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Select Load boot screen from a file.
An Explorer window opens and you can select any given file on your computer. The following formats
are supported:
Type
File extensions
Description
TuneUp boot
screen
.TBS
The individual format of AVG Styler
Stardock
Bootskin
.BOOTKSKIN
The format of many boot screens on websites such as www.
wincustomize.com
Images
.BMP; .PNG; .
GIF; .JPG; .
JPEG
If you select an image in one of these formats, the Create boot screen
dialog is automatically called up with this image, allowing you to make
additional adjustments.
Ntoskrnl.exe
files
.EXE
The system core of Windows XP, in which a boot screen was
incorporated. AVG Styler
Select a new boot screen and give it a name under which it will appear in the list of AVG Styler.
You can also enter the name of an author. The newly added boot screen now appears in the list. You can add
additional boot screens.
Creating your Own Boot Screen
Under Boot screens click Create new.
A wizard appears with which you can search for and adapt an image. You can select an image on your
computer or on an external storage device.
You also have the option of first transferring an image from a camera or scanner or starting a Google™
image search directly from AVG Styler. In both cases, you save the required image to a location that
you can easily find again and click on Search local drives to load the saved image.
Optimizing the appearance of your new image:
Please note that the available alignment options are only effective if the image is not yet the correct size
for a boot screen (640 x 480 pixels). Under Background, you can specify the color to be used for areas
not covered by your image.
For technical reasons, this includes the background of the progress bar. You can also set position,
foreground color and edge color to suit your individual taste. Position the progress bar at a location that