Those who have been following Into Windows for a long time might already know that the end user can’t change the awesome Windows 7 boot animation (boot logo) with a custom one. Read more about this at Engineering Windows 7 blog.

Now, a little over one year after the Windows 7 RTM build release, Jeff Bush has released a free tool that does the miracle with a click! Yes, you can now replace the Windows 7 boot animation with a custom one.

Windows 7 Boot Animation Updater is a small tool that allows you change boot animation and texts (Starting Windows and © Microsoft Corporation) in a jiffy.

Key features:

# Modifies the boot animation

# Modifies the boot text “Starting Windows” and “© Microsoft Corporation”

# Will compile the animation from 105 BMP, PNG, GIF, or TIFF images

# Does not require any other applications (like ImageX)

# Designed to be idiot-proof by having numerous checks

# Automatically backs up the modified winload.exe and bootres.dll

# Can be run as a GUI or command-line program

# Works for 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7

# Numerous other little things (e.g. forcing timestamps) to match the original

Visit the download page for detailed information on how to use this tool.

Note: This tool is still in Alpha stage. So, test this on your own risk!!

Download Windows 7 Boot Animation Updater