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Change default boot screen in Vista

Oct 17, 2010·Dustin

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Microsoft’s dull boot screen with just the progess bar can be replaced in just a few easy steps.

For a quick and easy way to change your boot up screen to something a little better than the default progress bar, follow these few easy steps. This will give you the better looking Aura boot screen.

1. Go to the Start Orb, type “MSCONFIG”, without quotes, and press enter. Click on the “Boot” tab.

2. Check the “No GUI Boot” box. Click “Ok”.

3. Reboot to see the new boot screen.

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Dustin is the founder and head editor of MSTechpages. He started the site to help other users of Windows. He has been very active with helping others throughout the years, from USENET to Microsoft Answers to the latest Microsoft Communities as well as other internet forums such as Reddit. He is a Sr. System Administrator, holds several industry certifications and degrees.

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