Any way to change startup screen

[gold_sprinter]

Just wondering if the loader screen can be changed? I have used several ROMs and most come with different start-up screens. Is there a way to change them for a custom image?

[Red49er]

Easiest way I know of is to cook up a custom ROM using the PPCGeeks kitchen (ppckitchen.org). Lets you choose up to 3 boot splash images, and if you then flash a rom which doesn't have its own boot screens (I use JakDillard's roms), they won't be overwritten and you end up with a chef's rom with your custom splash.

[trehouse]

If you're talking about the animated startup Sprint screen I'm not sure. If you're talking about the green WM6 startup screen you can change the /windows file welcomehead.96.png with anything you want. There's a couple of really nice ones you can find if you do a search.

[kingabraham3]

to change sprint startup animation go to:
HKLM\Software\HTC\Startupanimation
and point "GIFFile" to a GIF amination of your preference.
or you can replace to file SPCS_Startup.gif located in \windows.

[gold_sprinter]

The screen I would like to change is the one that first pops up before the animation. It has the ROM version, and Radio version and other information on it. The picture I have right now is of a muppet. "And it says PPCGeeks and PPCKitchen.org Present", is there anyway to change that one? I am intrigued by the idea of creating my own ROM, but will my OS still work the same? Will I k still have the same OS just different ways of customizing? Or will I have to get a new OS? Sorry if I am not making sense, I currently have W6.1, GPS upgrade, google Maps, TomTom Navigator 6, and other good apps. How can I keep these apps while eliminating other ones. Also can I make a ROM that does all that while changing my Radio from 3.37 to 3.35? Sorry for all the questions but I figured I would ask in a single post rather that several

Thanx in advance