Starting up screens

The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic isn't
it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen with an
animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going backwards
and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get into the
desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more exciting
screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic' name from I
wonder?

Andy.

Hello Andy,

This is the behaviour in all flavours of Windows Vista and not just Windows Vista Home Basic.

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"Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message news:eqe1nl$dlu$1@news.datemas.de...
> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic isn't it. Very minimalistic
> For a while you just have a black screen with an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen
> and blocks going backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get into the
> desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more exciting screens when starting up
> or is this where it gets its 'basic' name from I wonder?
>
> Andy.
>
>
>

"Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote

> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic
> isn't it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen with
> an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going
> backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get
> into the desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more
> exciting screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic'
> name from I wonder?

It's like that in all versions. They removed the splash screen to save a
bit of time on the startup. Did you buy it to have a fancy splash screen?

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"Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic
> isn't it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen with
> an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going
> backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get
> into the desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more
> exciting screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic'
> name from I wonder?


It's not really any different in Ultimate.
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"Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote
>
>> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic
>> isn't it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen with
>> an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going
>> backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get
>> into the desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more
>> exciting screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic'
>> name from I wonder?
>
> It's like that in all versions. They removed the splash screen to save a
> bit of time on the startup. Did you buy it to have a fancy splash screen?
>
> --
> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

I didn't buy it! - I was working on it though. How much time did it save
then? - and yes I want a fancy splash screen please :-)

"Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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> "Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:uVMf7mySHHA.2228@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote
>>
>>> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic
>>> isn't it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen
>>> with an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going
>>> backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get
>>> into the desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more
>>> exciting screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic'
>>> name from I wonder?
>>
>> It's like that in all versions. They removed the splash screen to save a
>> bit of time on the startup. Did you buy it to have a fancy splash
>> screen?
>>
>> --
>> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
>
> I didn't buy it! - I was working on it though. How much time did it save
> then? - and yes I want a fancy splash screen please :-)
>


I wouldn't have even minded it they put the words 'Starting up Windows Vista
Basic Home' above the scrolling bar or 'please wait whilst I am starting' or
something lie that. Its those little things in life that make a difference!
:-)

"Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote in message
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> "Rock" <rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:uVMf7mySHHA.2228@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> "Andy" <andy@indigo.ie> wrote
>>
>>> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic
>>> isn't it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen
>>> with an animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going
>>> backwards and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get
>>> into the desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more
>>> exciting screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic'
>>> name from I wonder?
>>
>> It's like that in all versions. They removed the splash screen to save a
>> bit of time on the startup. Did you buy it to have a fancy splash
>> screen?

> I didn't buy it! - I was working on it though. How much time did it save
> then? - and yes I want a fancy splash screen please :-)


Just a matter of seconds. Sorry no fancy splash.

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In article <eqe1nl$dlu$1@news.datemas.de>, andy@indigo.ie says...
> The starting up screens are a bit naff on the Windows Vista Home Basic isn't
> it. Very minimalistic For a while you just have a black screen with an
> animated bar at the bottom middle of the screen and blocks going backwards
> and forwards with Microsoft written underneath until you get into the
> desktop. Come on Microsoft could you have not come up with more exciting
> screens when starting up or is this where it gets its 'basic' name from I
> wonder?
>
> Andy.
>
>
>
>
This is what you want:
BootSkin Vista
LogonStudio Vista

http://www.wincustomize.com/articles...142507#1113713
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"GSi-R" <GSi-R.33fr91@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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> Im having problems finding a bootskin to work with Vista. Anyone got
> any recommendations please?
>
>
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> GSi-R