Evroyone!

Well, I Have A Windows98 SE Laptop (From Compaq ) And I Attached It's Logo.sys file...

As You Can See, IT'S ANIMATED!!! I Beleve I Have Seen That There Is Some Animation Code That Goes Into It?

I Have The GIMP, And I Wos Wondering If I Might Be Able To Use It To Get My Own Logo.sys File Animated...

thx in advance!!

Thanks

~Lion

Logo.zip

Just Needed To Track It...

~Lion

It's just palette animation. Nothing extraodinary. Just do a search for boot logo and you'll find more info.

Info about Win9x/ME animated boot logos:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.TXT

Scroll down to this section:

How to create animated/static Win9x/ME logos using 3rd party image tools:

http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/win95logo.html

CAUTION:

Do NOT modify ANY animated boot logo using MS Paint or ANY other 3rd party

graphic editor NOT supporting MS Windows bitmap animation palette, because

they will remove its animation code, converting it into a static one!

More techno details:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1167933,.asp

How does spinning BMP palette work:

http://www.qtam-computer.com/a_9808.html

Windows Logo Modding Guide:

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/guides/windows_logo_mod/

9x/ME logos [1 MB, ZIPped, some are animated]:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.ZIP

FYI:

95LOGOS.ZIP contains 95LOGOS.TXT [linked above].

HTH

Info about Win9x/ME animated boot logos:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.TXT

Scroll down to this section:

How to create animated/static Win9x/ME logos using 3rd party image tools:

http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/win95logo.html

CAUTION:

Do NOT modify ANY animated boot logo using MS Paint or ANY other 3rd party

graphic editor NOT supporting MS Windows bitmap animation palette, because

they will remove its animation code, converting it into a static one!

More techno details:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,,1167933,.asp

How does spinning BMP palette work:

http://www.qtam-computer.com/a_9808.html

Windows Logo Modding Guide:

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/guides/windows_logo_mod/

9x/ME logos [1 MB, ZIPped, some are animated]:

http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.ZIP

FYI:

95LOGOS.ZIP contains 95LOGOS.TXT [linked above].

HTH

Thanks

~Lion