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<adsense>google_ad_client = "pub-8985991044604293"; google_ad_slot = "2246077442"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_color_border = "000000"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "3D81EE"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "3D81EE";</adsense> [[Image:Vista.png|frame|change logon wallpaper]] Version: '''1.2.2'''<br> Difficult level: '''4'''/5<br> Status: Tested and working ==Introduction== To change the logon wallpaper in windows XP was fairly easy, all you need to do is to specify in the registry the path to the wallpaper.<br> '''HKEY USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\wallpaper'''<br> In Windows Vista it is not that simple, the logon wallpapers are in a dll file (''c:\windows\system32\imageres.dll'') and that file needs to be modified.<br> ''I'm unsure if that is a legal action to edit this file, so only do this KB if you are sure it is legal and does follow the EULA.''<br> Remember, you do this on your own risk. ==Edit imageres.dll== To change logon wallpaper editing '''imageres.dll''' is needed.<br> Download the following program: http://www.soft32.com/Download/Free/Resource_Hacker_340/4-3568-1.html - Resource Hacker<br> Extract it and run '''ResHacker.exe'''<br> [[Image:Vista-kb8-ResourceHacker1.png]]<br> <br> Go '''File''' -> '''Open'''<br> browse to '''c:\windows\system32\imageres.dll''' and ''open'' it.<br> [[Image:Vista-kb8-ResourceHacker2.png]]<br> <br> Now browse under '''IMAGE''' -> '''50'''xx -> '''1033'''<br> where 1033 is language English, if you use another language you have another language code here.<br> '''50'''xx is different resolutions, here is the list<br> 5031 => 1280x1024<br> 5032 => 1280x960<br> 5033 => 1024x768<br> 5034 => 1600x1200<br> 5035 => 1440x900<br> 5036 => 1920x1200<br> 5037 => 1280x768<br> 5038 => 1360x768<br> 5039 => 1024x1280<br> 5040 => 960x1280<br> 5041 => 900x1440<br> 5042 => 768x1280<br> 5043 => 768x1360<br> <br> ''Right click'' on 1033 and chose '''Replace Resource...'''.<br> [[Image:Vista-kb8-ResourceHacker3.png]]<br> <br> Here click on ''Open file with new resource...'' button and browse your wallpaper file of choice.<br> Then enter the following<br> Resource Type = '''IMAGE'''<br> Resource Name = '''5031'''<br> Resource Language = '''1033'''<br> values ''5031'' and ''1033'' variates depending on image and language.<br> [[Image:Vista-kb8-ResourceHacker4.png]]<br> <br> Press '''Replace''' button.<br> Repeat the process above for all '''50'''xx images you want to change.<br> When finished go '''File''' -> '''Save as...''' and save the file as imageres.dll in a location for example ''Documents''. ==Install imageres.dll== Default local admin has only '''read''' permission on ''c:\windows\system32\'''imageres.dll''''' and owner is trusted installation. Take ownership of the file and rename the current ''c:\windows\system32\'''imageres.dll''''' to ''c:\windows\system32\'''imageres_original.dll'''''.<br> Copy your modified '''imageres.dll''' into ''c:\windows\system32\''.<br> Finished, log off to verify that the look is as expected. ==Think about== Think about if you only change the background to not have it to light/white since the logon text and boxes are white it makes it harder to read.

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