Change Win7 Boot animation on Custom Install

[Shaneee]

I will show you how I integrate a new boot screen into my custom installs.

First you will need the cmd version of Win 7 Boot Updater from here,

Code: Select allhttp://www.coderforlife.com/projects/win7boot/Win7BootUpdaterCmd.exe

Then you will need your new boot file in the bs7 file needed by the tool.

Now we need to create a cmd file that will start the process. I made one named FirstBoot.cmd and placed it in,

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

This is so when the user installs your OS it starts once logged in.

The file looks like this,

Code: Select all@ECHO OFF

CD C:\Windows\WINBOOT\

start /min Boot.cmd

Start Info.cmd

EXIT


Next I created a folder in the image under Windows named WINBOOT and in here I place the boot updater tool and the new boot screen file.
You also need to make two more cmd files as you see from FirstBoot.cmd

Boot.cmd will start the process of installing the new boot screen minimized to the taskbar so its not visible so we can make our own screen which is Info.cmd

Boot.cmd and Info.cmd also go in the WINBOOT folder.

Boot.cmd looks like this,

Code: Select all@ECHO OFF

Win7BootUpdaterCmd.exe boot.bs7


and Info.cmd like this,

Code: Select all@Echo Off

Title Applying Settings

Echo   \
Echo   ####################################################################
Echo   #                                                                                                                   #
Echo   #            Windows is applying settings. Once finished your PC will reboot.         #
Echo   #                                                                                                                   #
Echo   #                                 Please visit TweakScene.com                                       #
Echo   #                                                                                                                   #
Echo   ####################################################################

@Echo Off

DEL "%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\FirstBoot.cmd"

Sleep 30

SHUTDOWN -f -r


Adjust the # symbol so it lines up in a box.

For the sleep function you will need to place the attached file in the System32 folder for it to work.

You can add another functions you wish to Info.cmd

Enjoy

sleep.zip

[Animeware]

Thanks Shane Im testing this method this is exactly what I was looking for thanks again as always

[M4Boss]

cool

[Neuropass]

awesome Shane

[Chris2k]

thanks gonna try

[Chris2k]

Where to put win7bootupdatercmd.exe ?

And how to create .bs7 ?

[Shaneee]

Where to put win7bootupdatercmd.exe ?

And how to create .bs7 ?

It goes in the same folder as Info.cmd as the example I gave here, C:\Windows\WINBOOT\

To make the bs7 you first need the GUI Version of Win7BootUpdater or you can find the files on DeviantART.

[xinsoft]

thanks for the share, Bookmarked

[TheAslan]

Can you use custom bootscreen which have been made with Win7BootUpdater?

[Shaneee]

Can you use custom bootscreen which have been made with Win7BootUpdater?

Yes you can