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Post October 24th, 2003, 8:16 pm

I want to change the windows logo screen but my computer dose not have logo.sys but has logos.sys and logow.sys and my computer starts with the windows logo screen. can any tell what other file the logo screen file name might be. Please and thank you.
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Post October 24th, 2003, 8:16 pm

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Post October 24th, 2003, 8:28 pm

I know there is a way to change the logo in paint, but can't locate the process, but if you want to nix the logo entirely make msdos.sys writeable, (i.e. uncheck read only pull it up in Notepad, then add logo=0 under "options" in msdos.sys and save it as such) that will nix the MS logo on boot.
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Post October 24th, 2003, 8:37 pm

Found it:

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Change windows logo (9x)
Win9x logo files must be 400x320 - 256 colors bitmaps. When viewed during startup, Windows stretches them to 640x480, so keep that in mind if you're designing your own logos, else it will throw the aspect ratio off. The default image is in io.sys.
The startup logo file (logo.sys) goes in the root directory. If your drive is compressed, logo.sys needs to be placed on the host drive.

The shutdown logo files go in the windows directory:

- The Please Wait logo is in logow.sys
- The Shutdown logo is in logos.sys

(this quote was edited somewhat. The original sizes just didn't look right. I'm pretty confident these sizes/ratios are correct)


This should give you roughly 14,000 other ideas:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=U ... q=logo.sys

Google search = logo.sys
You could probably search for io.sys and get good results as well.

Although the design and host sucks, here's a page that explains things pretty well:
http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/logos/logos.html
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Post October 24th, 2003, 9:45 pm

I found io.sys and can't open it mspaint. can you help me
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Post October 24th, 2003, 9:53 pm

Don't try to open it. Just create a new bitmap image and save it as io.sys given the size parameters listed above. Be sure to rename io.sys to io.sys.bak or io.sys.old in Windows Explorer prior so you can restore it if needed. Be sure to save the new image in the size and 256 colors as noted.

If you really want your own image, ignore my prior thoughts about nixing the Windows logo, or use it, but insteaad of logo=0, it would be logo=1
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:02 pm

ATNO/TW wrote:
Found it:

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Change windows logo (9x)
Win9x logo files must be 400x320 - 256 colors bitmaps. When viewed during startup, Windows stretches them to 640x480,




320x400 :D that makes it that much better. I was successful in changing the exiting window but not the startup logo. Have no fear I will keep on tring to change it thou :twisted:
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:11 pm

I wouldn't change the IO.SYS file now I have a "Invalid system disk" error message :evil: I have to dig out my boot floppy now
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:18 pm

It's a good thing I'm running a desktops with win2k, XP, 98sec and a laptop with 98sec or I might have been in trouble. Did I metion the desktops are all seperate machines connected thru a network and a KVM switch isn't technology wonderfull :D
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:19 pm

*lol Modern destroyer. I've done it and it works. You don't change the file, you just replace it!. But as I said earlier, make sure to backup up the originals by renaming them so you can replace them. Besides, I always assumed the "invalid system disk" error message was the one you get when you inadvertantly left a floppy in your A:\ drive when rebooting! *lol
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:23 pm

luckly I did make a backup, and the system I was using doesn't normally have a floppy drive attached :twisted: , but even creating a new file caused the invaild disk error, I booted from a floppy and now correcting the file back to the original :D
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:29 pm

You must have done something wrong. I guarantee you this can be done. For a long time when I was first learning, I switched that stupid gates logo to my own by the method I described above. I think I got the instructions correct, but if not the google searches should provide enough info to correct errors, but I promise you this does work and can be done.
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:39 pm

I think I got the right combo for the startup and shutdown, change the msdos.sys file logo=1 with the logo.sys file in the root directory. That worked but the IO.sys one wouldn't let it boot correctly :D thanks for the help ATNO/TW I no longer have to watch billy gates blue clouds of death and destruction that has invaded the worlds computers :twisted: :shock: I know I'm going to get one of those :roll: :lol:
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Post October 24th, 2003, 10:54 pm

Yep -- first thing I do after reinstalling Win98se is nix that friggin' logo.

I'm still working on the alternate logo thing. I've reformatted my computer a coule dozen times since I did that and lost all my bookmarks. I'm still looking for the complete instructions.
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Post October 24th, 2003, 11:14 pm

OK -- I think this helps clear it up:

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... 80103.html (please excuse the geo ads - it's not my fault!)

It is logo.sys, not io.sys (my apologies for the probs ModernDestoyer)

The author of the above link describes how to do the task in DOS, but I did it in Windows entirely, and I know it can be done in Windows. Aaaargh! I'll find it.
(I did have my dimensions backwards. - this link has the correct dimensions)
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Post October 24th, 2003, 11:19 pm

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Don't try to open it. Just create a new bitmap image and save it as io.sys given the size parameters listed above. Be sure to rename io.sys to io.sys.bak or io.sys.old in Windows Explorer prior so you can restore it if needed. Be sure to save the new image in the size and 256 colors as noted.

If you really want your own image, ignore my prior thoughts about nixing the Windows logo, or use it, but insteaad of logo=0, it would be logo=1


it dose not work I went because it says it i can not access it.
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