BootSkin 1.05a

3.8 out of 5 stars 3.8 (41 votes)

(April 23, 2004)

Windows 2000/2003/XP / Freeware / 18,166 downloads

Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens. Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens, this does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel, nor does it require the user to download replacement Windows XP kernels to do so.

This has 2 advantages: 1) Boot screens that use BootSkin are typically under 20K compared to other boot screen programs whose files are over 2 MEGABYTES. 2) There is no risk of having your system unable to boot due to a corrupted file or after applying a service pack.

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  1. 1 out of 5 stars
    httpd.confused

    Reviewing 1.05a (Dec 23, 2004)

    http://www.sysinternals....tw2k/info/bootini.shtml

    My rating isn't because there's a native way to replace the boot screen; it's because I hate Stardock and all the crap they puke out.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    styckx

    Reviewing 1.05 (Apr 25, 2004)

    Been using this since the beta releases, always worked flawlessly.

  3. 2 out of 5 stars
    CyberHobo

    Reviewing 1.05 (Apr 25, 2004)

    Will rate is a three (***) when it skins the shutdown screen as well. Anyway, my rigs so fast that I don't even see the boot screen. Cheerio!

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    madk0w

    Reviewing 1.05 (Apr 25, 2004)

    Alright, so i'm sorry i called some of you morons, i was just feeling pushed in a corner with comments that don't really seem to be justified in my eyes,... maybe you have troubles with the program, but i don't.. and i always have trouble with running programs but when they do run properly it's worth mentioning i guess..

    Anyway, it doesn't matter how much registry keys this program adds, as long as it doesn't hack up your kernel, so i don't know but i'd rather have my registry al hacked up than my kernel, cause some of those aren't system restorable..

    And another thing,.. it's not because one thinks that programs like bootskin aren't necessary that's it's worth to rate it so bad..

    Maybe you don't understand the meaning of this rate-thingie.. you rate the PROGRAM not your comment about those kinds of programs.. else you totaly skew the true rating.. function is what matters here..

    This program does it's job wel so i rate it 5.

  5. 1 out of 5 stars
    Orbit

    Reviewing 1.05 (Apr 25, 2004)

    How about we rename this to: Bootskin of Death ?
    Get it? For a program that isn't supposed to mess with your boot process if it doesn't work, just have to say, that's not true. If it doesn't work, you won't boot at all, in my experience. Just say no.

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