Windows XP loading screen / bootsplash?

Hello all,

I have a cool little project I'm doing for myself, I bought a ThinkPad T60 and I'm going to install Libreboot on it. I want it to be themed and look as close as possible to Windows XP. I plan on installing Trisquel and building Cinammon DE from source (they don't have it in the repositories), and then theming it from there. I'm wondering, can I change the bootsplash to the animated Windows XP loading screen?

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fl42v@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)
riodoro1@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Op, now you have to report with pictures.

gnutard@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

I will definitely come back with photos, I'm getting the Thinkpad on Friday or Saturday :-)

I'm also looking into customizing GRUB to look like this:

Edit: also planning on using this for my DE:

https://github.com/rozniak/xfce-winxp-tc

claymore@pawb.social · 2 pts · 2y

Plymouth would be what you're looking for. You'd have to find an XP theme or create one yourself.

Rustmilian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Heads up, check out this project. It's pretty simple and you might be able to help out too! https://github.com/rozniak/xfce-winxp-tc

gnutard@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I actually just tried installing it yesterday on Debian, I was able to build everything successfully, but I couldn't figure out how to actually apply the theme. Unfortunately, the developer hasn't written a guide for it yet. Would you be able to help me? Looking forward to your reply!

OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

It's a bit weird; it's not a theme, but an application. You have to run the programs it builds and add them to your startup (i.e. the WinXP taskbar, etc)

0x0@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y

This might help.