Originally Posted by sonic393

you need a couple of things...

- first of all a graphics editor, but thats not the most hard thing to get hands on ;-) I suggest saving/converting the image to gif, to rule out errors, as the original images is also a gif...

- Second, you extract the contents of the VXX file (newest version is V28) to a folder on your hard drive.

- You download he navtweak2.2 program (links available across this website, older version also works)

- you find the file "navboot" (there's no extension, just navboot) and you open this file with the navtweak program.
(file location : V_2\RR\0101\BMWC01S\app_sw)

- if navtweak won't start, you need the GTK software, the links are also available on this site (do a search for "gtk") and copy the navtweak.exe file in de bin directory of the fresly installed gtk drectory.

- once opened, go to the second tab called "images" and browse down. You will see every image used in the BMW software on the map etc. The bootup image is located in the 'rombitmaps' tab, just below the main tabs, you can't miss it...

-simply rightclick on the line you want to change and select replace. select you own image, save the file and write the contents of the whole cd to a new blanc CD-R at very low speed (to minimize read errors , you definitely don't want those )

- go to your car, key in the ignition on the first position (when you can use the radio, but not all of the dashboard is lit up), insert the cd in the trunc

- wait and pray ;-) It hasn't gone wrong once so... the screen will tell you what to do, but mostly is says "wait" ;-)

Hope this helps.. any more questions? just ask