If you get tweekui form microsoft you can simply deselect "display splash screen" from the boot tab. Tweekui is a control panel that comes in powertoys but I think you can download it alone. I think you will want the whole set. Joel Bluming [log in to unmask] On Tue, 9 Feb 1999 13:23:36 -0700 Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator <[log in to unmask]> writes: >Try renaming the file on C: from Logo.sys to Logo.Bak and reboot. The >Windows >98 logo, or as it is called "Splash screen" reads this file. Which is >just a >converted BMP file. If it does not exsist, you will not see the Splash >screen >at startup. >> upon bootup." >> >> This did eliminate the Dell Banner, But I still get a banner from >Windows >> 98. From another source, I learned that I could press the "escape >key" >> during bootup to eliminate the windows' banner. >> >> My main goal is to see the system information during the boot >process. Is >> there a method that I can use to eliminate the Windows' banner >without >> having to hold the "escape key?" ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to Digest mode - visit our web site: http://nospin.com/pc/pcbuild.html