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    Pre-welcome screen wallpaper

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by nix, Oct 22, 2006.

  1. nix

    nix Notebook Consultant

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    I was just wondering if there is any way to change the preset wallpaper (in my case it's an acer wallpaper) that appears before the windows welcome screen every time I restart the computer? It just annoys me for some reason. I'm hoping that there is a way to change it to one of my choice or to avoid it appearing altogether.
    Thanks
     
    nix, Oct 22, 2006
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  2. Blake

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    The boot screen? If so then yes, try the program called BootSkin.
     
    Blake, Oct 22, 2006
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    It's not the boot screen, and I think the only way to do it would be to restore with a CD other than the ACER OEM restore discs/partition. If you did it with a Generic Win XP cd that would get rid of it.

    Maybe there's a registry key to change?
     
    ttupa, Oct 23, 2006
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  4. Budding

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    I'm guessing you currently have Active Desktop enabled or have a .png format wallpaper on as your main wallpaper?
    Just change the format of your main wallpaper to jpeg or gif or disable active desktop and the Acer one will vanish.
     
    Budding, Oct 23, 2006
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  5. miner

    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    There should also be a registry entry which you can change to disable the startup wallpaper. But try the suggestion by Budding before searchig for the registry entry.
     
    miner, Oct 23, 2006
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  6. mtrivs

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    There is a program called RegToy that will help you to change the wallpaper your talking about.
     
    mtrivs, Oct 23, 2006
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  7. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    You can also use the TweakUI utility in the WindowsXP Powertoys group of programs (really nifty toys... includes a ClearType utility, a much nicer calculator than the default as well, many other things) Look under the Logon->Settings area in the TweakUI utility to copy your current wallpaper to the logon desktop.
     
    Pitabred, Oct 23, 2006
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  8. nix

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    Hey thanks for the tips everyone. Could you tell me how to disable active desktop?
     
    nix, Oct 23, 2006
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    Right click on your desktop, go to Properties>Desktop>Customize Desktop>Web and make sure everything is unchecked.
     
    Budding, Oct 23, 2006
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  10. nix

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    Hmmm, that didn't seem to work. How do I access the desktop backgrounds folder so I can modify them?
     
    nix, Oct 23, 2006
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    Are you sure its not the bios logo? the only way through that would be a bios flash and not recommended esp for a new user. GL
     
    Sykotic, Oct 24, 2006
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  12. nix

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    No its not the bios. Its after the bios, windows xp bootup, just before the welcome screen. The acer desktop wallpaper appears for about 5-10 seconds before the welcome screen comes on. It still shows this same wallpaper even when I change my desktop wallpaper in the display settings. This also happened with my compaq notebook last year.
    Any other solutions, or do i just have to live with it?
     
    nix, Oct 24, 2006
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    i know what you're saying... it also appears on my hp notebook, having the hp default wallpaper appear before logging in

    im still researching...
     
    fdlazarte, Oct 25, 2006
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    It's called the login screen desktop. Did you look into TweakUI and do that setting I told you? It will fix it, I promise!
     
    Pitabred, Oct 25, 2006
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  15. nix

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    Thanks you so much for the tip. It worked perfectly. I must have missed your earlier post.
     
    nix, Oct 25, 2006
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