Windows 7 OOBE Folder

[jshhndsd]

Hi Guys,

 

I am trying to change the default logon screen for Win 7 and have gone through the usual process of enabling the appropriate registry key. However, when i need to access the OOBE folder on my 64 bit system under the System32 folder in my C drive, the folder is not there. There is one however available in SysWOW64 that contains a 'en-US' folder, a 'background.bmp' file and a 'cmisetup.dll' application extension file. I am interested to know if this is the same as the one that should be found in the System32 folder? If it is not, am i able to download the correct folder and copy it to my system? I have also gone through the process of creating an info>backgrounds folder and renaming my image to backgroundDefault.jpg. The logon screen however remains the same with the default image.

 

I would be grateful for a solution.

 

Thank you.

[TheKDub]

http://www.techspot.com/guides/224-change-logon-screen-windows7/

 

That tutorial should work, I've used it in the past without problem. C:\Windows\System32\oobe

[jshhndsd]

15 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

http://www.techspot.com/guides/224-change-logon-screen-windows7/

 

That tutorial should work, I've used it in the past without problem. C:\Windows\System32\oobe

Thank you for your reply. My problem however lies in locating the OOBE folder within the System32 folder which does not exist. How is the SysWOW64 folder that has the OOBE folder in it different from the System32 one?

[TheKDub]

13 minutes ago, jshhndsd said:

Thank you for your reply. My problem however lies in locating the OOBE folder within the System32 folder which does not exist. How is the SysWOW64 folder that has the OOBE folder in it different from the System32 one?

 

Try copy and pasting this into run (win key + R): %WINDIR%\System32\oobe

 

The folder should have been created when windows was installed as it's a system folder.

[jshhndsd]

Just now, TheKDub said:

 

Try copy and pasting this into run (win key + R): %WINDIR%\System32\oobe

Still won't find it. Keeps throwing back an error. Is it possible to download the folder from somewhere?

[TheKDub]

2 minutes ago, jshhndsd said:

Still won't find it. Keeps throwing back an error. Is it possible to download the folder from somewhere?

Perhaps just try the background change with the SysWOW64 oobe folder?

 

If that doesn't work, the tutorial I linked has alternate methods with 3rd party software that you could try.

 

Might just have to manually make the oobe folder in system32 if the SysWOW64 oobe folder doesn't do it.

[jshhndsd]

1 minute ago, TheKDub said:

Perhaps just try the background change with the SysWOW64 oobe folder?

 

If that doesn't work, the tutorial I linked has alternate methods with 3rd party software that you could try.

 

Might just have to manually make the oobe folder in system32 if the SysWOW64 oobe folder doesn't do it.

Thanks. Any idea how to manually make it? Does it just include the files I listed in my question that I found in the SysWOW64 folder?

[TheKDub]

2 minutes ago, jshhndsd said:

Thanks. Any idea how to manually make it? Does it just include the files I listed in my question that I found in the SysWOW64 folder?

I'd just make a new folder, then make a folder within system32/oobe named info, then within system32/oobe/info create a folder named backgrounds, and then put your desired background in that folder.

[jshhndsd]

5 minutes ago, TheKDub said:

I'd just make a new folder, then make a folder within system32/oobe named info, then within system32/oobe/info create a folder named backgrounds, and then put your desired background in that folder.

My concern was that there may be other essential parts that are suppose to be part of that folder that make the whole thing work. If that isn't the case, I will give it a try.