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How to make a Windows XP Boot Skin

December 3, 2007 9:57:43 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Can someone please give me the link on the tutorial on how to create a boot skin for Windows XP for use on BootSkin?

Also, does anybody know what the exact x axis and y axis point for the original Windows XP boot screen progress bar is?

Thanks!
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Reply #1 December 3, 2007 10:00:51 PM
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Try googling bootskin tutorial.  I think you'll find a few options.
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Reply #2 December 3, 2007 10:26:53 PM
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BootSkin:how to do a bootskin in spanish and english

and no you don't need photoshop, you can do it in paint
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Reply #3 December 3, 2007 10:30:55 PM
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or if you will, a simple search typing 'bootskin' into the forum search box:

https://forums.wincustomize.com/?search=bootskin
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Reply #4 December 3, 2007 10:35:19 PM
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Oh . . and look up Bootskin Buddy.  'tis awesome!
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Reply #5 December 4, 2007 3:25:23 PM
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I know that was kind of dumb of me to ask for the link, I should have just searched myself.

Anyways, would any of you guys know what ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and ProgressBarWidth positions are for the stock/original Windows XP boot screen? Cause I need to put it down in the .ini file for the bootskin that I'm creating and it's just a little modification to the stock/original Windows XP boot screen. But the progress bar is the exact same as the stock/original Windows XP boot screen.
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Reply #6 December 4, 2007 3:35:55 PM
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would any of you guys know what ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and ProgressBarWidth positions are for the stock/original Windows XP boot screen?
I don't but you might be able to find one in the gallery and be able to tear it apart.
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Reply #7 December 4, 2007 4:46:19 PM
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I could do that if only I knew the passwords for the protected boot skins.

Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
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Reply #8 December 4, 2007 4:52:37 PM
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C:\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\skins


have you tried looking this way then just click on skin to see how it's done
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Reply #9 December 4, 2007 5:09:44 PM
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Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.
Link to one you've tried (and failed) to open?
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Reply #10 December 4, 2007 5:58:20 PM
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Every boot skin that looks almost original in the gallery that I downloaded is password protected when I change the file extension of the .bootskin to a .zip file.

They shouldn't be.....can you post a link to one which appears password protected?

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Reply #11 December 4, 2007 9:06:27 PM
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https://www.wincustomize.com/download.aspx?skinid=9382&libid=32

That one is as close to the original that I can find in the gallery, and after changing the extension from .bootskin to .zip it's protected with a password when I try to extract the bootskin.ini.
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Reply #12 December 4, 2007 9:37:40 PM
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right clicking on that .bootskin and extracting with IZArc, can get to the .ini by going into:
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin



changing the extension to .zip then right clicking and using xp's zip funtion to extract, I can get to:

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\BlackXPBootSkin\Program Files\Stardock\WinCustomize\BootSkin\Skins\Black XP BootSkin

and open the .ini


no probs here
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Reply #13 December 4, 2007 9:41:25 PM
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right clicking the zip and explore, then browsing on in to the .ini, then copy and paste onto desktop = no probs


no password anything so far
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Reply #14 December 4, 2007 9:44:02 PM
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Opened fine here.
Sorry man.  Looks like an issue on your end.
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Reply #15 December 4, 2007 9:44:45 PM
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right clicking .ini and modifying to add 672,174,963,882 lines of code.. changed extension to .Troll... now have my very own OS...
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Reply #16 December 4, 2007 9:46:30 PM
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nice holiday av Z
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Reply #17 December 4, 2007 9:50:26 PM
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nice holiday av Z
Thanks for noticign Troll . .I rather liked it.
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Reply #18 December 5, 2007 7:33:55 AM
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Very weird!
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Reply #19 December 5, 2007 7:34:53 AM
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do you think you can tell me the ProgressBarX, ProgressBarY, and PregressBarWidth values in the .ini file?
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Reply #20 December 5, 2007 7:42:43 AM
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Name = "Black XP BootSkin"
Author = "Demonic DJ"
Description = "Windows XP Black Version"
ProgressBar=Progress Bar.bmp
ProgressBarX = 257
ProgressBarY = 353
ProgressBarWidth = 127
Screen=Background.bmp
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