Windows 98 Boot Screens

[kai]

After much searching, I've found a set of custom startup screens for Windows 98. I can't remember where I found them but they have X-COM pictures and for the startup screen, it has the text "loading mission parameters" and an engine shutdown message for shutting down.

 

Only problem is that I can't remember how to use them, it comes as 2 files. logo.sys and logo2.sys

 

Does anyone know what I'm talking about and how to install the screens?

[Slaughter]

This way (the power of Google...). We could add the screens to our files section if the creator agrees. Do you know who made them?

[Pete]

I actually made the screens he's referring to. Just looked in the files section and they're not there - my bad I'll have to see if they're on my old computer.

 

It's either in your C: directory or your C:\windows directory that the default Win98 versions are kept. Make a copy of them and replace them with the two files you've got there - the filenames should be the same.

 

Should work perfectly.

[Accounting Troll]

Maybe you could run off a few custom loading screens and sounds for WinXP as well?

[Kernel]

Would there be any point in doing XP ones? The XP logo screen only stays on the screen for about half a second on my PC before I get a blank screen followed by my desktop background for 30 seconds.

[Accounting Troll]

You lucky thing - mine takes three or four seconds. But it would be a good way to demonstrate that you are dangerously eccentric

[Pete]

It would replace the black screen with the moving bar on it beneath the XP logo. I imagine many poeple are in the same boat as me and have to endure it for at least fifteen seconds or so

 

The problem with UFO EU and orhter X-COM themes is I designed them for 800x600 and they looked pretty blocky on that sooo... my 1152 x whatever res would make it look very poor indeed.

 

Now... Afterlight themes? I could just about manage that I think, but maybe when I'm not so busy Still plenty of time til it's released.

[Kernel]

Well after I get the blank desktop with background for 30 seconds followed by the icons all appearing one by one I still have to wait about 3 minutes before I can do anything useful. That's AFTER clearing out as much as I can from startup and registry.

 

Think it may be getting to that time where a complete format and re-install may be needed. But I just hate the hastle of setting everything up the way I want it again. It's taken me about a year to get it to how I want it at the moment.