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Tue, 9 Feb 1999 13:23:36 -0700
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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.

Steve Wolfe

Alvin Johnson wrote:

> My computer is a Dell Inspiron 7000 with a 266 MHz Intel Processor. My
> operating system is Windows 98 with I.E. 4.0. I would like to move the
> banners that display when I turn the computer on. The first Banner displays
> a Dell Headline, and the second Banner displays  a Windows 98.
>
> I have been able to disable the Dell banner by following Dell's instruction
> which follows:
>
>         "You can go into the BIOS and disable the Quiet Boot
>          feature, and this should disable the Dell banner right
>          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?"
>
> Thanks for any advice.
> TurtleAl
>

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Steve Wolfe
Wolfe Systems
http://www.inconnect.com/~wolfe

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