gHacks technology news » boot logo http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:09:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Change the Windows XP Bootskin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/25/change-the-windows-xp-bootskin/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/25/change-the-windows-xp-bootskin/#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 09:40:15 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4258 Many users think that replacing the Windows XP Bootskin, that is the graphic that is displayed during system boot, is a complicated process. That’s actually far from the truth. Stardock have created the software Bootskin which is available freely on their website. The application is easy to use and does not come with all the SchnickSchnack (that’s bells and whistles) that one would normally expect in those programs.

It basically comes down to selecting a new bootskin and pressing apply. Bootskin comes with five boot skins preinstalled and more than 6000 can be downloaded from the WinCustomize website. You can find all kinds of boot skins on that website, from seasonal ones to TV shows, Movies, Celebrities and Art.

The website unfortunately displays only 8 boot skins per page which means that a user who wants to see them all has to view more than 800 pages on that website. Boot skins can be sorted by a number of criteria including rating, download and picks from the staff.

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Cautious users will be delighted to hear that it is always possible to revert back to the original Windows boot skin which can be selected in the program interface just like any other boot skin.

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One interesting feature is to randomly select a boot skin during Windows startup, great for users who like more than one boot skin and do not want to make a decision.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/25/change-the-windows-xp-bootskin/feed/ 5 Change the Windows XP Boot Graphic http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/10/change-the-windows-xp-boot-graphic/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/10/change-the-windows-xp-boot-graphic/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2006 06:40:22 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2006/07/10/change-the-windows-xp-boot-graphic/ Don´t you hate that boring Windows XP boot screen ? Would not it be nice to have a great skin for that screen ? If you answered the questions with yes bootskin might be exactly what you are looking for. The freeware makes only temporary changes which means that after uninstallation all settings are back to default value.

There is no use for bootskin if you do not have graphics that you can use. Wincustomize has a bootskin section with more than 3800 bootskins that can be sorted in many ways. The most popular skins for example can be seen if you chose downloads overall and Desc from the search field without entering a search term.

The freeware bootskin is easy to use. At start it displays a list of all available skins and you simply select one from the list with the option to preview the skin and then apply it if you like it.

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