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@ECHO OFFtitle Custom Theme Application:: Get Admin Privs:————————————-at > nulif ‘%errorlevel%’ NEQ ’0′ (  goto UACPrompt) else ( goto gotAdmin ):UACPrompt    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^(“Shell.Application”^) > “%temp%getadmin.vbs”    echo UAC.ShellExecute “%~s0″, “”, “”, “runas”, 1 >> “%temp%getadmin.vbs”    “%temp%getadmin.vbs”    exit /B:gotAdmin    if exist “%temp%getadmin.vbs” ( del “%temp%getadmin.vbs” )    pushd “%CD%”    CD /D “%~dp0″:————————————–reg QUERY “HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion” /v “ProductName” | findstr /i “7″ >nulif “%ProgramFiles(x86)%XXX”==”XXX” (goto X32set ProgRoot=”%ProgramFiles%”) else (set ProgRoot=”%ProgramFiles(x86)%”goto X64)for /f “delims=” %%a in (%ProgRoot%) do set ProgRoot=%%~aecho %ProgRoot%:——————————————:X32takeown /f %WinDir%system32oobeInfobackgroundsicacls %WinDir%system32oobeInfobackgrounds /grant administrators:F /t COPY “%~dp0LogonScreen*.*” “%windir%system32oobeInfobackgrounds*.*” /yreg add HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackground /v OEMBackground /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /freg add HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem /v UseOEMBackground /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fCLSgoto end:::X64takeown /f %WinDir%system32oobeInfobackgroundsicacls %WinDir%system32oobeInfobackgrounds /grant administrators:F /t COPY “%~dp0LogonScreen*.*” “%windir%system32oobeInfobackgrounds*.*” /yreg add HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackground /v OEMBackground /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /freg add HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsSystem /v UseOEMBackground /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /fCLSgoto end:endpopdEcho Done Enjoy You New Lookpauseexit

Turning Redirection Off in TC 7.0

TC 7.0 introduced a new experimental wincmd.ini key (the [Configuration] section):

x64DisableRedirection

If it is set to 1, TC turns the system redirection off, but it turns
it on temporarily when a plugin is loaded, so that it could load all the
necessary 32-bit DLLs.

In 32bit applications (like Total commander, for instance), the %windir%system32 is mapped to the %windir%systemWOW64 folder and your changes will have no effect.

Here’s a re-cap with some relevant information…

Your custom background must be the image file in the following path on your computer:
%windir%System32oobeinfobackgroundsbackgroundDefault.jpg
       (%windir% is “C:Windows” for most systems)

If you have trouble copying your file to the folder listed above, or if
you don’t have the “oobe” folder inside your “System32″ folder, try
launching Windows Explorer as an administrator:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > right-click Windows Explorer click  “Run as Administrator”

You can also upload images for different screen resolution so that the picture looks better when stretched to fit the screen.  A common example would be the background on  an additional monitor or HDTV connected to your computer.  These pictures would must be in the directory above but would be named with one of the above listed resolutions, like “background1920x1200.jpg”
You don’t need to include the images with custom resolution but having the option is very cool!

Your custom login/welcome screen won’t be enabled unless the following registry key exists with a value of 1 (or more).
Accessories HKLMSoftwareMirocoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackgroundOEMBackground

You can add/modify the key using the methods below:
The following command should work from an Administrator command prompt:

REG ADD HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackground /v OEMBackground /d 00000001

Or save the following text as a .reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionAuthenticationLogonUIBackground]
“OEMBackground”=dword:00000001Thanks again for the post!Cheers, BZ

If you want to copy your custom background to the %windir%System32oobeinfo folder, I would recommend opining Windows Explorer as an Administrator (right-click, “Run as Administrator”) then drag and drop your file to the correct folder.

If you do or already have disabled UAC, then you might want to re-enable it or re-adjust your settings.  An easy way to get there is: Control Panel > “Getting Started” > “Choose when to be notified about changes to your computer”