Guide: How I altered Windows to look and feel like an XBMC HTPC appliance

twinflower · 2011-02-10 23:14

a11599 Wrote:Well done!

Thanks, but credit are due to those who made the programs I've used.
I'm merely a script kiddie in this respect Smile

Although, I hope someone want to make a cooler boot screen animation. Mine is somewhat boring.
And maybe someone has a few tips to shorten the boot time as well

RubenV · 2011-02-11 14:25

nice, will keep following this :-)

patm95 · 2011-02-13 09:00

That looks great. I have been thinking about doing something like this, but wasn't sure exactly how to go about doing it!

scottc · 2011-02-13 19:03

I like this a lot.

Have just downloaded.

thica · 2011-02-17 10:05

Hello,

just downloaded the package, but I can find the windows boot animation file. Are they not included?

twinflower · 2011-02-18 20:41

thica Wrote:Hello,

just downloaded the package, but I can find the windows boot animation file. Are they not included?

Hi

there is no animation file. There is 105 animation fileS. The boot-altering-program needs to be pointed to the directory containing the bmp-files and the program then creates the animation.

That's the way to do it Smile

donruss · 2011-02-18 23:21

How do you power it back on with a remote? I have an acer ir sensor on my laptop and I have to power it on manually if I shut it down.

twinflower · 2011-02-18 23:43

i dont have a remote. i am planning on getting one though. I guess i find out by then. anyways, as you can see from the video, the htpc is very easy to reach to manually power on

htpc guy · 2011-04-16 14:53

I tried the boot screen updater yesterday and it put my system in an endless boot. Luckily I know how to fix that. I'm back to the standard windows boot screen again. Its a bummer since I spent the better part of yesterday creating my own splash screen. I'm not sure what the problem was. My windows install is only a few days old since I just installed a SSD boot drive. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have Service Pack 1 installed.

Anyway, here are the files in case anyone wants them. Maybe I'll do some digging to see what happened. As far as the program was concerned it said that everything went fine.

4public · 2011-04-19 18:49

Is it possible to keep Windows Administrator account (with password access) ?
I have 2 accounts - one for XBMC (restricted) and one for Administrator
How will it work in your configuration?

twinflower Member Posts: 68 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Norway	2011-02-10 23:14 Post: #11 a11599 Wrote:Well done! Thanks, but credit are due to those who made the programs I've used. I'm merely a script kiddie in this respect Although, I hope someone want to make a cooler boot screen animation. Mine is somewhat boring. And maybe someone has a few tips to shorten the boot time as well
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RubenV Junior Member Posts: 1 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-11 14:25 Post: #12 nice, will keep following this :-)
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patm95 Senior Member Posts: 115 Joined: May 2010 Reputation: 0	2011-02-13 09:00 Post: #13 That looks great. I have been thinking about doing something like this, but wasn't sure exactly how to go about doing it!
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scottc Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-13 19:03 Post: #14 I like this a lot. Have just downloaded.
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thica Member Posts: 83 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 1 Location: Germany	2011-02-17 10:05 Post: #15 Hello, just downloaded the package, but I can find the windows boot animation file. Are they not included? ___________________________________ Panasonic TH50PZ70E -Denon AVS1909 Octagon 1018-Logitech Harmony 885 HTPC Asus / XBMC Focal Suspense-JBL SUB 175 - T&A Pulsar TAV 500 - T&A Pulsar TAR 400 E Unraid NAS 15 TB Net
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twinflower Member Posts: 68 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Norway	2011-02-18 20:41 Post: #16 thica Wrote:Hello, just downloaded the package, but I can find the windows boot animation file. Are they not included? Hi there is no animation file. There is 105 animation fileS. The boot-altering-program needs to be pointed to the directory containing the bmp-files and the program then creates the animation. That's the way to do it
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donruss Junior Member Posts: 25 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-18 23:21 Post: #17 How do you power it back on with a remote? I have an acer ir sensor on my laptop and I have to power it on manually if I shut it down.
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twinflower Member Posts: 68 Joined: Mar 2010 Reputation: 0 Location: Norway	2011-02-18 23:43 Post: #18 i dont have a remote. i am planning on getting one though. I guess i find out by then. anyways, as you can see from the video, the htpc is very easy to reach to manually power on
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4public Junior Member Posts: 16 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-04-19 18:49 Post: #20 Is it possible to keep Windows Administrator account (with password access) ? I have 2 accounts - one for XBMC (restricted) and one for Administrator How will it work in your configuration?
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