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┌───────────────────┐
│ L O G O G O │
│ Ver 1.0 1991 │
│ by Dick Koster │
└───────────────────┘
This program is an add-on feature to the already nationally
acclaimed WINDOWS 3.0 startup procedure developed by Mike Mezaros
which allows one to insert his own Windows startup screen instead
of viewing the Microsoft advertisement.
Using his theory and the modified WIN.COM file authored by
Charles Kistler, this program goes one step further to
automatically provide a new startup screen each time you run
windows.
The basic operation is as follows: A ZIP file called RLE.ZIP
will contain all your windows startup screen files with a ".RLE"
extension.
Each time the program runs, it extracts and sorts the RLE files
into a table. If no ZIP comment exists, it assumes this is the
first time you are running it, and it will use the first "sorted"
file in the table as your "next" startup screen.
The last-used RLE file's name is added to the zip file as a
"comment". The file itself is extracted, merged with WINSTUB.COM
to create a new WIN.COM, and then the extracted RLE file is
killed from the directory (it remains in the zip file however!)
The next time LOGOGO is run, it will remove the last-file-used
name from the comment field, find its location in the current
sorted RLE table, and extract the next one in line (or loop back
to the top of the list).
To add a new RLE file to the table, merely add it into the zip
file and wait for its appointed time to appear (since it too will
be merged into the existing list).
────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Installation Instructions:
1. Place LOGOGO.EXE and WINSTUB.COM (see below) into your
windows subdirectory. (They must go there!)
<Note>
The first time LOGOGO runs, it will look for a file called
WINCOM.SAV in the default directory. If it is not found, it
will copy your WIN.COM file to WINCOM.SAV for safe keeping.
It is your "WIN.COM" file which will be altered each time you
run this routine so that the new startup screen will load.
You may copy your original WIN.COM file somewhere else as
well for safe keeping if you so desire, but it must be done
prior to running LOGOGO!
2. Place the RLE.ZIP file in any desired subdirectory. The
internal default subdirectory is \WINDOWS\RLE\ and unless
otherwise specified, this is where the program will look for
the RLE.ZIP file. You may use another subdirectory by
placing it on the command line as follows:
LOGOGO \win30\other\
3. Before starting windows, either in your windows startup batch
or AUTOEXEC.BAT file, execute this program. Then run
windows.
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The WINSTUB.COM file was created using the criteria listed below
and was authored by Charles Kistler (CompuServe 72137,775).
I created this file myself and it works fine. I was going to
include it as well since it is only 4K long and would save the
more squeamish an agonizing ordeal. I don't know about the
ethics involved, but LOGOGO is "free", and one cannot use the
WINSTUB.COM file alone without the entire WINDOWS 3.0 package
anyways! But discretion being the better avenue to take,
especially when depriving a large outfit like MicroSoft their
advertising dues, I decided to pass along the procedure for
creating WINSTUB.COM from WIN.COM. It is really very simple.
Try it. You'll like it! Just save WIN.COM first and give it a
go!
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ This is the method Mr. Kistler used along with DEBUG. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
1. Get into your directory that has WIN.COM.
2. Copy WIN.COM to WINSTUB.COM
3. Load WINSTUB.COM into DEBUG : DEBUG WINSTUB.COM [ENTER]
4. Type RCX [ENTER]
5. Type 11E0 [ENTER] (VERY IMPORTANT!)
6. Type W [ENTER]
7. Type Q [ENTER]
8. Now, you have a file named WINSTUB.COM.
───────────────────────────────────────────────
If you are a WALLBLASTER user, see WBAUTOxx.ZIP for another
routine to use multiple zip wallpaper files. Each time Windows
is run, it will select a new zip file (containing up to six
different wallpapers which is the non-commercial WALLBLASTER
default).
───────────────────────────────────────────────
One further note: When this program runs it will place a version
and author acknowledgment on the screen. Very small but vanity
has its place. On the other hand, this is exactly what we are
trying to overcome....advertisements while loading software!
Hence this too can be removed if you so desire. Merely place the
"shutoff" parameter on the command line as follows:
LOGOGO /a
If you also are including a path to your RLE.ZIP file on the
command line, be sure that the shutoff parameter is "first",
directly following LOGOGO!
LOGOGO /a \win30\other
If there are any questions or comments, my address is below. I
again wish to thank Mr. Mezaros and Mr. Kistler for their initial
ingenuity!
Dick Koster
35 Guinevere Road
N. Easton, MA 02356
(CompuServe 72627,1670)
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║ LIMIT OF LIABILITY ║
║ ────────────────── ║
║ The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or ║
║ implied and assumes no liability for damages either from its ║
║ direct use or as a consequence of its use. Have you hugged ║
║ your backup today? ║
║ ║
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