Windows XP tutorials

Now you can get Windows Vista and 7 like Aero Glass under Windows XP. Our friend "Komalo" has released an updated version of his excellent program "Border Skin" which provides Aero Glass in Windows XP with Blur and Reflection.

Drivers Slipstreamed into setup CD

In this section, we will complete the same process as Drivers via WINNT.SIF except that they will install from CD. This will decrease the amount of time setup requires to complete, and depending on the number of drivers you have will also simplify the process slightly.

This whole method is all made possible by Pyron who created these few small programs for use in this process. The original forum thread can be found here. You will also need to download these following files, and save them in a temporary location:

* SETUP.EX_

http://www.sendspace.com/file/qtnqdv

http://www.mediafire.com/file/tqzmbymznmz/SETUP.EX_

The logon screens consist of both the Classic Logon screen, and the new Welcome Screen. The classic screen is one of the easiest to modify, as it's just changing a couple resources, however, the Welcome screen gets more complicated as it also consists of alittle HTML like script to tell of it's placement. For the Welcome screen however, I'm going to suggest using LogonStudio, however it's usage will not be described here. In time however, this page will be updated to reflect manual changing of the Welcome Screen.

I will just be covering how to edit the Classic Logon screen, and how to get Windows to use either of the modified screens.

» Editing the Classic Logon Screen

The Classic Logon screen is located in the file msgina.dll in your system32 directory. Open that file up in your favorite resource editor. I recommend Resource Tuner, but ResEdit will do you if you don't want to pay for Resource Tuner.

You can import your customized OEM Information and Logo unattended, we'll show you how in this guide.

To do this, you need to create 2 files - oeminfo.ini and oemlogo.bmp

Open Notepad and Copy and Paste the following example, then edit it accordingly:

[General]
Manufacturer=MSFN Unattended XP CD
Model=
[OEMSpecific]
SubModel=
SerialNo=
OEM1=
OEM2=
[Support Information]
Line1=Support Contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Save it as oeminfo.ini