Display the Windows Splash Screen While Loading (Windows 95/98/Me)

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Display the Windows Splash Screen While Loading (Windows 95/98/Me)
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When Windows is loading normally you see the Windows clouds splash screen, this can be disabled to show the background DOS boot process.

Change the attributes for MSDOS.SYS so it is not 'Read Only', MSDOS.SYS is found in the root directory of your C:\ drive. Open the file using Notepad or another text editor (not Microsoft Word or any word processor).

Change the value of 'Logo=' to 'Logo=1' for splash screen enabled or 'Logo=0' for disabled.

Changes will take place on the next reboot.

Hint: Pressing [Esc] while the splash screen is showing will have the same effect for that session.

Settings:

Value: Logo=1 (default)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: May 7, 2002

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