September 18, 200421 yr Hey hey. J was just wondring does anyone know how to change the boot-skin on Windows 98 SE ?
September 18, 200421 yr Yep sure, it is not called skin (can't say why!) but boot logo or boot splash.It is a 256 colours bmp 320 pixels wide and 400 pixels high that is in the root directory under the name LOGO.SYS.A quick search on Google will give you hundreds of links, here is a short simple tutorial:http://www.spcug.org/reviews/vlba0010.htmPlease note that a copy of the splash screen is embedded in the hidden system file IO.SYS, if win 98 does not find a suitable LOGO.SYS file, it gets the image from within IO.SYS.The other two screens you can chsange are as follows:To change the shutdown graphic screen, you can substitute a 320x400 pixel bitmap of your choice (no other size will work). The files to replace reside in your Windows directory, and have the non-bmp names: "Please wait while Windows is shutting down" - logow.sys "It is now safe to shut off your computer" - logos.sys If you feel the above is too complicated, you could download the Logocycler (now FREEWARE) here:http://www.dementiasoftware.com/Or find here:http://www.kisser.net.au/tontodan/Newlogo.htmlmore info and linksjaclaz
September 21, 200421 yr Author I replaced the logo with my own image, but it still displays the Windows original one
September 21, 200421 yr Most probably your image is not in the right format:320x400 pixels B x H256 coloursBitmap formatit MUST be called LOGO.SYSit MUST be in C:\ NOT in C:\WINDOWS\To check if there is another problem, download a known working image, such as this one:http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/cheryl.day/files/bootlogo.zipand try it, if it works, then it is your image that does not conform to the above.jaclaz
September 22, 200421 yr Author I replaced the logos several times inm the right format. i even downloaded boot skin Bitmaps and logo.sys files, but when my Windows 98 starts, first thing it does is restore the original logo
September 23, 200421 yr when my Windows 98 starts, first thing it does is restore the original logoSorry, I don't get it:1) Your windows boots ONCE with modified LOGO, then on next boot restores original one?OR2) Your windows NEVER boots with modified LOGO?The only setting that you can check is that in your MSDOS.SYS there IS a lineLOGO=1(see here for reference:http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm)jaclaz
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