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Steven Wabik - 24 Oct 2007 23:10 GMT

you know how when you go under "system properties" and you see the OEM logo?
there is the Windows logo as well, i was wondering if there was any way to
change the windows logo under "system properties"? i just dislike the
windows XP logo and want to replace it with the Windows 9.x or windows 2000
logo.

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Uncle Grumpy - 24 Oct 2007 23:42 GMT

>i just dislike the windows XP logo and want to replace it with the Windows
> 9.x or windows 2000 logo.

You are a self-absorbed a.shole who wants to tie up a newsgroup with
your personal preferences when there are folks here with REAL
problems.

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mhc - 25 Oct 2007 01:32 GMT

> you know how when you go under "system properties" and you see the OEM logo?
> there is the Windows logo as well, i was wondering if there was any way to
> change the windows logo under "system properties"? i just dislike the
> windows XP logo and want to replace it with the Windows 9.x or windows 2000
> logo.

You can accomplish this with a resource editor, but be forewarned, incorrectly
modifying Windows system files can be disastrous to the health of your computer.

If you want to continue, you can download a very good resource editor at:

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker

The file you will need to edit is SYSDM.CPL

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Steven Wabik - 25 Oct 2007 02:54 GMT

well, thanks for the editor, but for some odd reason its not updating the
file for some reason like it is supposed to. any ideas on how to get it to
work?

>> you know how when you go under "system properties" and you see the OEM
>> logo? there is the Windows logo as well, i was wondering if there was any
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>
> The file you will need to edit is SYSDM.CPL

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ManyBeers - 25 Oct 2007 05:11 GMT

> well, thanks for the editor, but for some odd reason its not updating the
> file for some reason like it is supposed to. any ideas on how to get it to
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> >
> > The file you will need to edit is SYSDM.CPL

Not saying guys here don't know what their doing because they do, but this
site..
http://www.neowin.net/ is very much into customizing Windows and have lots
of guys there who spend hours customizing their boxes. If you go ther join
the forums and you would put this particular query in the Customizing Windows
XP forum.I learned pretty much the same thing you are asking at
Neowin...http://img3.freeimagehosting.net/image.php?98088ec310.jpg.... where
it says Marks Compuer it used to say Sony Computers.

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mhc - 25 Oct 2007 06:41 GMT

> well, thanks for the editor, but for some odd reason its not updating the
> file for some reason like it is supposed to. any ideas on how to get it to
> work?

You will need to temporarily disable Windows File Protection. The easiest way to
do this is to stop the Cryptographic Services service. After doing this, when
you save the edited file with ResHacker, you may get an ominous warning from
Windows about modifying a system file -- select the options that allow you to
keep the edited file intact. Once you verify SYSDM.CPL works as you want, put a
copy of the edited file in the windows\system32\dllcache directory so Windows
File Protection will not overwrite it in the future. You can then restart
Cryptographic Services to re-enable Windows File Protection.

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Steven Wabik - 25 Oct 2007 21:54 GMT

disabling windows file protection in the way you are telling me to is still
not helping me in editing the file. whenever i edit the file, the
modifications never get saved for some reason. if i save the file to the
destop the changes get saved, overwise the changes do not. i did put the
changed file in the dllcache like u said to, but it is not working. any
other ideas? and that warning that u told me about never came up. am i doing
something wrong?

>> well, thanks for the editor, but for some odd reason its not updating the
>> file for some reason like it is supposed to. any ideas on how to get it
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> overwrite it in the future. You can then restart Cryptographic Services to
> re-enable Windows File Protection.

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