Lokosis
26th May 2009, 05:27 PM
Just got my fiancee a new Polaris to replace her Elfin, and decided to give it a little more shine during the bootup process, here's my results.
Just sharing with the community as I think some people might want to use it themselves.
Her Polaris has 3 splashes before Windows appears (I know some may have 4) so that's what I focused on.
Screen 1: changed to a nicer splash I just whipped up in Photoshop.
Screen 2: left alone as the htc .gif is nice.
Screen 3: changed to a nicer 'Starting Windows' screen.
Procedure:
To change the 1st screen, just download 'Polaris Splash.zip' and run 'Polaris_CustomRUU.exe' which will apply the new Cruise logo. (make sure your phone is CID unlocked with HardSPL!) The image fits perfectly along with the System Info that displays in the bottom right corner during boot.
To change the 2nd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\animated.gif (I haven't included one as the default one is fine)
To change the 3rd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\welcomehead.96.png so all you have to do is download the image and copy/overwrite into your Windows folder on the Cruise.
Hope some enjoy the images, or at least use this guide to change their splashes to their own custom built screens. Enjoy.
EDIT: Added a YouTube video of the bootup -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2r2nlyeEkQ
Just sharing with the community as I think some people might want to use it themselves.
Her Polaris has 3 splashes before Windows appears (I know some may have 4) so that's what I focused on.
Screen 1: changed to a nicer splash I just whipped up in Photoshop.
Screen 2: left alone as the htc .gif is nice.
Screen 3: changed to a nicer 'Starting Windows' screen.
Procedure:
To change the 1st screen, just download 'Polaris Splash.zip' and run 'Polaris_CustomRUU.exe' which will apply the new Cruise logo. (make sure your phone is CID unlocked with HardSPL!) The image fits perfectly along with the System Info that displays in the bottom right corner during boot.
To change the 2nd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\animated.gif (I haven't included one as the default one is fine)
To change the 3rd screen, 99% of the time it is in WINDOWS\welcomehead.96.png so all you have to do is download the image and copy/overwrite into your Windows folder on the Cruise.
Hope some enjoy the images, or at least use this guide to change their splashes to their own custom built screens. Enjoy.
EDIT: Added a YouTube video of the bootup -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2r2nlyeEkQ