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    re-installed win 7 but lost the alienware background/startup/shutdown screens. How to restore?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by gatti-man, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. gatti-man

    gatti-man Notebook Consultant

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    How do I restore the startup, shutdown, and original alienware background with a fresh install of win7? Im sure its an obvious answer but I cant seem to find it. :eek:
     
    gatti-man, Jan 14, 2010
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    Thatoe Notebook Evangelist

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    SillyHoney Headphone Enthusiast

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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    win logon....
     
    The_Moo™, Jan 15, 2010
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    Wow thats sick. Ive restored everything besides the shutdown screen. How do I change that back in Windows 7? Thanks guys
     
    gatti-man, Jan 15, 2010
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    SillyHoney Headphone Enthusiast

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    Lol you can try Moo's recommendation Win Logon.

    I actually have no idea about those Alienware graphic stuff :eek: As I remember the only thing my OS is different from other laptops' OS is it has Alienware wallpapers. That's it!
     
    SillyHoney, Jan 15, 2010
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    When I did a sys restore I just used the Respawn V2.0 and all that came back just like how I got it - ahhhhh it's sweet as.... :)
     
    slim6y, Jan 15, 2010
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    lewdvig Notebook Virtuoso

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    How does respawn work when you upgrade OS?
     
    lewdvig, Jan 15, 2010
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    oh.. Well, I think then you might not be able to respawn - because the respawn has the original OS that came with it I assume... So you might have to do a clean install with the new OS. Which is a shame.
     
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    I know the respawn dvd comes with the complete option that basically reverts it back to factory settings, but is there an option to just get those logon/log off and wallpaper theme pages back after you've just installed a new OS that didn't come with the laptop?

    I want to put windows 7 ultimate on my machine without loosing the alienware-ness.
     
    Blue_Wolf, Jan 15, 2010
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    I now have everything back to the way it was. I wasnt sure what respawn would actually do so I never tried it. I wiped my whole comp and installed nothing but the newest drivers to try and finish off my stutter. I have virtually eliminated it as of right now. I can cause stutter but through my normal use it is no longer an issue. I now am fully in love with my m17x.
     
    gatti-man, Jan 15, 2010
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    N.tony, Mar 19, 2010
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