Apr 30 2007, 04:11 PM, said:

Sorry ,
ididnt lookd u post b4 writing that

oops...ok...np.

[123321]

Hello, umm... I would like to know which programs did you use to
open the boot.wim file?

Thanks!

[MAVERICKS CHOICE]

boot.wim is an image file you would simply mount it with imagex.exe which comes with the waik tools for managing images etc.

imagex /mountrw D:\Unattended\Vista\Vista2\sources\boot.wim 1 D:\Unattended\Vista\Mount

imagex /unmount /commit D:\Unattended\Vista\Mount

Paste these two lines of code into seperate text files & name it what you wish with a .cmd ext. change the paths as you see fit.

This post has been edited by MAVERICKS CHOICE: 18 May 2007 - 12:51 AM

[123321]

Cool, I'll try that out.
Right when I finish downloading WAIK.

I really appreciate your help.
Thank you!

[stellarzork]

which is the file to modify to change the setup screens ?

thx

[123321]

Would someone please help me out.
I just don't get it. After 3 days of confusion

All I want to do is just change the background image
from boot.wim, so that when I run the setup
it will be my custom background instead of Vista's default.

I'm not planning to do unattended or other complicated
installs, just a simple background change.

It would be great is anyone of you can give a step by step tutorial on this.
Thank you very much!

This post has been edited by 123321: 20 May 2007 - 09:33 AM

[baywatch]

i have modify the file "spwizimg.dll" for a new background image.
the bitmap ist in 517.
you must mount the boot.wim and the file is in the source directory.

This post has been edited by baywatch: 22 May 2007 - 02:39 AM

[stellarzork]

The file "spwizimg.dll" is in the \sources directory on the DVD but if you change the 517 bitmap it just works with upgradading vista not by booting dvd.
And this file is not in boot.wim so there must be an another file ! ?

This post has been edited by stellarzork: 22 May 2007 - 04:02 AM

[123321]

baywatch, on May 22 2007, 06:38 PM, said:

i have modify the file "spwizimg.dll" for a new background image.
the bitmap ist in 517.
you must mount the boot.wim and the file is in the source directory.

I've already edit my "spwizimg.dll" file.
What you are saying is all you have to do is mount the
"spwizimg.dll" file to boot.wim and that's it?
If that is I'll go back and try again.

Quote

And this file is not in boot.wim so there must be an another file ! ?

Do you mind tell me how do I see the contents inside the boot.wim file?
I've tried to use the WAIK tools. I selected the boot.wim and
WAIK told me to chose either LongHorn or WinPE. I've tried both and
when it was creating a catalog and during half way a error message pops up
saying I don't have "read/write priviledges". It's even the same when
I've tried it in the "secret Administrator" account.

Is there something that I've got to do before I can see the contents inside
the boot.wim file like with ImageX?
I've got Windows Vista Ultimate the 64bit Edition.
Thanks

This post has been edited by 123321: 22 May 2007 - 04:32 PM