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Edited by Cipher_nemo, Tek_Freek, Ben Rubenstein, Will and 8 others

Having trouble changing your boot screen? This is the easiest way to do it.

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Edit Steps

  1. 1
    Visit Stardock and click on downloads.
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  2. 2
    Find BootSkin and click on the download button. The link will take you to Download.com.
  3. 3
    Click on download and save the file.
  4. 4
    Find the file and run it. After it installs, the folder containing the program will open.
  5. 5
    Click on the BootSkin shortcut to open the program. When the program opens you will see the boot screen you are using now, a link to an online library, and a preview of the sample screens.
  6. 6
    Click on Apply to use the screen.
  7. 7
    Click on the screen you want after you select Browse boot screen library. On the resulting page, click on download. You will be taken to yet another page where you will again have to click on download. This opens a dialog box.
  8. 8
    Use the default "Stardock BootSkin (default). This will load the skin you've chosen into BootSkin where you can preview it or apply it to your computer.
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Edit Tips

  • Keep tweaking.
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Edit Warnings

  • This might make your PC a little slow.

Edit Things You'll Need

  • Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4.

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Categories: Hacks

Recent edits by: BR, BrianFSU, Sarah Eliza

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