Is there an XP-like status bar to Windows 7 bootup?

[Master117]

I absolutely hate the Windows 7 pulsing flag loading screen. The pulsing flag is sometimes too subtle to indicate everything is loading properly. Sometimes the boot takes longer than normal and I cannot tell if the flag is pulsing or not, so at times I think the computer freezes at startup.

I was wondering if there are any themes that add an XP like scrolling status bar to the startup screen.

[kmlkmljkl]

Maybe something like bootskin by stardock. You can download bootscreens to be used with that program, and I think there is a XP like bootscreen for that

[duck]

Best way to do it: Do Startup Repair, it resets the boot screen to a vista one

Alternatively, install GRUB

[BmB]

Flag gives me a boner, how can you hate it?

[Thor667]

run > msconfig > boot tab> no gui boot

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=leach139;24103384]Best way to do it: Do Startup Repair, it resets the boot screen to a vista one

Alternatively, install GRUB[/QUOTE]

Not if there's nothing wrong.

[QUOTE=Thor667;24112977]run > msconfig > boot tab> no gui boot[/QUOTE]

That'll make it black.

The way to reenable the old Vista bootscreen is to run the following in an elevated command prompt:

bcdedit /deletevalue {current} locale

[ZekeTwo]

Does the flag really stop pulsing if something stalls? I assumed it just loaded an animation and played it regardless of what's happening behind the scenes.

[plazzydan]

[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;24119481]Does the flag really stop pulsing if something stalls? I assumed it just loaded an animation and played it regardless of what's happening behind the scenes.[/QUOTE]

well wouldn't it be like when the progress bar froze in older versions of windows, indicating that your computer froze?

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;24119481]Does the flag really stop pulsing if something stalls? I assumed it just loaded an animation and played it regardless of what's happening behind the scenes.[/QUOTE]

Yes.

[[EG] Pepper]

i want mine to be like the xp safemode boot screen, how can i do that?

[Panda X]

[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;24120765']i want mine to be like the xp safemode boot screen, how can i do that?[/QUOTE]

Since FP decided to delete my post here it is again:

Open MSConfig and under the boot tab and check OS boot information. I'm not entirely sure but I think that's the old SOS boot.

[Pixel Heart]

[QUOTE=Panda X;24136786]Open MSConfig and under the boot tab and check OS boot information. I'm not entirely sure but I think that's the old SOS boot.[/QUOTE]
Yes, verbose mode is great for troubleshooting.

[General Omega]

It only pulses once or twice for me so It does not stay on long enough for me to notice.

[[EG] Pepper]

[QUOTE=Panda X;24136786]Since FP decided to delete my post here it is again:

Open MSConfig and under the boot tab and check OS boot information. I'm not entirely sure but I think that's the old SOS boot.[/QUOTE]

thanks

[turb_]

I just leave my main screen off until I can see the mouse on my second screen.

I'm too terrified of the possibility of a BSOD :ohdear:

[Euphoracle]

Lol do you seriously look at it that long for it to annoy you? It's time to investigate a Solid State disk.

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;24421290]Wouldn't this make it boot faster?[/QUOTE]

No. Either way it still has to init the GPU driver which still takes as much as it did before. However it will seem like it's booting faster.

[Panda X]

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;24436514]Ah, well do you know of anything I could do to boot faster? Other than turning off useless startup services and programs.[/QUOTE]

SSD/Faster HDD.

[Mokkan13]

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;24436514]Ah, well do you know of anything I could do to boot faster? Other than turning off useless startup services and programs.[/QUOTE]

SSD's are always good
Upgrade
Run less crap at start up

There's the only options I can think of.