Monday, October 27, 2008

Unlock Vista’s Hidden Boot Screen


If you are sick of staring at the same old startup screen every time your Windows Vista PC churns into action, you are not alone. From now on you can unlock an alternative Vista boot screen with just a click of the mouse.

Windows Vista has a hidden boot screen that you can activate, and it’s totally different. Instead of the boring progress bar, you will see a soft aurora against a black background.

Click start, type msconfig in the search field, and press After you click through the UAC prompt, as system configuration window will open. Select the Boot Tab.

In the Boot Tab, check the box marked no GUI boot. Click Apply and then OK. Windows will prompt you to restart the PC, so click restart.

The next time your computer reboots, you will see the aurora screen with a black background and the text “Starting Windows Vista” at the bottom. If you decide to restore the original startup screen, just go back into the system configuration tool and uncheck the No GUI boot option.

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