LOGO.SYS
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LOGO.SYS is a core system file used by the Windows 9x family of operating systems (e.g. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me) to display the boot screen as part of its startup process. It is not present in the Windows NT family of operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, Windows XP, etc.) as it uses a different method to display the boot screen, which is typically built into the kernel.
LOGO.SYS is a core system file used by the Windows 9x family of operating systems (e.g. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me) to display the boot screen as part of its startup process. It is not present in the Windows NT family of operating systems (e.g. Windows 2000, Windows XP, etc.) as it uses a different method to display the boot screen, which is typically built into the kernel. ==Variants== ]] There are three variants of the file: LOGO.SYS is the standard boot screen displayed upon startup. The file is located in the root directory of the boot drive. This is usually , but with drive compression, like DriveSpace, this is the host drive (often ). The default LOGO.SYS file is stored in IO.SYS and is used by MS-DOS during startup if LOGO.SYS cannot be found. The display of the logo can be disabled by adding a LOGO=0 setting to the Options section in the MS-DOS 7 configuration file MSDOS.SYS. LOGOW.SYS is the screen displayed during system shutdown. The file is located in the Windows directory, which by default is . It is not displayed in Windows Me due to this feature being removed, leading to a blank screen with a blinking cursor (or simply cuts to the LOGOS.SYS screen). No error will be shown if the file cannot be found. LOGOS.SYS is the screen displayed after system shutdown and has successfully exited to MS-DOS but is not configured to return to the command prompt (COMMAND.COM) again. Like LOGOW.SYS, the file is located in the Windows directory. On systems with proper ACPI support and ATX power supply, the PC may power down instead. If the file cannot be found, the same message is instead displayed in text mode. ==References== MSKB (de): Individuelle Bilder bei Start und Beenden von Windows 98 anzeigen
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