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BootXP v2 Released! Posted on: 05/02/2002 02:15 PM A new version of Boot XP has been released: BootXP v2. What's New? 1.- Now you can use any size, any number of colors bitmaps and BootXPv2 will resize it and adjust color depth for use as boot screen. 2.- You can use up to 9 input formats for use as boot screen: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, PCX, TGA, TIF (Without LZW Compression), NTOSKRNL.EXE Files and ZIPPED NTOSKRNL.EXE files (Download it and drag 'n drop it in BootXP). 3.- Improved version detection code for security in horizontal progress bar position customization. 4.- Progress bar horizontal position customization can be enabled/disabled (disabled by default) to avoid B.S.D. (Blue Screen Of Death) problems. 5.- BOOT.INI edition rewritten, more safer and with the new option of delete undesired BOOT.INI Lines (like the backup lines). 6.- Alternate progress bar now will be saved for future uses, due to the useless of the alternate overlay, the option has been removed. 7.- Change boot logo automatically evertime windows starts it's reactivated and fully working, also you will see the next boot screen preview before boot. 8.- Added 3 sites more to see and download bootscreens. 9.- Added integration with BootXP.net, now you can query a list of boot screens from the BootXPv2 interface to see the new additions in BootXp.net without need to open you web explorer. 10.- If you are first time user, BootXPv2 will create a boot screens folder into your windows directory in the subfolder resources, avoiding some problems that can occurs using non-existing folders. 11.- BOOT.INI line backup it's created automatically for security. You can remove it later using the new option "Delete OS Line" 12.- Black palettes are automatically fixed with the palette contained in the NTOSKNRL. Due to this feature the button "Blank palette..." was removed. 13.- Full compatibility with Windows 2000 Server, a bug when adding boot screens in this Windows release was finally fixed. 14.- Previews now are 2 times faster due to code optimization. Download BootXP v2
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