twtscat43

Join Date 01/2003

Booskins

Hi,Is anyone else having problems with the bootskins not downloading into the bootskins.It is going to the program file plus 2 other folders, and can't get the bootskin at all.Thanks

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Alternate Setting

Join Date 03/2004

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I'm running XP SP2 and I just test downloaded a recent bootskin - no problems - straight to my directory and opened up Bootskin to indicate it had imported succesfully.

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ey dude first you have to install the Bootskin program. then after downloading a bootskin extract it. then cut the main folder of the skin and transfer it to the skin folder of the Bootskin program...there then your good to go. remeber just transfer the file folder that contains the main files. all right!

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Koasati

Join Date 07/2001

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Try this... LINK

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How did you get the Bootskin program to run in XP SP2?? Everytime i try my computer refuses to start normal & i must shut down the Bootskin program in order to logon on my computer. Is there an updated version of the Boot program that will work with XP SP2???

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"Lady D" I run XP with SP2, and I have never seen any problems. I import and the boot-skin program opens to show the import was sucsessfull.No problems what so ever with boot or anything else

I havent any problems with anything after downloadeing SP2

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Strange then that i can't get it to work for me. I had no problems prior to XP SP2. Is there an upgrape version of the Boot program anyway? Would u mind telling me how exactly u get your Boot's to work?

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Koasati

Join Date 07/2001

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Did you disable BootSkin prior to installing SP2?

SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade your computer to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), when you restart your computer during the installation, the computer stops unexpectedly and you receive the following error message:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer...
Technical information:
*** STOP: 0x00000050 (0x905108010, 0x00000000, 0x80509443, 0x00000000)
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA
Note The four parameters in this error message may vary, depending on the cause of the Stop error.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if you use the BootSkin program from Stardock Corporation. The BootSkin program changes the appearance of the Microsoft Windows XP startup screen by using a startup screen driver. This driver may not load correctly during the installation of Windows XP SP2 when the computer first restarts. If you turn off the BootSkin program before you install Windows XP SP2, you can turn the program back on after you install Windows XP SP2.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, turn off BootSkin before you install Windows XP Service Pack 2.

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1st Thanks for helping me with this.

2nd i did install SP2 with the Boot program running at the time & now i was force to remove it from my computer competely. A shame i really prefer a different start-up then that stale Windows one. When i start the Boot program & logon off my computer,then i come back to restart i see the Boot Skin Then my screen goes pitch black & nothing happens No Logonscreen & or normal start. Then i force a hard reboot my computer tells me there a problem & now must be put in safe mode to correct start-up problem. I have to restart in safe mode & then remove all the Boot program. Then my computer start normal with WB,Icons full Odject Desktop & so on. I don't remember getting an error message? When i frist installed SP2.I did get my Boot Program from Stardock Corp. So i guess i just give up. No sense fighting the computer for one more cool feature. I'm just happy all my other WC (Odject Desktop,Cursor,WB,etc..,)programs run smoothly. Again Thanks for all your help

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Koasati

Join Date 07/2001

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You could try....... uninstall SP2 (Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs) > reboot > (confirm BootSkin is disabled/uninstalled) > install SP2 > reboot > enable/install BootSkin > reboot..... if it works,

...if it doesn't, you're no worse off than before.

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Thanks but i tried that too. I got the same results,so i guess i'll suffer without Bootskins.

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