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Downloaded from [1.05 MB]:
http://www.mdgx.com/files/95LOGOS.ZIP
95LOGOS ReadMe Guide (this text file):
http://www.mdgx.com/files/95logos.php
LOGO.SYS + 95LOGOS.TXT (this text file = as NEWLOGO.TXT) are also part of
W95-11D.EXE:
http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm
My files are ALL FREEware SOLELY for PROFIT-FREE use:
http://www.mdgx.com/mustread.htm
Please visit my web site for more WinDOwS İTricks, Secrets, BUGs + Fixes:
http://www.mdgx.com/

All BitMaPs (.BMP extension) + LOGO.SYS included here (320x400 pixels, 4-bit,
256 colors, RGB encoded) can be used as your Windows 95/98/ME start-up,
wait-to-shut-down and/or shut-down logos.
Enjoy.


95LOGOS.TXT contents:

SHOWLOGO + LOGOS LIST
HOW TO CREATE, EDIT + CHANGE WINDOWS 95/98/ME LOGOS GUIDE
WRAP-UP
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			     SHOWLOGO + LOGOS LIST



* SHOWLOGO.COM [freeware] is a 16-bit DOS based tool used to display the
Windows 95/98/ME boot logo [usually found as C:\LOGO.SYS] by DuckGroup:
http://members.aol.com/duckgroup/
Use it from a Windows based DOS session/box/window:

SHOWLOGO

SHOWLOGO.ASM [fair use] is the SHOWLOGO.COM source code.

* AXSPEED.BMP, MDGX.BMP + CODEFUSE.BMP (animated) logos are freely distributed
original artwork by Conny:
http://connect.to/conny/
creator of MDGx Logos:
http://www.mdgx.com/logo.htm
You'll find other cool computer generated JPG images at Conny's excellent web
site.

* 98SE.BMP, 98SESP2.BMP, 98SE2ME2.BMP, 98SESP22.BMP, 98SE2ME.BMP +
98SE2ME3.BMP are freely distributed Windows animated logos (Microsoft) by
Excalibur007:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46349&st=126
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46349&st=242
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46349&st=243
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=46349&st=256
98SE2ME.BMP is the official 98SE2ME Killer Replacements: ME -> 98 SE logo:
http://www.mdgx.com/98-5.htm#KRM9S
98SESP2.BMP is the official Windows 98 SE Service Pack 2 (SP2) logo:
http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

* BLUEWIN.BMP Blue Windows (Microsoft) is freely distributed animated logo [18
KB]:
http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/logos/zips/0047bluewinlogo.zip
by Lesa Motz:
http://www.motzgraphics.com/

* 98SE2XP.BMP, 98SE2XPS.BMP + 98SE2XPW.BMP Windows XP (Microsoft) are freely
distributed animated logos by no1none:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=84886&st=93

* ORB95.BMP, ORB95S.BMP + ORB95W.BMP Windows Vista Orb (Microsoft) are freely
distributed animated logos by DuckGroup:
http://members.aol.com/duckgroup/

* XPLOGO.BMP Windows XP (Microsoft) is freely distributed animated logo by
swgreed:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=58401

* XP.BMP Windows XP (Microsoft) is freely distributed animated logo by miko:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=38262

* 98SEXP.BMP, 98SEXPS.BMP, 98SEXPW.BMP, ME2XP.BMP, ME2XPS.BMP + ME2XPW.BMP
Windows XP (Microsoft) are freely distributed logos by noabody:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=39333&st=610

* INITIALZ.BMP is freely distributed animated logo [9 KB]:
http://www.litepc.com/logo/initialize.zip
by Tajino:
http://www.litepc.com/logo.html

* LIVELONG.BMP is freely distributed Spock (played by Leonard Nimoy) logo
inspired from Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) (Paramount).

* MXCODE.BMP is freely distributed Matrix Code animated logo inspired from The
Matrix movies (Warner Brothers) [61 KB]:
http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/logos/matrix.zip

* MAXSPEED.BMP is freely distributed animated logo by MDGx:
http://www.mdgx.com/

* LOGO.SYS is my old "YOU'RE SUNK! ... in Windows!" freely distributed
animated logo. ;-)

* PC Games logos contain original copyrighted artwork:
- 11THHOUR.BMP = The 11th Hour (Trilobyte).
- FULTHROT.BMP = Full Throttle (Lucas Arts).
- GUARD.BMP = Rise of The Robots (Mirage).
- MYSTISLE.BMP + STONEAGE.BMP = Myst (Cyan).
- WINGCOM3.BMP = Wing Commander III (Origin).

* CACTUS.BMP is royalty free photograph.

* SUPPORT.BMP is royalty free caricature.

* 98SEDOS7.BMP is actually the old MS Windows 3.1 logo modified for MS Windows
98 SE + MS-DOS 7.10. ;)

* LOGO.SYS, 98SE.BMP, 98SEXP.BMP, 98SEOLD.BMP, 98SESP2.BMP, 98SESP22.BMP,
98SE2ME.BMP, 98SE2ME3.BMP, BLUEWIN.BMP, CODEFUSE.BMP, INITIALZ.BMP,
MAXSPEED.BMP, ME2XP.BMP, MXCODE.BMP, PUZZLE95.BMP, 98SE2XP.BMP, 98SE2XPS.BMP,
XP.BMP + XPLOGO.BMP logos are animated.
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	  HOW TO CREATE, EDIT + CHANGE WINDOWS 95/98/ME LOGOS GUIDE



Are you already tired of that same [read "boring" :)] Win95/98/ME startup
Logo, whenever your computer boots up?
If you answered YES, read on...
To replace the Microsoft default startup Logo (C:\LOGO.SYS, BMP format,
320x400, 256 colors), always showing up upon bootup, with a new one
(different EVERY time), follow these steps:



Windows 9x/ME bootup logo native MS-DOS Driver, info + original logos:
http://logosys.logotypes.se/

A. First, you need PKUNZIP.EXE, part of the PKWARE PKZIP + PKUNZIP v2.50
32-bit, THE essential DOS ZIPping/unZIPping tools, LFNs (Long File Names)
compliant ONLY in a Windows 95/98/ME DOS box [202 KB, no nag shareware]:
http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pub/pc/arcers/pk250dos.exe
Place all PKWARE files into a new folder called C:\ZIP.
Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file (both located in C:\ root) with
Notepad/Sysedit in Windows or EDIT.COM in DOS, and add C:\ZIP at the end of
your PATH line. Example:

SET PATH=C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\MYSTUFF;C:\ZIP;

Save and reboot.



B. Download ZIPAPER v1.3c DOS mode wallpaper changer for Windows 9x/3.1x [40
KB, nag shareware]:
http://www.mdgx.com/files/ZIPAP13C.ZIP
READ the documentation included with Zipaper and install it also in C:\ZIP.



C. Modify/add this MSDOS.SYS line under its [Options] section (a Hidden,
Read-only, System file found in C:\, the root directory of your boot
drive/partition) to read:

Logo=1

In order to be able to modify MSDOS.SYS, you need to change its attributes to
Archive, and then edit it using any Windows/DOS text/ASCI file editor, like
Notepad in Windows or EDIT.COM in DOS.
See "MSDOS.SYS EDITING" in MYTIPS95.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:
http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm
for more details:
http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm#EDI
Edit WINBOOT.INI (if using it = also in C:\ root) to include the same line.
See "WINBOOT.INI" in MYTIPS95.TXT, part of W95-11D.EXE:
http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm
for more details:
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip16.htm#WBINI
Save the file and change (optionally) its attributes back to Hidden, Read-only
and System.
To ease this task I included here SYS95.BAT, a DOS style BATch file, which
automates all above operations: changes MSDOS.SYS/WINBOOT.INI attributes to
enable editing, uses Notepad in Windows or EDIT.COM in DOS as it may be the
case, and after you make the change(s) you want by hand, it saves them.
Change the drive letter if other than C. On DrvSpace compressed
disks/partitions there are 2 MSDOS.SYS/WINBOOT.INI files: 1 on the compressed
drive/partition (default is C:\ root) and 1 on the host drive/partition
(default is H:\ root). You must edit ALL to include the Logo=1 line!



D. Bitmaps used as logos by Windows 95/98/ME [mandatory names + locations]:
- LOGO.SYS = boot-up/start-up logo [in the root folder of the boot
drive/partition, usually C:\],
- LOGOW.SYS = wait-to-shut-down logo [in the main Windows folder, usually
C:\WINDOWS] and
- LOGOS.SYS = shut-down logo [in the main Windows folder, usually C:\WINDOWS].
FYI:
"On DrvSpace compressed drives/partitions another copy of LOGO.SYS MUST reside
in the host drive/partition root directory (default is H:\)."
[Thank you Yuri!]
To have your own logo(s) displayed whenever Windows 9x/ME boots/shuts down,
just place/copy/move the one(s) you wish into folder(s) above.
If you wish to keep your original logo(s) for future use, you need to rename
it/them, let's say to something like *.LGO. Example using LOGO.SYS found in
C:\ root:

IF EXIST C:\LOGO.SYS ATTRIB -H -R -S C:\LOGO.SYS
IF EXIST C:\LOGO.SYS COPY/Y C:\LOGO.SYS C:\LOGO.LGO
IF EXIST C:\9XLOGOS\BLUEWIN.BMP COPY/Y C:\9XLOGOS\BLUEWIN.BMP C:\LOGO.SYS

In example above your custom *.BMP and/or *.SYS logos (like the ones included
here) are located in the C:\9XLOGOS folder.
Change drive/partition letter and/or folder name if different on your PC.

Windows ME no longer uses a LOGOW.SYS file.
Windows 98, 98 SE + ME no longer use an actual LOGO.SYS file. Their default
boot logo is built into IO.SYS, a Read-only, System file residing in C:\ root
(and in H:\ root if using DrvSpace).
The good news is you CAN replace the Microsoft logo with your own LOGO.SYS in
C:\ root, and have it "plastered" all over the screen next time your computer
(re)boots, because it overrides the "boring" one from IO.SYS. :)
See "WHERE IS LOGO.SYS?" in TIPS98.TXT:
http://www.mdgx.com/98-1.htm#LOGO
"OSR2 LOGO.SYS" in OSR2TIPS.TXT:
http://www.mdgx.com/osr2.htm#LOGO2
and "FIRST LOGO" in MYTIPS95.TXT:
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip3.htm#1STLG
all part of W95-11D.EXE:
http://www.mdgx.com/95.htm
for more details.

Win9x/ME logos are actually uncompressed Windows bitmaps (.BMP format), RGB
(Red-Green-Blue) encoded, with the .SYS extension. Each bitmap MUST be EXACTLY
320x400 pixels in size, have EXACTLY 256 colors and MUST NOT be COMPRESSED
(RLE = Run Length Encoded), to be recognized by the 9x OS as VALID logo!
File size does NOT matter. Animated logos are usually LARGER than static logos
to include additional changing colors hex code.
Look at the size of my animated LOGO.SYS (included).
Static (non-animated) logos are 129,078 or 129,080 Bytes in size.

To create/edit/resize your own custom logos, follow these steps:
1. Open the built-in Windows 9x/ME MS Paint tool [formerly called PaintBrush
in Windows 3.xx ;)], a primitive but free image editor/viewer, found as
C:\Program Files\Accessories\Mspaint.exe (default location):
http://www.mdgx.com/add.htm#PNT
or get a better graphic editor [most are free(ware)]:
http://www.mdgx.com/toy.htm#GRA
2. Load the Windows bitmap (.BMP format) of your choice in MS Paint, cut &
paste (to and from the clipboard) another picture from a 3rd party image
viewer/editor in any other graphic format (GIF, JPG, PNG, TGA, TIF etc), or
create a new one from scratch.
3. Increase or decrease (if necessary) the number of colors to 256.
4. Select Image -> Stretch -> Skew.
5. Select Horizontal -> set Percentage to 50.
6. Click OK.
7. Select Image -> Stretch -> Skew again.
8. Select Vertical -> set Percentage to 104.
9. Click OK.
10. Select Image -> Stretch -> Skew again.
11. Select Vertical -> set Percentage to 80.
12. Click OK.
13. Verify the new file size: select Image -> Attributes -> it should display:
320x400 bitmap.
14. Save it as LOGO.BMP.
15. Exit MS Paint.
16. Rename LOGO.BMP to LOGO.SYS.
17. Place LOGO.SYS in C:\ root (and in H:\ root if using DrvSpace).
18. Make sure your MSDOS.SYS/WINBOOT.INI file(s) in C:\ root (and in H:\ root
if using DrvSpace) contain(s) this line:
Logo=1
under the [Options] section (see paragraph C above).
19. Reboot.
Voila! From now on you should see a new logo displayed while Windows boots.

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/

Free(ware) tools to create/edit/manage animated/static Win9x/ME logos:
- 1st Impression [2.45 MB]:
http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/simtelnet/win95/desktop/1st250.zip
- WinLogo Changer:
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/jobbs/79/#Changer
- Yer Winlogo 98 [976 KB]:
ftp://ftp.nsk.su/pub/windows/desktop/ywl216.zip
- OEM Logo Manager:
http://www.seymours.freeserve.co.uk/oeminfo.htm
- LogoSchemes manager:
http://dave.gasaway.org/software/logoschemes.html
- Boot Screen Changer:
http://www.ehuna.org/open95.htm
- QTam Spin Palette BMP:
http://www.qtam-computer.com/spinbmp.shtml
- Coolbar Animator [175 KB]:
http://www.virtualplastic.net/download/apps/cbanim10.zip
- PC Magazine LogoMania [559 KB]:
ftp://mydeskbbs.com/win95_98/pcmlogmn.zip
- XrX Logo Tools + Logo Screen Saver [shareware]:
http://www.xrx.ca/logoutils/
- LogoView [23 KB]:
http://my.vector.co.jp/servlet/System.FileDownload/download/ftp/0/134539/pack/win95/amuse/logo/logov130.zip

Animated/static Win9x/ME logos:
- Windows 9x/ME bootup logo native MS-DOS Driver, info + original logos:
http://logosys.logotypes.se/
- XrX Animated Logo Collection:
http://www.xrx.ca/logos/
- Witt's SciFi Logos:
http://www.wittswallpapers.com/SciFiLog/indexscifilogos.html
- Nonags Windows Logos:
http://www.nonags.com/nonags/winlogos.html
- Logo.sys Replacements:
http://www.angelfire.com/my/plinth/logos/logos.html
- Windows Startup + Shutdown Screens:
http://www.camtech2000.net/Pages/Logos.htm
- LitePC Logo Gallery:
http://www.litepc.com/logo.html



E. Put together in the same folder as many 320x400x256 bitmaps as you like
(Zipaper supports a maximum of 500 files in one archive!), and zip them up
with PKZIP, into an archive called LOGOS9X.ZIP. Place LOGOS9X.ZIP in C:\ZIP.
The bitmaps contained in LOGOS9X.ZIP MUST have the .BMP extension to be
recognized and extracted by Zipaper. Zipaper extracts randomly or in order
(you control this with Zipaper's command line parameters) a bitmap from
LOGOS9X.ZIP to the current folder (which MUST be C:\ root), and renames it to
WALPAPER.BMP. Then you MUST rename WALPAPER.BMP to LOGO.SYS, to have it used
as bootup logo. This way you'll see a different (new) startup logo every time
upon (re)boot. Example of AUTOEXEC.BAT lines to make all this happen:

C:
CD\
C:\ZIP\ZIPAPER C:\ZIP\LOGOS9X.ZIP C:\ZIP\PKUNZIP.EXE /NR
DEL C:\LOGO.SYS
REN C:\WALPAPER.BMP LOGO.SYS
WIN.COM %1 %2 %3

The /NR parameter above forces ZIPAPER to extract the BMPs in the order they
are zipped into LOGOS9X.ZIP, each time you run Zipaper, which stores this
information in a file it creates the first time you run it, called
LOGOS9X.ZPA (if your zip file name is LOGOS9X.ZIP), also located in C:\ZIP in
this example.
Run ZIPAPER without any switches from any DOS prompt for usage details.
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				     WRAP-UP



* I included here a funny animated LOGO.SYS to use at Win9x/ME bootup.
Just include this Logo into your zip file that contains your other bitmaps
(LOGOS9X.ZIP mentioned above), and make sure to change its extension to .BMP
FIRST by renaming it to SUNKNWIN.BMP, to be recognized by Zipaper (if using
Zipaper).
To replace directly the Microsoft default startup Logo with this one, BACKUP
YOURS FIRST, and then place the included LOGO.SYS into C:\ root (and into H:\
root if using DrvSpace -> see paragraph D above).
You'll see it next time you decide "it's safe" to reboot your computer.

* For more 400x320x256 colors BitMaPs (.BMP format) to use as your Windows
9x/ME start-up, wait-to-shut-down and/or shut-down Logos, you can use any
other BMP file included here. Just rename the one(s) you want to LOGO.SYS,
LOGOS.SYS and/or LOGOW.SYS, and then place it/them in the appropriate folders
(see paragraph D above).

* It's cool to have a bunch of bitmaps in a zip file, so they don't take much
disk space, and have Windows show up a different logo every time it boots.
I have over 480 Windows logo bitmaps (.BMP), 320x400x256 colors zipped up into
a single archive (LOGOS9X.ZIP), to have a different logo shown each time
Windows (re)boots. This zip is only 16 MB in size, instead of 48 MB, taken by
the actual uncompressed files.