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- Windows Logo Changer v2.11 (WINLOGO)
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-
- (c) Copyright, February 1994, Dr. A. Olowofoyeku.
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- Documentation
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-
- This program is a utility to facilitate the process
- of making changes to the Windows start up logo. It
- is written for MS-Windows 3.1, and contains both a
- DOS and a Windows version, all within the same
- executable WINLOGO.EXE. If run from DOS, the DOS
- version executes and if run from Windows, the Windows
- version executes.
-
- The program may or may not work correctly under Windows 3.0, and
- will most certainly NOT work under pre-3.0 versions of Windows.
-
- The Windows startup logo is actually just a bitmap,
- (in an RLE 4 encoded format) which is written into WIN.COM
- by Windows itself, or any other program, such as WINLOGO,
- that can make changes to the startup logo. The process
- is a bit involved if done through Windows, and is far
- from a straightforward business. With WINLOGO, it simply
- involves selecting an RLE encoded bitmap from the menu,
- and the program takes care of the rest. The whole process
- takes just about 5 seconds.
-
-
- THE LOGO FILE
- -------------
- The default logo that Windows uses is called VGALOGO.RLE
- and exists in your Windows System directory. WINLOGO can
- always restore this if you choose it from the menu.
- However, WINLOGO also allows you to have such things as
- company logos, funny pictures, and the like, as your
- Windows startup logo, instead of the boring one that is
- supplied with Windows itself. This is because any RLE 4
- encoded bitmap file would do just as well as the VGALOGO.RLE
- that resides in your Windows System directory.
-
- You would need some utility, such as WINGIF or PAINTSHOP PRO
- (both Shareware) to convert standard Windows Paintbrush
- bitmap files into RLE 4 format. You can obtain copies
- of WINGIF and PAINTSHOP PRO from bulletin boards or by
- ANONYMOUS FTP from various ftp sites all over the world
- (e.g., "micros.hensa" in the U.K., or "garbo.uwasa.fi"
- in Finland; both are freely accessible).
-
- NOTE:
- [1] The required format for the bitmap is RLE 4 (not RLE 8)
- and the bitmap must not contain more than 16 colours.
- [2] The RLE file must not be bigger than 46k in size.
- Otherwise the WINCHG.COM file that will be built will
- not be usable. Windows will not be able to load it, or
- even to start at all. If an RLE file selected from the
- menu is too big, WINLOGO will inform you of this.
-
- Some sample RLE 4 bitmaps are supplied for you to play with.
- Most of them are third party bitmaps which I have simply
- converted from other formats to the RLE 4 encoded format.
- I personally cannot draw, so I do not have any original
- bitmaps of my own.
-
-
- THE NEW LOGO
- ------------
- When you select a new logo, WINLOGO normally builds a
- new Windows command file, and calls it "WINCHG.COM".
- Thus to start Windows with the new logo, type "WINCHG"
- instead of the usual "WIN". At the end of installation,
- WINLOGO will ask if you want to overwrite the existing
- WIN.COM file. You should normally answer "NO" to this
- question unless you already have made a backup copy of
- WIN.COM. You can always start Windows with your new logo
- by typing "WINCHG".
-
-
- REGISTRATION
- ------------
- WINLOGO is NOT a free program. It is distributed as a
- shareware program. For my purposes, this means that you get
- the program free and if you decide that you want to keep using
- it, then you are legally and morally obliged to REGISTER your
- copy. I have distributed the program in a completely uncrippled
- state, and there are no nagging messages. I am relying on users
- showing good faith and playing fair. This program took me a long
- time to develop and test, and I am not asking for much.
-
- If you find WINLOGO useful and intend to keep using it, I
- would ask you to please send the registration fee of £7.50
- (7.50 British Pounds Sterling) or $10.50 (U.S. dollars).
-
- Please forward the fee to me at the address below, or please
- end it to you local REGISTRATION SITE (please see REGISTER.TXT
- for a list of my world wide registration sites). Please fill in
- the form in the file ORDER.FRM (or print the "REGISTRATION FORM"
- section in the on-line help).
-
-
- Payment of this fee confers the following benefits:-
- [a] The satisfaction of being an honest person.
- [b] A clear conscience.
- [c] Good vibes
- [d] You will be very cool indeed
-
- If you feel that WINLOGO is not worth paying for, then I ask you
- to please DELETE it from your disks immediately.
-
- Please note that since this program is not crippled or disabled in
- anyway (and there are no nagging messages) NO DISKS will be sent
- when you register.
-
-
-
- DISCLAIMER
- ----------
- The program WINLOGO is supplied AS IS. I do not guarantee
- anything other than that it will probably not kill YOU. You
- use WINLOGO at your own risk. I accept no responsibility for
- any damage or loss, physical, financial, or otherwise, that may
- result from the use, or purported use of WINLOGO, for any
- purpose whatsoever.
-
- If these terms are not acceptable to you, then you have NO
- license to use or test WINLOGO. You should DELETE it from
- your disks IMMEDIATELY.
-
-
- For comments, bug reports, and payment, please contact;
-
- Dr. A. Olowofoyeku
- 268 Horwood,
- Newcastle,
- Staffs ST5 5BQ
- England,
- U.K.
-
- Email : laa12@keele.ac.uk
- chief@mep.com
-
-
- PRODUCTS
- --------
- Below are a list of other programs which you can obtain from me;
-
- Shareware;
- ---------
- [1] Windows Command Line Processor (WCL) :-
- This is a command line interface for Windows 3.0 and 3.1.
- It simulates the infamous DOS "C:>" prompt, from WITHIN
- Windows, and also duplicates most of the internal DOS
- commands. This is a FULL Windows program, and you get a
- prompt from which commands can be typed, just as under
- DOS. You can run any DOS or Windows program from this prompt,
- while at the same time having Program Manager in view for
- clicking on other programs with the mouse.
-
- WCL supports batch commands in Windows, and directory aliases.
- Other commands include COPY, DELETE, RENAME, MKDIR, RMDIR, DIR,
- TYPE, MORE, PRINT, CONCAT, TIME, DATE, HIDE, UNHIDE, TYPE-WRITE,
- FREE, SHELL, etc., and a host of others. Many of the commands
- behave exactly like their DOS counterparts, except that you do
- all this WITHIN Windows. The WCL window is just tucked away in a
- corner of the Windows desktop, and you can switch to it just by
- clicking on any part of it.
-
- With WCL, you may never need to invoke the "MSDOS PROMPT" again,
- and for basic functions like file copying, deleting, and renaming,
- creating, deleting and renaming directories, setting the system
- date or time, you will not need to load the file manager. This is
- a great program!
-
- [2] AUTO-CONFIG :-
- This is a DOS based automatic system configuration program. It
- manages multiple AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS for you, and
- whenever you need to change the system configuration in order to
- run a particular application, or whatever, all you need do is
- select from a menu, and AUTO-CONFIG will do the rest - update
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files with the new configuration
- AND reboot the computer. The program has a built in Editor to
- facilitate editing or creation of the different configurations.
- Every one needs this program!
-
- [3] KWIKMENU :-
- This is a DOS based Hard Disk Menu program. It features full mouse
- control, passwords, a file manager, and a file link utility which
- links data files to the applications that created them. You can
- have an unlimited number of menu items. KWIKMENU can swap itself
- to Extended or Expanded memory, or to the hard disk, when running
- a menu item. In these cases, it uses only 6.5k of conventional
- memory. KWIKMENU is also very fast (especially when it swaps to
- Extended or Expanded memory), leaving most of the competition
- trailing far behind, hence, its name. Highly recommended!
-
- Public Domain
- -------------
- [1] METRIX :-
- This is a program which converts from Metric to Imperial
- measurements, and vice versa. e.g., Metres to Feet, Kilograms
- to Stones, etc. About 16 conversions are built into the program.
- There is a DOS version and a Windows version. The DOS version
- allows you to create your own conversion tables. I have not yet
- built this feature into the Windows version, and I may never do
- so.
-
- [2] SIMPLE-EDITOR :-
- This is a DOS based Text Editor for editing ASCII files of up
- to 64k. The keystrokes are Wordstar(tm) compatible. This is the
- same editor that it built into AUTO-CONFIG (see above).
-
-