PlissandrO Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Hey guys, i want to know if anyone knows how to make a video show up every time i start windows, just like the bunch of programs that start when Windows starts. I get this idea, long time ago, when i saw a modified windows that shows a video everytime it's get started, instead of a static image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 ummm, there is a folder called startup in your start menu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicoman Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I think he means replace the "Windows Is Starting" image with a vid if not, make a batchfile with like "mplayer vid.avi" and throw it in the startup folder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felony_destined Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 hmm.... I once awhile ago did a registry hack and replaced the windows title screen with my own custom made screen, but replacing it with a vid, well... not much experience there but I suppose anythings possible? good luck with this also try googling up that registry hack to change the picture and just try to replace it with the video file, but dont forget to back up incase something goes terribly wrong, I personally know an idiot who replaced explorer.exe with a keylogger *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Would it be possible though? It sounds like the OP wants to play a video before, or as, Windows loads. Without the OS, how would the software (to play the video) run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felony_destined Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 it sounds possible.... in theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm not certain but I think you can do it on some builds of Longhorn with a hack or two. AFAIK though you can't do it on XP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felony_destined Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 are you sure you kant do it on xp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l00kp Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hey guys, i want to know if anyone knows how to make a video show up every time i start windows, just like the bunch of programs that start when Windows starts. I get this idea, long time ago, when i saw a modified windows that shows a video everytime it's get started, instead of a static image You could create a dos batch file that runs vlc with the --fullscreen option. http://www.videolan.org/doc/play-howto/en/ch04.html#id291949 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhimself Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Are you talking about the Windows Start Orb - the thing that displays an animation of the Windows Orb before you can Log In? http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14855 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It can easly be done on Vista, this is due to Vista's start-screen already using a AVI file for the animation. Though as for XP, its not unless u replace the entire start-screen wif a new application, ive heard of it being tryed, never successful. XP uses a BMP for its title screen, and only supports BMP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Stress Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 hmm... I was thinking about this topic today and wondered... styleXP + somehow convert the video file to some type of .exe or create and .exe to call a video file? Been awhile since I've used it, but it changes all the themes, boot screen's, etc. but it uses .exe's so I don't see why it wouldn't work if we could use a video somehow from an .exe file. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 hmm... I was thinking about this topic today and wondered... styleXP + somehow convert the video file to some type of .exe or create and .exe to call a video file? Been awhile since I've used it, but it changes all the themes, boot screen's, etc. but it uses .exe's so I don't see why it wouldn't work if we could use a video somehow from an .exe file. Just a thought. Because the program that contains the boot screen is more than just a boot screen, it's the Windows kernel. Replace it and Windows will never boot. Ever. Even if you could replace it you wouldn't be able to use a Windows executable since Windows won't have booted yet. You can't use an MSDOS executable because MSDOS is emulated in Windows XP. You'd have to write the whole thing in ASM/C and it'd be a whole lot more trouble than you're asking for. Oh yeah, and even if you did create this program you'd still have no Windows, you'll have replaced the kernel with a video player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 not all that bd of a thing theres a site out there "tweek xp" it will let you change the boot img but it won't play a movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I've heard that Win98 and ME it was possable. A few years ago i saw it but i didn't save it as i wasent running those OS's. I will hunt the net to see if they have changed and made it possable for XP or above it would be nice to use a video from CNC tiberum sun when you first run the game i loved that video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sablefoxx Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 not all that bd of a thing theres a site out there "tweek xp" it will let you change the boot img but it won't play a movie Wincustomize.com has a nice little app to edit the WinXP/vista boot image, its call bootskin http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?libid=32 I use this as my boot image: http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?ski...32&libid=32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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