How to get rid of Windows splash screen on startup?

[MichaelD]

I'm running Win98SE. I've heard of that TweakUI utility. I've also heard that it doesn't work on Win98. Not that my boot to desktop is slow (it's twice as fast as my PIII550E) I just want to extract that last Nth of speed. Suggestions?

 

[Noriaki]

I have Win98SE and I use TweakUI just fine to remove that screen.
Bootup isn't really faster though...you just get a DOS screen while it's working instead of the Windows splash screen.

 

[Budman]

Edit the MSDOS.SYS ,

Here's what nime looks like.


[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C

[Options]
BootMulti=0
BootGUI=1
DoubleBuffer=1
AutoScan=2
WinVer=4.10.2222
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
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Logo=0



LOGO=0 is what you need.

 

[arod]

I dont think you can remove the splash screen. You can change it but not remove it altogether. That is where the nic are enabled and all drivers ativated.

 

[Need4Speed]

TweakUI works fine in win98se or win98

 

[MichaelD]

Thanks, guys. Where to procure TweakUI?

 

[Need4Speed]

winfiles.com
cnet.com

 

[johneetrash]

tweakui isnt on the Win98SE cd is it? i know that it was in the Win98 one, but they didnt wanna support it or something so they took it off the win98se cd

 

[Dug]

Like Budman said, just do a search for MSDOS.SYS, and open it with notepad. Make sure to change the properties so it's not read only. Add Logo=0. I didn't know you could put it at the end, I usually put it after WinVer. Anyway, you can also add BootDelay=0 to take off a couple of seconds off your boot time. Change the properties back to Read Only, and your set.

I never much liked Tweak UI because of the stock settings. You actually have to go in and change a bunch of stuff just to get back to normal operations.

 

[Vinny N]

The newest TweakUI is actually hidden under an NT page on Microsoft's webpage.

Rest assured, it does indeed work with the other versions of Windows.

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakui.asp

 

[Taz4158]

The best thing is to learn to do the tweaks manually and logo=0 in msdos.sys gets rid of the splash.

 

[Turbopit]

I did a search for MSDOS.SYS and didn't come up with one?????????????

 

[Guilty]

Folder Options > View > Hidden Files > Show all files
(In Explorer, Folder Options is in "View" under 98SE, and in "Tools" under WinME)

And if need be, just open Notepad, and click File > Open... and type in "c:\msdos.sys"

 

[Taz4158]

You have to change it from read only too.

 

[Turbopit]

Doh!!!!!!!!! Thanks. I forgot about hidden files.


I assumeyou mean in Explorer. i've only opened it twice in 3 years on my home computer. I use Windows Commander instead.

 

[MCS]

Press ESC

 

[sysdoctor]

I agree with the msodos.sys file edit. Here is what 1 of mine looks like:

[Paths]
WinDir=C:\WINDOWS
WinBootDir=C:\WINDOWS
HostWinBootDrv=C
UninstallDir=C:\

[Options]
BootMulti=0
BootGUI=1
Network=0
;
;The following lines are required for compatibility with other programs.
;Do not remove them (MSDOS.SYS needs to be >1024 bytes).
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxa
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxb
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxc
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxd
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxe
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxf
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxg
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxh
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxi
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxj
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxk
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxl
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxn
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxo
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxp
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxq
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxr
;xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxs
Logo=0
BootWin=1
BootMenu=0
DblSpace=0
DrvSpace=0
BootDelay=2
BootMenuDelay=7
DoubleBuffer=0
AutoScan=1
WinVer=4.10.1998

 

[NoreagaCNN]

Just press Escape and it'll go away

The reason why that splash screen comes up is because DOS is working in the background. So it really doesn't do anything special to remove it.

-Nore

 

[blurredvision]

Or open the file logo.sys in Paint, and make it look like what you want. That's always fun.