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- WINLOGO.BAT
-
- Mon 07-27-1992 13:47:38
-
- -------------------------- Start Text --------------------------
-
- PURPOSE:
-
- Windows 3.1 is a MUCH better operating environment than Windows
- 3.0. Microsoft's Windows 3.1 start up logo is quite good, but many
- of us want our very own start up logo for home, office, and network
- use. This text and batch file -- WINLOGO.BAT -- will install and
- instruct you on how to make your very own start up logo for Windows
- 3.1.
-
-
- TECHNIQUE:
-
- This text file is written in plain ASCII so that it can easily be
- "read" by a Windows 3.1 word processing program such as "Notepad"
- Or, read from the MS-DOS command line using the command:
-
- more < WINLOGO.BAT
-
- Run this batch file from the MS-DOS command line (not inside of
- Windows).
-
- WINLOGO.BAT should:
-
- 1. Create a new WIN.COM file called NEWWIN.COM, then
-
- 2. Start Windows 3.1 with a NEW start up logo.
-
-
-
- RUN THIS PROGRAM FROM A: DRIVE:
-
- Before reading further, please stop be sure at least the two (2)
- files in this set:
-
- 1. WINLOGO.BAT
-
- 2 VGALOGO.RLE
-
- are copied to a diskette on the A: Drive.
-
- All set? This program assumes that you have a VGA color monitor.
- If you have another type of monitor, the names of the *.LGO and
- *.RLE files in your directories may be different but will have the
- same extensions (*.LGO *.RLE). You will need to modify this batch
- file program before you run it. The enclosed file VGALOGO.RLE may
- not work.
-
-
- OK, OK, RUN THE BATCH FILE:
-
- For those of you who want to "try first read later," you can safely
- run this batch program now and see if it works. If it doesn't
- work, it will NOT change any files on your hard drive. If it works,
- a new file named NEWWIN.COM will be copied to your C:\WINDOWS
- directory and Windows will load with the familiar logo but with a
- -- RED -- background.
-
-
- WINLOGO.BAT PROGRAMMING SECRETS:
-
- WINLOGO.BAT uses copies of the following files:
-
- 1. WIN.CNF <-- The Windows 3.1 configuration file that
- defines your system's setup. It is initiated
- when you complete your Windows 3.1 SETUP.
- Located in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
-
- 2. VGALOGO.LGO <-- The marker file that sets the screen
- resolution for the logo file. Located in the
- C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
-
- 3. VGALOGO.RLE <-- The logo file that is furnished with Windows
- 3.1; this is the one we change. Located in
- the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM subdirectory
-
- The command that produces the new *.COM file that loads Windows 3.1
- is very simple and uses the MS-DOS command "COPY"; it is:
-
- COPY /b WIN.CNF+VGALOGO.LGO+VGALOGO.RLE NEWWIN.COM
- | | | | | |
- | | | | | |
- | | | | | |
- | |
- MS-DOS binary copy switch The file set The new file
-
- The file sequence is important, note the plus (+) signs; this
- allows MS-DOS to create a single *.COM file from three separate
- files.
-
- The start up logo file, is VGALOGO.RLE. You can use any name for
- this file as long as it ends in the extension *.RLE and it is a
- true *.RLE file. The enclosed file VGALOGO.RLE -- was -- the
- Windows 3.1 start up screen but was converted to *.BMP format with
- the WINGIF program. It was then popped into Windows 3.1
- PaintBrush. The graphic was centered, the background was painted
- red, and the file re-saved with WINGIF as a *.RLE file again. So
- when you run this batch file successfully, the familiar Windows 3.1
- logo will appear but with a RED not a black background.
-
-
-
- SPECIAL INFORMATION:
-
- Using any switches after the Windows loading command "WIN" such as:
-
- WIN /b
-
- to make a BOOTLOG.TXT or any other switch, or just typing
-
- WIN :
-
- that's "WIN" with a space ( ) and a colon (:) will prevent ANY
- start up screen from showing.
-
-
- SAMPLE *.RLE LOGO FILES:
-
- There are sample *.RLE files in this file set for you to use when
- you are ready to experiment. To use one of these *.RLE graphic
- screens just substitute its name for the file called VGALOGO.RLE in
- the command at the bottom of this text file. The batch file starts
- after the LABEL ":start" everything before that is just plain text.
- Remember only edit this batch file with an ASCII text editor such
- as "Notepad" in Windows 3.1. Do NOT use the Windows 3.1 programs
- "Write" or "Clipboard" to edit this file.
-
- If you don't like the name NEWWIN.COM for your new Windows 3.1
- loader, pick another name as Windows 3.1 doesn't mind, BUT please
- DON'T USE ** WIN.COM ** !!!
-
- NOTE WELL:
-
- When you make your very own graphic; the file saved as a
- *.RLE file should not be more than 50K in size. Since you
- will have to use a "paint" program such as Windows 3.1
- PaintBrush, the *.BMP file may be 150K but the *.RLE file
- should be less than 50K. The settings that work for a color
- graphic are:
-
- ----------------- 640 x 480 pixels x 16 colors ------------------
-
-
-
-
-
-
- ERRORS, HORRORS, ERRORS!:
-
- If something has gone wrong, don't worry this program DOES NOT
- MODIFY ANY EXISTING WINDOWS FILES on the hard drive. Your original
- WIN.COM is still there and should work just as it has always done.
-
- This batch file looks for the necessary files on the C: drive,
- copies them to a floppy disk in the A: Drive, makes NEWWIN.COM as a
- file in C:\WINDOWS and the starts windows. All this will work if
- the correct files are in the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM. If they are not,
- the program reports an error and you will have to copy them by hand.
-
- This batch file uses a *** copy *** of WIN.CNF. WIN.CNF is the file
- that creates WIN.COM. I suggest you take my advice and leave the
- original where it is, run this program from a floppy, and don't
- mess with the original file.
-
-
- MAKING YOUR OWN START UP LOGO:
-
- If after running this batch file you become a convert, then you
- will have to go to the great trouble of finding a shareware program
- that converts the common and ordinary *.PCX and *.BMP files into
- the compressed format (*.RLE) that Microsoft uses to make the start
- up logo screen. RLE stands for "Run Length Encoding" and is a
- data compression format for graphic files. Amazingly, I know of NO
- commercial graphic file converter program that converts *.PCX,
- *.GIF, *.BMP, etc. files to the *.RLE format. You must use one of
- two shareware programs. They are:
-
-
- # Program File set Version Author's CompuServe #
- _______________________________________________________________
-
- 1. Paint Shop Pro PSP.ZIP 1.0 71355,470
-
- 2. WINGIF WINGIF.ZIP 1.4 76704,12
-
-
- Both programs can be found on CompuServe in the Microsoft Windows
- New/Advanced Users section(s). Download WINGIF.ZIP as it is the
- smaller, simpler, and the cheaper to register of the two programs.
- In using WINGIF, save your graphic file to the format "RLE 4." If
- you have trouble finding these programs, search the CompuServe File
- Finder database using the Author's CompuServe Number.
-
-
- UNDOCUMENTED SECRET:
-
- Now, we'll skip ahead to a final idea. After you decide that you
- like your dandy new start up screen for your home, office, or
- network computer(s), then you may want to make sure that this new
- start up screen stays if you change your Windows 3.1 SETUP. That
- means that once you are SURE that everything works satisfactorily,
- then copy your new startup graphic to the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
- directory as:
-
- VGALOGO.RLE
-
- That's right REPLACE the original VGALOGO.RLE that is in that
- directory. Well, you said you were sure, didn't you? Now, every
- time you change your Windows 3.1 SETUP, a new WIN.CNF will be made
- and a new WIN.COM will be generated using your new start up screen.
- Now THAT'S really snappy!
-
- If this program works for you, let me know, if it doesn't, let me
- know.
-
- Yours, for your very own Windows 3.1 start up logo,
-
-
- John De Palma on CompuServe 76076,571.
-
- -------------------------- END of TEXT -------------------------
-
- :start
- a:
- c:
- cd\windows\system
- if not exist win.cnf goto error
- if exist win.cnf copy c:\windows\system\win.cnf a:\
-
- if not exist vgalogo.lgo goto error
- if exist vgalogo.lgo copy c:\windows\system\vgalogo.lgo a:\
- a:
-
- copy /b win.cnf+vgalogo.lgo+vgalogo.rle c:\windows\newwin.com
- c:
- cd\windows
- echo
- newwin
- goto tatah
- :error
- echo
- echo We are in the wrong directory, sorry, but you will have to do this
- echo manually.
- goto end
- :tatah
- a:
- echo
- echo SUCCESS!!!!
- :end
-