BootSkin 1.05A

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Okay, based on working with people who had problems with BootSkin 1.05, we have put out a version 1.05A. If you have previously had problems with BootSkin, please try this version and let us know if it solves your problems.

BootSkin is a program that safely lets you change your Windows XP boot screens. The problems we've been mentioning actually highlight BootSkin's safety -- no matter how badly a boot screen is made, you can always get back to Safe mode and recover. By contrast, other boot screen programs patch your Windows XP kernel and if something goes wrong there, well you can imagine. BootSkin doesn't modify any system files. Instead, it takes the form of a boot screen driver.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Never had BootSkin issues before, but this is working just fine including successful hibernation

XP Tablet Edition
Mobile Radeon 9000 on SiS Motherboard
P4 2.8Ghz Laptop
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I had no Bootskin problems, until I installed the new version. I had to boot in safe mode and turn it off. Installed an old one and it works just fine.

Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Works fine for me now Frogboy!

No hitches so far!

Thanks for the rapid response on an update, albeit v1.03 was working fine in the mean time!

Cheers!
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Randy, could you give us more details on your computer and email [email protected]?
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, both version 1.05 and 1.05a have the blue screen error 50 with my via chipset laptop that 1.0 had. 1.02 still works fine on my laptop - so whatever you guys did to fix it the first time, put it back in!
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Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just to say i installed V 1.05a till about 24H without troubles i got with 1.05
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi,
Could those of you having problems with this build try out http://storage.stardock.com/files/bootskin105b_test.exe and let us know how it works for you?
Thanks,
Ian
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Bootskin 1.05 and 1.05a doesn't work. 1.05 showed blank screen after displaying bootskin (have to restart) and 1.05a briefly displayed blue screen with error messages before rebooting.

Toshiba laptop Satellite 1800-814
256MB RAM
Trident CyberBlade XP Ai1 16MB Graphics Card

Now trying to see if 1.05b_test works....
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Sorry, 1.05b_test still doesn't work. I remember one of the older version used to work.

Forgot to mention, I'm running WindowsXP Pro SP1 with all latest updates and am not running hybernation (disabled).
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
none of them work for me either.

Windows XP home SP1
256MB RAM
Build 2600
nvidia GeForce4 MX420
Pentium 4 cpu. 2.40ghz.

If possible, can I get a link to 1.02 again...it worked fine.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Still not fixed for me
No version has worked since 1.01
1.02-1.04 died on a black screen
1.05 & 1.05a gives me a BSOD

Motherboard: MSI KT3Ultra2(MS-6308E) - (VIA KT333 based)
Display: nVidia Geforce 4 Ti 4200 - (PNY brand)
Sound: Creative Audigy Player
OS: Win XP Home

(On a side note it would be nice if the installer remembered the previous install location, instead of always offering the default)
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just one remark: i had to upgrade my PC's stuff in january with a new motherboard.
The old one was running a VIA chipset, the new one is an Intel chipset.
I kept the same graphic card with the same NVIDIA drivers.
With the old Motherboard card i had all kinds of strange troubles i couldn't define and locate with precision. No more troubles with the new one.
Maybe there's a link with Bootskin troubles and MotherBoard chipset ??
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I installed the new version 1.05A. I also had to boot in safe mode and turn it off. System loops during boot process by restarting the whole system again and again.
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Have tried 1.05, 1.05a and the 1.05b_test none of them seem to work, 1.05 gave me blue screen error and the other two just reboot the computer over and over.
Am running Windows XP home edition.
MSI Motherboard (MS-6390) - (VIA KM266)
AMD Athlon 2.4ghz processor
all previous versions worked fine
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I missed the b version posted here.. but I've now checked
Still blue screening
(IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL for reference)

Those stats again
Motherboard: MSI KT3Ultra2(MS-6308E) - (VIA KT333 based)
Display: nVidia Geforce 4 Ti 4200 - (PNY brand)
Sound: Creative Audigy Player
OS: Win XP Home
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My system seems to do the reboot loop also. I have a inspiron 8200 with a Ge Force 440 Go video board. Unsing Xp Pro. This all seem to start with the 1.05 Version. Is there a way I can redownload a earlier version? Hmmm is this damaging my system/boot secotr?
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No, this is not damaging your boot sector. In order to track down the problem we'll need a minidump of the blue screen. Minidumps are created in the windows\minidump directory each time the system blue screens(as long as they are configured to do so). To make sure you're creating minidumps, bring up the system control panel, advanced tab, and set the first combobox inside of "Write debugging information to "Small memory dump (64 KB)". Then when this file is generated, e-mail it to [email protected].
Thanks,
Ian
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I cant get this to work at all. Even in safe mode, it loads the bootskin and then gives me a critical error IRCQ NOT LESS OR EQUAL.

My system is:
Windows XP Pro. SP1
Pentium III 800
256 MB RAM
GeForce II MX 400
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
How do i remove this program. I cannot boot my computer AT ALL even in safe mode. It is tied in to the viaagp1.sys file. I dont know why you say its safe from boot errors when it is obviously not. Please, i need to know how to get this off, i cant boot in to windows so i cant use add/remove.

Im using windows 2000 sp1
athalon xp 1800 1.4gig
1024 ram
Geforce 5200 128meg
Asus motherboard using the VIA 4in1 driver.
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have the same problem a lot of people here are having: IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. Here's some of the Technical Information I was able to write down:
***STOP: 0x0000000A (0x805E61E6, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x805E61E6)

I don't know what all this means, but hopefully somebody does.

Here is what I'm using:
Windows XP Pro with All Updates
256 MB RAM
Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well I do not know if you still do technical support for bootskins or not. But here is my system information:
Sony Vaio PCV - RX540
Windows XP Home Edition 600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600)
256MB Ram
1.2 GHz
60 GB Memory
Award Software, Inc. ACPI BIOS Revision 1004LV, 2/26/2002
SMBIOS Version 2.3
x86 Family 6 Model 11 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~1202 Mhz Processor
Intel® 82815 Graphics Controller (4MB RAM)

I looked for the Windows\Minidump but no file was created after that blue screen showed up for that split second. Minidump is enabled but no file has been created.

The problem is the same with more than one computer of mine. This computer, listed above, is a 2000 model, I'm pretty sure. The other computer is a 2003 model. The thing is, when I set a boot skin, which ever it may be, the bootskin loads fine but then it, for a split second, shows the blue screen and restarts. After that restart, I have to press F10 and load it to "Previous known working settings". Anyway you can help?