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Thanks to everyone who took the time to send in feedback and bug reports.  I’ve updated Vista Boot Logo Generator to v1.1 which includes a couple of bug fixes and new features.

To anyone having problems with blank screens during boot, this should now be fixed.  Vista is quite picky about the format of your source BMPs, so the images are now being processed internally by the tool so that they behave.  You can now also drag and drop your images directly onto the application to save a few clicks.

You can download the latest version for Vista x86 RTM here:

Vista Boot Logo Generator v1.2 (BETA) (30th Jan 07 Updated version to 1.2)

I know a lot of people were disappointed by the lack of a decent boot logo in Vista, so I’ve thrown together a tool that should simplify the process of creating the new high resolution boot logos!

Your works of art need to be saved as 24-bit BMPs, and you’ll need to create them in two sizes: 800×600 and 1024×768.  On my machine the boot logo always defaults to 1024×768, but I assume the 800×600 version automatically kicks in if your graphics card is rubbish   Once you’ve selected your two images, just click File -> “Save Boot Screen File As…” and it will generate the logo file.  To make the logo come up during boot, you’ll need to copy the file to the following folder: 

%windir%\System32\en-US

You’ll also need to make sure the /NOGUIBOOT option is enabled in the MSCONFIG tool, otherwise you’ll only get the old 16 colour boot screen.  For full details, make sure you read the info during setup.

Download Vista Boot Logo Generator BETA 1.2

IMPORTANT: It’s still beta and there may be bugs so use at your own risk, and make sure you backup first!