Is near an uncomplicated means of access to install these, preferably virus-free, spam-free, and free-ware with the sole purpose?
Answers: You might want to pinch a look at a free utility call BootSkin. It's available for download from download.com and softpedia.com:
http://www.download.com/BootSkin/3000-21...
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-Enh...
This article give a bit more information in the order of shifting the boot peak.
http://www.theeldergeek.com/boot_logo_01...
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