APOLLO Windows XP Embedded Quickstart Using the supplied Windows XP Embedded image
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By default, the logo is configured as a quick boot logo, which appears for a few
seconds as the APOLLO begins to boot. You can change the length of time for which
the logo appears on the screen by following these instructions:
1 Select Start → Control Panel → System → Advanced → Startup and Recovery
→ Settings → Edit.
The hidden system file boot.ini is displayed in Notepad for you to edit.
2 Change the last line to select the duration you want the boot logo to be displayed
on the screen, as follows:
• No boot logo. Windows XP Embedded boots without displaying a custom logo.
The BIOS screen is displayed then replaced by a quick progress bar across the
bottom of the screen, followed by the Starting Microsoft Windows screen. To
achieve this, type:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Embedded" /fastdetect
• Quick boot logo.
The custom logo is displayed briefly (for approximately 3
seconds) during start up, replacing the progress bar that appears between the
BIOS screen and the Microsoft Windows XP splash screen. To achieve this,
type:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Embedded" /fastdetect /bootlogo:boot.bmp
• Extended boot logo. The custom logo replaces the progress bar and the
Windows XP splash screen. It appears after the BIOS screen and stays until
the desktop and mouse cursor appear (approximately 30 seconds). If you
choose this logo, the image is static and there is no progress bar to indicate
that Windows is loading. We therefore recommend that you include some text
at the bottom of the image saying, for example, ‘Please wait…’. To achieve this,
type:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Embedded" /fastdetect /bootlogo:boot.bmp /noguiboot
3 When you have made your changes, click on File → Save.
When the APOLLO is next booted, the new boot logo settings will be used.
If you are using the Extended boot logo you may want your logo still to be displayed
once Windows has booted past the startup splash screen, and the mouse cursor has
appeared. Setting the following registry keys will keep it on the screen for longer and
set it as the default wallpaper:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\Windows\boot.bmp"
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\Windows\boot.bmp"
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