DOS 7 - Win98 Splash Image Removal?
1HookedSpaceCadet
remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot but cannot figure out how. I
found multiple links that talk about editing the msdos.sys file and setting
bootgui=0 but my msdos.sys has one line that reads,
;FORMAT
Can anyone help? Thanks in advance. James
Joe Batch
> I am setting up a system using DOS from the Win98SE boot disk. I want to
> remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot but cannot figure out how. I
> found multiple links that talk about editing the msdos.sys file and setting
> bootgui=0 but my msdos.sys has one line that reads,
>
> ;FORMAT
>
Rename LOGOS.SYS and LOGOW.SYS (in the windows directory).
And place "LOGO=0" in msdos.sys.
See also:
http://www.mdgx.com/msdos.htm#TAB
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=118579
http://www.mdgx.com/newtip16.htm#WBINI
1HookedSpaceCadet
Should I still put logo=0 in msdos.sys and should I do it before or after
;format?
Thanks, James
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Hans
This is an 'common' Windows 98se MSDOS.SYS:
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=0
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.2222
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other
programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs
Bruce Morgen
There's no splash image when
booting from a Win98 SE boot
floppy -- afaik there's no
BMP file on the floppy to
display, so the "bootgui"
variable in MSDOS.SYS is
irrelevant. If you want an
installed Win98 SE system to
boot into DOS without any
splash screen, all that can
be configured with TWEAKUI,
which will handle the
MSDOS.SYS changes for you.
The trick to hand-editing
MSDOS.SYS is to remove the
read-only, hidden, and
system attributes, make
the changes taking care
that the resulting file is
bigger than 1K (1024 bytes),
and then to reinstate those
attributes. Easy. BTW, the
";format" line in the boot
floppy's MSDOS.SYS is a non-
issue; since it starts with
a semicolon it's ignored
anyway.
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Peter Schepers
>>remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot but cannot figure out how. I
>>found multiple links that talk about editing the msdos.sys file and setting
>>bootgui=0 but my msdos.sys has one line that reads,
While the boot floppy might not have the LOGO.SYS file on it, when you SYS
the hard disk it gets recreated. The simplest way I have found to remove
the boot logo is:
1. Delete any existing LOGO.SYS file on C. It might have some attributes
set like SYSTEM, HIDDEN or READONLY so these have to go first.
2. On the C drive, type COPY CON LOGO.SYS
3. Type CTRL-Z & ENTER
This creates a 0-byte LOGO.SYS file which will not load any graphic on
boot.
Peter S.
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> ...I want to remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot...
For a floppy, overwrite your MSDOS.SYS file with the following:
[Options]
Logo=0
BootGUI=0
For a hard drive, insert "Logo=0" right under [Options] and change
"BootGUI=1" to "BootGUI=0".
Go here
http://www.micosyen.com/build.php
for instructions on building a DOS 7/Windoze 98 dual-boot machine. The
purpose of this page is for building an MP3 jukebox that boots to DOS 7 by
default, but can be booted to Windoze for network file transfer. The general
ideas can be adjusted to suit any dual-boot environment.
Mike Walsh
[Options]
Logo=0
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Bruce Morgen
>"1HookedSpaceCadet" wrote:
>
>> ...I want to remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot...
>
>For a floppy, overwrite your MSDOS.SYS file with the following:
>
>[Options]
>Logo=0
>BootGUI=0
Make sure the resulting
file is over 1024 bytes
long or this may fail.
All those lines of
";xxxxxxxxxx..." are
there for a reason!
>
>For a hard drive, insert "Logo=0" right under [Options] and change
>"BootGUI=1" to "BootGUI=0".
>
>Go here
>
>http://www.micosyen.com/build.php
>
>for instructions on building a DOS 7/Windoze 98 dual-boot machine. The
>purpose of this page is for building an MP3 jukebox that boots to DOS 7 by
>default, but can be booted to Windoze for network file transfer. The general
>ideas can be adjusted to suit any dual-boot environment.
>
arargh4...@now.at.arargh.com
<rotoquad@---nospam---earthlink.net> wrote:
There was a big long thread about this some time back. Whick I can't
find, at the moment.
From a My MSDOS.SYS:
[Paths]
WinDir=C:\Win
WinBootDir=C:\Win
HostWinBootDrv=C
[Options]
Logo=0 <--------------- this turns off logo
BootMenu=0
BootMulti=1
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=2
WinVer=4.10.1998
<snip>
Create this file on your floppy as MSDOS.SYS:
[Paths]
[Options]
Logo=0
^Z
and that should get rid of the logo. Under 98, the logo doesn't show
up on a floppy boot, unless you force it.
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One way is to substitute an *empty* MSDOS.SYS file, one that contains
no data whatsoever. This will also save you one cluster of disk space,
which may actually be significant if you're packing a lot of utilities
onto your floppy.
deltree /y a:\msdos.sys
rem > a:\msdos.sys
attrib +s +h +r a:\msdos.sys
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inscribed these words:
>I am setting up a system using DOS from the Win98SE boot disk. I want to
>remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot but cannot figure out how. I
>found multiple links that talk about editing the msdos.sys file and setting
>bootgui=0 but my msdos.sys has one line that reads,
>
>;FORMAT
What are you trying to do, prevent Windows from displaying a splash
screen, or prevent Windows from loading automatically at bootup after
DOS? These are not the same things.
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1HookedSpaceCadet
just want to remove/supress the win98 clouds logo that comes up on boot.
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1HookedSpaceCadet
boot from the hd.
> Step one: FORMAT C: /S /U
> Step two: MKDIR C:\DOS
COPY A:\*.* C:\DOS
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1HookedSpaceCadet
I tried
>attrib -h logo.sys
and
>attrib logo.sys
in each dir and got file not found...
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>
>
1HookedSpaceCadet
> Logo=0
That was it, thanks! Now, how do I get it to announce "Starting Windows 98"
?
Bruce Morgen
Put the following line in
a text file called
"AUTOEXEC.BAT" in the
root directory of your
boot drive. If that file
already exists, add the
line to end of the
current file. You might
want to precede it with
the CLS (CLear Screen)
command on it's own line
so that only your text
shows:
_____
@echo Starting Windows 98
Mike Jones
> "1HookedSpaceCadet" <rotoquad@---nospam---earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> I am setting up a system using DOS from the Win98SE boot disk. I
>> want to remove the Win98 graphic that comes up on boot but cannot
>> figure out how. I found multiple links that talk about editing the
>> msdos.sys file and setting bootgui=0 but my msdos.sys has one line
>> that reads,
>>
>> ;FORMAT
>>
>> Can anyone help? Thanks in advance. James
>>
> There's no splash image when
> booting from a Win98 SE boot
> floppy -- afaik there's no
> BMP file on the floppy to
> display, so the "bootgui"
> variable in MSDOS.SYS is
> irrelevant.
Actually the logo is held in IO.SYS - that's why it's so bloated!
- the MSDOS.SYS [Options], logo=0 *is* relevant.
(if you want a different splash screen, you can add/replace logo.sys with a
carefully crafted bmp - see e.g.
http://weaver.freeservers.com/logos/logos.html)
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Todd Vargo
Install Windows 98?
But seriously, it should already be doing that when it boots.
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>
> "1HookedSpaceCadet" <rotoquad@---nospam---earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> > > [Options]
> > > Logo=0
> >
> >
> > That was it, thanks! Now, how do I get it to announce "Starting Windows
> > 98"?
At the bottom of your AUTOEXEC.BAT:
echo "Starting Windows 98"
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I think I found it though.
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Peter Schepers
1HookedSpaceCadet <rotoquad@---nospam---earthlink.net> wrote:
>I checked both the c drive and my dos dir - no logo.sys
>
>I tried
>
>>attrib -h logo.sys
>
>and
>
>>attrib logo.sys
>
>in each dir and got file not found...
Ah, but if you did step 2 and 3 (see below), it would produce an empty
LOGO.SYS file which tricks DOS when booting to display _nothing_. It
assumes that instead of displaying the built-in logo in IO.SYS, it must
use the one named LOGO.SYS. It's the simplest method to remove the logo
as it doesn't require messing around with MSDOS.SYS. You can even set the
attributes of your newly-created LOGO.SYS to be hidden.
>> 2. On the root of C drive, type COPY CON LOGO.SYS
>>
>> 3. Type CTRL-Z & ENTER
>>
>> This creates a 0-byte LOGO.SYS file which will not load any graphic on
>> boot.
I should have said in step one "If any LOGO.SYS file exists, remove it",
because it doesn't have to exist for it to be displayed.
Peter S.
Todd Vargo
> Oops, I meant STOP announcing "Starting Windows 98"?
>
>
> I think I found it though.
AFAIK, there is no switch to prevent it. If it really bothers you, then you
will need to modify IO.SYS manually, replacing those characters with spaces
or other text. Make sure to not change the file size though (very
important).
BTW, it makes it easier for others to read if your response is placed below
the quoted text of previous messages as I have done above.
1HookedSpaceCadet
important).
I found that out....
=o/
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>I am only using DOS. Windows is not installed on the machine at all. I
>just want to remove/supress the win98 clouds logo that comes up on boot.
Well, it sounds like you've already been answered so follow the
instructions.
If you still have trouble, post to alt.msdos and I'll see it.
hawk
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>Bullshit. I hate wading through the previous messages to get to the
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>truth.
Here's a nickel, kid. Buy yourself a real newsreader.
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>current message.
So does everyone else, but how else to keep things in order *and*
teach the masses to edit properly?
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