[Stanislavs]

Hey hey. J was just wondring does anyone know how to change the boot-skin on Windows 98 SE ?

[jaclaz]

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...ws/vlba0010.htm

Please 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.ne...an/Newlogo.html

more info and links

jaclaz

[Stanislavs]

Thanks, ill try one of the links!

[Stanislavs]

I replaced the logo with my own image, but it still displays the Windows original one

[jaclaz]

Most probably your image is not in the right format:
320x400 pixels B x H
256 colours
Bitmap format
it MUST be called LOGO.SYS
it 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...es/bootlogo.zip
and try it, if it works, then it is your image that does not conform to the above.

jaclaz

[Stanislavs]

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

[jaclaz]

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when my Windows 98 starts, first thing it does is restore the original logo

Sorry, I don't get it:
1) Your windows boots ONCE with modified LOGO, then on next boot restores original one?

OR

2) Your windows NEVER boots with modified LOGO?

The only setting that you can check is that in your MSDOS.SYS there IS a line
LOGO=1
(see here for reference:http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm)

jaclaz

[buletov]

well it looks the nicest when you turn the logo actually off

[Stanislavs]

IT WORKS !!! Now where can i download goot boot skins?

[Stanislavs]

One bad question: Can i make more colors than 256

[buletov]

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One bad question: Can i make more colors than 256

no

[Stanislavs]

Just wondering- how many colors can you put in XP and 2000 ?