- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: February 02, 2006
- Total Downloads: 3,674,837
- Downloads last week: 5,647
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 248 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Are you tired of the drudgery that is your Windows start-up screen? This handy piece of freeware adds spice to your PC by letting you customize your Windows 2000/XP boot screen. At 871K, BootSkin is a quick, space-conscious download. It allows you to easily change your boot screen without patching the Windows XP kernel, keeping your system stable and the size of your skins manageable. The straightforward interface offers a couple of stock skins and allows you to import them from the Web and create your own. Although BootSkin is not brimming with features, it's still a nice way to add a personal touch to your PC.Publisher's description
From Stardock :Safely and easily change your Windows boot screen. It allows you to replace your Windows bootup screen with a screen you can download from Web sites such as WinCustomize.com or one you create yourself. It works on Windows 2000 and XP and replaces no system files.
Version 1.05a may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.8 stars out of 248 votes
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29 out of 37 people found this review helpful
Version: BootSkin 1.05a
"Tired of looking at that same old boot screen everyday?"
Pros: Finially,a easy way to customize your boot screen without having to replace any system files. You have plenty of boot screens to choose from or you can create your own!!I have about 7 to 10 different ones I like and they are set to load randomly.So every time I boot my PC I get a different boot screen!!! Pretty cool huh? I have no problem with compatibility with WinXP. It has a simple easy to use interface that everyone can figure out. A website(Stardock) that supplies you with endless possibilites for bootskins, wallpaper screensavers etc,etc.
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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Version: BootSkin 1.05a
"Install Once Then Uninstalled It Immediately"
Pros: Free
Cons: im not sure maybe conflict with my XP version...its kind of DOS messages appear without any boot skins at all, just direct to logon user page.
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9 out of 11 people found this review helpful
Version: BootSkin 1.05a
Pros: It's quite good, but a bit faulty.
Cons: It has a bit faulty skin -- the featured skin is faulty. When you boot up, it says: line 36 is not correct.
To fix this, press CTRL+ALT+DEL twice, then use NT Logon. When you get into windows, uninstall it.
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13 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Version: BootSkin 1.05a
Pros: NOTHING!
Cons: This program completely destroyed my computer! Safe? Yeah right! I just had to reformat my hardrive and now i am in the prosses of rebuilding! After i put a bootskin on my computer and restarted it windows said fatal error shuting down to protect files. I had to use my recovery disk to even get my compupter up and running and i will never get some priceless pictures back
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: BootSkin 1.05a
"YES! NO MORE BORING WINDOWS!"
Pros: Finally, a product that is stable, user friendly, and safe enough to use on your Windows based PC.
Cons: Nothing! This product is great.
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