[boggsie]

Well, the safer bet would have been to copy the existing file name for the startup animation. Then, rename the replacement file (attachement from above) and drop it into your windows folder, overwriting the existing file.

This would have kept you out of the registry.

welcomehead is different than the startup animation

The welcomehead (either - *.png or *.jpg) is what displays immediately following the startup animation.

Here is where the startup animation registry settings are located. What keys and values do you have here?

HKML\Software\HTC\StartupAnimation

Best regards,
-boggsie