how to change XP pro boot screen?

I download somes themes, but the *exe that comes with zip doesn't work. Is there a way to manually edit the boot screen?

I know the .bmp's are usually housed in the C:\WINDOWS\ folder.

You can use something like Tweaknow Powerpack 2003 to change the boot picture...

BootXP lets you change the boot screen and the animation.

go visit themexp.org and clikc on "How to install" in the top menu

Here is another no cost way:

1. Backup (copy) the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (most likely C:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe - the boot screen)
2. Download the .zip to your computer (important: make sure to get the right version, XP or XP SP1)
3. Extract ntoskrnl.exe to a directory other than %windir%\system32 (most likely C:\windows\system32)
4. Reboot your computer into Safe Mode (hit F8 before the boot screen) or into true DOS (from a boot disk)
5. Overwrite the file %windir%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe (which should have been backed up) with the extracted exe
6. Reboot your computer as you normally would

should have checked "How to install" first :o


thanks anyways guys