How to: Replace WM Splash/Boot Screen

[Malatesta]

Nothing to fancy or crazy, but a nice subtle change to your Splash Screen:


Creator/Source
"I made a flashy Vista splash screen for the PPC startup. You only see it for a few seconds but I think it's a lot better than the stock one.

I have also included the original in case someone decides to try this and go back, and for comparison purposes.

To install: simply move the file named "welcomehead.96.png" into your Windows directory. You will see the splash when you soft reset!

This splash supports both portrait and landscape views."

Just right click and save this file. Rename it to welcomehead.96.png and copy to your \windows directory. Copy your old one to your storage card if you want to save it. The original is also availabe at the link at the top of this page.

Of course I did this myself and it works just fine.

UPDATE: To do this for 240x240 Screens e.g. Treos see this post:
http://www.ppcgeeks.com/how-to-repla...,15.html#15305

[Wideawake]

sweet, im doing it now as we "speak so to say".
thx,
mike

edit: you must click on menu and then show all files for that image to show up, and I get an error that it cant not copy blah blah its protected.

[wingzero]

Thanks, changed.

[al3azim]

Originally Posted by Wideawake

edit: you must click on menu and then show all files for that image to show up, and I get an error that it cant not copy blah blah its protected.

I get the same error and won't let me copy it. Any ideas?

[Malatesta]

Originally Posted by al3azim

I get the same error and won't let me copy it. Any ideas?

It's a protected file, so rename it (change the .png to .old) and then copy the new one over, or use a program like TotalCommander.

[Wideawake]

Resco finally got this done for me but the image posted isnt the correct size to be a splash screen.
~Mike

[jamaa124]

what size should the image be? mine looks weird in landscape.

[gbm85]

Splash screens need to be 320 x 320, since sometimes they get shown through a 240 x 320 screen (portrait) and sometimes 320 x 240 (landscape). The default boot screen leaves an 80 x 80 blank square in the bottom right corner since that part is never visible.

[jamaa124]

Originally Posted by gbm85

Splash screens need to be 320 x 320, since sometimes they get shown through a 240 x 320 screen (portrait) and sometimes 320 x 240 (landscape). The default boot screen leaves an 80 x 80 blank square in the bottom right corner since that part is never visible.

cool...thanxs

[Alwaysbelieve1]

Let's come up with some really cool ones.