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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
: SNIP There are tools - I thought one was called anilogo, but all that seems to throw up now is details of a worm of that name. I have that one and a few others if anyone wants them... -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
: SNIP There are tools - I thought one was called anilogo, but all that seems to throw up now is details of a worm of that name. I have that one and a few others if anyone wants them... -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
: SNIP dreaded registry, but still, I was cross when I found that when you "save" a colour scheme, it doesn't save as a file you can then take to another computer - so I've stopped doing such things too. (I haven't even customised this XP machine away from the default screensaver/wallpaper/start menu ...) I suppose one _could_ extract the lines relating to one's preferred colour scheme from whichever .ini file it is, but life's too short ... Get these 2... the first one is what you want... DisplaySet EndItAll http://www.filefactory.com/file/age4...2freeutils_zip -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
: SNIP dreaded registry, but still, I was cross when I found that when you "save" a colour scheme, it doesn't save as a file you can then take to another computer - so I've stopped doing such things too. (I haven't even customised this XP machine away from the default screensaver/wallpaper/start menu ...) I suppose one _could_ extract the lines relating to one's preferred colour scheme from whichever .ini file it is, but life's too short ... Get these 2... the first one is what you want... DisplaySet EndItAll http://www.filefactory.com/file/age4...2freeutils_zip -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
thanatoid wrote:
"PCR" wrote in : thanatoid wrote: "PCR" wrote in : SNIP There's undoubtedly a mystery, sci-fi or horror story in you that someone will read! Again, thanks for the encouragements, but I am SO tired of encouragements... I know I'm a loser and will never do anything. That's a sad thought, but it sounds like you've already heard better encouragements than I can provide. What was the best one & why did it fail? SNIP I see Edxor is a Notepad repacement. And a VERY good one, especially since it's free. Thanks for the tip. I've always stuck with Notepad to be able to answer any questions users might have over it. I wanted Registry locations, interactions with other apps, etc., to be pristine for comparison to them. But I may be ready for a replacement. No one has complained in a long time. Maybe they've all gone to something else. I no longer fear so much a replacement would mess up my own installation. Edxor is a no-install IIRC and only stores the last 10 files worked on in the registry - one key. But you might like NoteTab Light (also free) more - it has a LOT more useful features, in fact an UNBELIEVABLE amount of them - Edxor is really almost programmer-level - half of its options are beyond my comprehension - I use it mainly because my MAIN Notepad replacement, Metapad Lite, DOES have a file size limit - but it is my default since it IGNORES the dreaded "insert/overwrite" key! So I NEVER lose anything! It's its BEST feature (has several other unique excellent features too... WHY doesn't SOMEONE make a Notepad replacement which has all the features a "regular smart enough not to use MS Notepad but not smart enough to know QCypher is" user needs? Sigh. I have gone through SO many, and STILL I have to have three... Anyway, Edxor handles files of ANY size and is very fast and small and VERY stable. You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. SNIP Well, right, I suspected MSConfig was resetting the delay to 30 seconds for you each boot, after you manually change it to 5 seconds. If not MSConfig, something else must be doing it. An .ini would be powerful enough. (It can't be you've not unchecked MSDOS.sys from Read-Only; you'd get a message from Edxor, surely.) Any text editor will tell you that it can't save a read-only file... I will never touch msconfig again, providing easy (and dangerous) access to ini files is all it does, with a simple interface for those who are afraid of sysedit or whatever... You never said, but I presume your MSConfig is not set to turn on the MS Startup Menu. Therefore, something else is responsible for that BootMenuDelay=30 problem. It's easy enough to hit ENTER to prevent the wait. But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? If not, I guess you're fine. I could test MSConfig for that, myself-- but you don't care anymore, anyhow. I, personally, wouldn't want it to happen each boot. SO... maybe your personality IS rotten! :-). Of course it is. Smells, too. Are you a cigar smoker or garlic eater? Those could do it too. SNIP OK. That sounds like a tough one to solve, when a reliable app is involved-- & you haven't changed its settings or anything to do with it. Sounds like it was something like the year 2000 issue. No, it happened a few years into the century. It involved a date, but I guess not in the same way. Sorry to have brought up the bad memory & that you had trouble with the author. He got VERY defensive. All I said was that I could NOT have been the ONLY person this ever happened to and that IT HAD to be something in his program, since it was the /ONLY/ program I installed after installing 95B (I was still on 95B then) - and a BUNCH of times to replicate the problem. I was actually SURPRISED when the same problem occurred - and could be eliminated by date reset - on the second machine! But there you are. But I guess with free programs, no matter how well designed and well-working, you can't do much if they "misbehave". Actually, you can't do much with PAID programs either - Windows STILL is Windows and apparently will be so forever. I wish they would dump Windows and make Doors or something, the little I know about Win7 - in spite of general agreement that it "seems batter than Vista" (last I looked, Win7 is a 20GB DL! The mind boggles), I KNOW it's going to be the same crap repackaged. But if it keeps on bringing in the money, why change anything? Just keep on bloating! Anyway, no big deal. My life is hell no matter what. The memory of that event actually makes the recent problems I've had PALE by comparison. So there's a silverish lining. I guess the author's pride was involved, & he didn't want to believe/admit it. Did the app disappear from the NET afterwards or undergo a rewrite? Glad you did have that thought about the clock. No kidding. Uh-huh. Very good. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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thanatoid wrote:
"PCR" wrote in : thanatoid wrote: "PCR" wrote in : SNIP There's undoubtedly a mystery, sci-fi or horror story in you that someone will read! Again, thanks for the encouragements, but I am SO tired of encouragements... I know I'm a loser and will never do anything. That's a sad thought, but it sounds like you've already heard better encouragements than I can provide. What was the best one & why did it fail? SNIP I see Edxor is a Notepad repacement. And a VERY good one, especially since it's free. Thanks for the tip. I've always stuck with Notepad to be able to answer any questions users might have over it. I wanted Registry locations, interactions with other apps, etc., to be pristine for comparison to them. But I may be ready for a replacement. No one has complained in a long time. Maybe they've all gone to something else. I no longer fear so much a replacement would mess up my own installation. Edxor is a no-install IIRC and only stores the last 10 files worked on in the registry - one key. But you might like NoteTab Light (also free) more - it has a LOT more useful features, in fact an UNBELIEVABLE amount of them - Edxor is really almost programmer-level - half of its options are beyond my comprehension - I use it mainly because my MAIN Notepad replacement, Metapad Lite, DOES have a file size limit - but it is my default since it IGNORES the dreaded "insert/overwrite" key! So I NEVER lose anything! It's its BEST feature (has several other unique excellent features too... WHY doesn't SOMEONE make a Notepad replacement which has all the features a "regular smart enough not to use MS Notepad but not smart enough to know QCypher is" user needs? Sigh. I have gone through SO many, and STILL I have to have three... Anyway, Edxor handles files of ANY size and is very fast and small and VERY stable. You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. SNIP Well, right, I suspected MSConfig was resetting the delay to 30 seconds for you each boot, after you manually change it to 5 seconds. If not MSConfig, something else must be doing it. An .ini would be powerful enough. (It can't be you've not unchecked MSDOS.sys from Read-Only; you'd get a message from Edxor, surely.) Any text editor will tell you that it can't save a read-only file... I will never touch msconfig again, providing easy (and dangerous) access to ini files is all it does, with a simple interface for those who are afraid of sysedit or whatever... You never said, but I presume your MSConfig is not set to turn on the MS Startup Menu. Therefore, something else is responsible for that BootMenuDelay=30 problem. It's easy enough to hit ENTER to prevent the wait. But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? If not, I guess you're fine. I could test MSConfig for that, myself-- but you don't care anymore, anyhow. I, personally, wouldn't want it to happen each boot. SO... maybe your personality IS rotten! :-). Of course it is. Smells, too. Are you a cigar smoker or garlic eater? Those could do it too. SNIP OK. That sounds like a tough one to solve, when a reliable app is involved-- & you haven't changed its settings or anything to do with it. Sounds like it was something like the year 2000 issue. No, it happened a few years into the century. It involved a date, but I guess not in the same way. Sorry to have brought up the bad memory & that you had trouble with the author. He got VERY defensive. All I said was that I could NOT have been the ONLY person this ever happened to and that IT HAD to be something in his program, since it was the /ONLY/ program I installed after installing 95B (I was still on 95B then) - and a BUNCH of times to replicate the problem. I was actually SURPRISED when the same problem occurred - and could be eliminated by date reset - on the second machine! But there you are. But I guess with free programs, no matter how well designed and well-working, you can't do much if they "misbehave". Actually, you can't do much with PAID programs either - Windows STILL is Windows and apparently will be so forever. I wish they would dump Windows and make Doors or something, the little I know about Win7 - in spite of general agreement that it "seems batter than Vista" (last I looked, Win7 is a 20GB DL! The mind boggles), I KNOW it's going to be the same crap repackaged. But if it keeps on bringing in the money, why change anything? Just keep on bloating! Anyway, no big deal. My life is hell no matter what. The memory of that event actually makes the recent problems I've had PALE by comparison. So there's a silverish lining. I guess the author's pride was involved, & he didn't want to believe/admit it. Did the app disappear from the NET afterwards or undergo a rewrite? Glad you did have that thought about the clock. No kidding. Uh-huh. Very good. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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"PCR" wrote in
: SNIP You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. My pleasure. I like recommending good free programs, there is SO much crap out there. You're one of the best. Absolutely. C'mon, you're making me blush. SNIP Well, I've said all I could about that -- twice. It's unchecked for me in MSConfig, yet I get my 10 seconds. On the chance (though doubtful) that MSConfig enforces its 30 second delay... uncheck that, reboot, set your 10 seconds manually. It's only a slim chance, though. From what I recall, system.ini overrides msconfig if you run it last. msconfig is just a shell if you like. (Damn, I should test it.) It gets SO tedious, doesn't it? Someone who didn't realize it added a MaxPhysPage= setting which conflicted with vcache settings would have had to make a trip to the nearest "computer guy" and paid whatever. Are you referring to other things MSConfig can do? So... don't do them! Better yet, NEVER type msconfig in Run and do things in sysedit and regedit! Or maybe gotten an answer here - IF s/he had access to another computer to ask. SNIP But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? Unless /something/ is wrong, why should it? You said, when you change BootMenuDelay to 5, it gets auto-reset back to 30. I thought YOU said that! (We should obviously drop this subject! ;-) Is whatever does that doing it each boot -- whether or not you first change it to 5? If so, MSDOS.sys's date will be changing every day. And I wouldn't want that to be happening to such an important file. Considering what Windows /could/ be doing to all the inis and regs, changing a file date is the least of our worries... I have a copy of the whole C:\ root dir. on another partition in any case - so should everyone. SNIP Two Winter weeks or Summer weeks? Summerish. But not very hot or humid. I did NOT reek, BION. I DO wash when I am on the verge of starting to smell. Since I live a very sedentary life, it is not as disgusting as it sounds. SNIP I guess, if there's a forum for the product, you would know. Otherwise, you'd be going by the author's word, which may not be trustworthy. Then, a very quick update after your complaint would be suspicious. Well, if NO ONE ELSE had the problem, why update? And I fully believe that I /could/ have been the only one! I /am/ cursed, you know. That was just ONE example - computer-wise, the worst, admittedly - of thanatoid's sufferings! You should hear what some "girlfriends" (they're /supposed/ to love and support you, right?) have done to me... Another reason why I sit in front of the computer all the time instead of living a social life. [And NO, I DID shower daily then - and would again!] -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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How to fix the bootup screen logo after running setup
"PCR" wrote in
: SNIP You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. My pleasure. I like recommending good free programs, there is SO much crap out there. You're one of the best. Absolutely. C'mon, you're making me blush. SNIP Well, I've said all I could about that -- twice. It's unchecked for me in MSConfig, yet I get my 10 seconds. On the chance (though doubtful) that MSConfig enforces its 30 second delay... uncheck that, reboot, set your 10 seconds manually. It's only a slim chance, though. From what I recall, system.ini overrides msconfig if you run it last. msconfig is just a shell if you like. (Damn, I should test it.) It gets SO tedious, doesn't it? Someone who didn't realize it added a MaxPhysPage= setting which conflicted with vcache settings would have had to make a trip to the nearest "computer guy" and paid whatever. Are you referring to other things MSConfig can do? So... don't do them! Better yet, NEVER type msconfig in Run and do things in sysedit and regedit! Or maybe gotten an answer here - IF s/he had access to another computer to ask. SNIP But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? Unless /something/ is wrong, why should it? You said, when you change BootMenuDelay to 5, it gets auto-reset back to 30. I thought YOU said that! (We should obviously drop this subject! ;-) Is whatever does that doing it each boot -- whether or not you first change it to 5? If so, MSDOS.sys's date will be changing every day. And I wouldn't want that to be happening to such an important file. Considering what Windows /could/ be doing to all the inis and regs, changing a file date is the least of our worries... I have a copy of the whole C:\ root dir. on another partition in any case - so should everyone. SNIP Two Winter weeks or Summer weeks? Summerish. But not very hot or humid. I did NOT reek, BION. I DO wash when I am on the verge of starting to smell. Since I live a very sedentary life, it is not as disgusting as it sounds. SNIP I guess, if there's a forum for the product, you would know. Otherwise, you'd be going by the author's word, which may not be trustworthy. Then, a very quick update after your complaint would be suspicious. Well, if NO ONE ELSE had the problem, why update? And I fully believe that I /could/ have been the only one! I /am/ cursed, you know. That was just ONE example - computer-wise, the worst, admittedly - of thanatoid's sufferings! You should hear what some "girlfriends" (they're /supposed/ to love and support you, right?) have done to me... Another reason why I sit in front of the computer all the time instead of living a social life. [And NO, I DID shower daily then - and would again!] -- Lots of theoretical butchers are alleged and other bloody eyes are suitable, but will Pam secure that? |
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thanatoid wrote:
"PCR" wrote in : SNIP You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. My pleasure. I like recommending good free programs, there is SO much crap out there. You're one of the best. Absolutely. C'mon, you're making me blush. Some day I might even install that OffByOne -- you're so good with your recommendations! SNIP Well, I've said all I could about that -- twice. It's unchecked for me in MSConfig, yet I get my 10 seconds. On the chance (though doubtful) that MSConfig enforces its 30 second delay... uncheck that, reboot, set your 10 seconds manually. It's only a slim chance, though. From what I recall, system.ini overrides msconfig if you run it last. msconfig is just a shell if you like. Yea. That's what I would normally say. I offered the suggestion with slim hope & as a starting point. But I had to keep repeating it due to your stolid resistance & dread of MSConfig! (Damn, I should test it.) It gets SO tedious, doesn't it? Maybe. Sometimes. Someone who didn't realize it added a MaxPhysPage= setting which conflicted with vcache settings would have had to make a trip to the nearest "computer guy" and paid whatever. Are you referring to other things MSConfig can do? So... don't do them! Better yet, NEVER type msconfig in Run and do things in sysedit and regedit! It's a convenient interface for a variety of settings. But generally the Advanced tab should be avoided maybe, right. Or maybe gotten an answer here - IF s/he had access to another computer to ask. SNIP But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? Unless /something/ is wrong, why should it? You said, when you change BootMenuDelay to 5, it gets auto-reset back to 30. I thought YOU said that! (We should obviously drop this subject! ;-) Can this be a misreading (9/16/09 10:12 PM)...?... "thanatoid" wrote in message ... ...........Quote................... It's set for 3 or 5 secs, but the damn thing returns for 30 seconds every time I boot Windows... Sigh... .......EOQ..................... But obviously the subject comes to an inglorious end. I guess it is possible you were speaking of something else. But you could have realized I was fixing a non-existent problem sooner than now! Is whatever does that doing it each boot -- whether or not you first change it to 5? If so, MSDOS.sys's date will be changing every day. And I wouldn't want that to be happening to such an important file. Considering what Windows /could/ be doing to all the inis and regs, changing a file date is the least of our worries... I have a copy of the whole C:\ root dir. on another partition in any case - so should everyone. That is very good. Yea, I've got that (& should update it soon). SNIP Two Winter weeks or Summer weeks? Summerish. But not very hot or humid. I did NOT reek, BION. I DO wash when I am on the verge of starting to smell. Since I live a very sedentary life, it is not as disgusting as it sounds. That's fairly impressive, then, to go two weeks, if it was summerish. But I still have a reputation to uphold & cannot reveal my own summer number! I guess you know it's the first whiff in the morning that's the most revealing. Don't wait too long after that to make up your mind! SNIP I guess, if there's a forum for the product, you would know. Otherwise, you'd be going by the author's word, which may not be trustworthy. Then, a very quick update after your complaint would be suspicious. Well, if NO ONE ELSE had the problem, why update? And I fully believe that I /could/ have been the only one! I /am/ cursed, you know. That was just ONE example - computer-wise, the worst, admittedly - of thanatoid's sufferings! I suggested the author wasn't revealing how many complaints he got. In terms of damage, you suffered nearly the equivalent of my hard drive crash of '01, sounds like. That's pretty bad. You should hear what some "girlfriends" (they're /supposed/ to love and support you, right?) have done to me... Another reason why I sit in front of the computer all the time instead of living a social life. [And NO, I DID shower daily then - and would again!] Well, you were & still claim to be a perfect gentleman, then, if that's true. I think even Pebble must agree. It can be presumed none of them sprayed air freshener at you. So, fine, what was it that they did do? -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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thanatoid wrote:
"PCR" wrote in : SNIP You were always a good one for good app recommendations, thanatoid. I'll look into those. Thanks. My pleasure. I like recommending good free programs, there is SO much crap out there. You're one of the best. Absolutely. C'mon, you're making me blush. Some day I might even install that OffByOne -- you're so good with your recommendations! SNIP Well, I've said all I could about that -- twice. It's unchecked for me in MSConfig, yet I get my 10 seconds. On the chance (though doubtful) that MSConfig enforces its 30 second delay... uncheck that, reboot, set your 10 seconds manually. It's only a slim chance, though. From what I recall, system.ini overrides msconfig if you run it last. msconfig is just a shell if you like. Yea. That's what I would normally say. I offered the suggestion with slim hope & as a starting point. But I had to keep repeating it due to your stolid resistance & dread of MSConfig! (Damn, I should test it.) It gets SO tedious, doesn't it? Maybe. Sometimes. Someone who didn't realize it added a MaxPhysPage= setting which conflicted with vcache settings would have had to make a trip to the nearest "computer guy" and paid whatever. Are you referring to other things MSConfig can do? So... don't do them! Better yet, NEVER type msconfig in Run and do things in sysedit and regedit! It's a convenient interface for a variety of settings. But generally the Advanced tab should be avoided maybe, right. Or maybe gotten an answer here - IF s/he had access to another computer to ask. SNIP But I don't like the thought that your MSDOS.sys might be getting edited every boot. Does it get a new date every boot? Unless /something/ is wrong, why should it? You said, when you change BootMenuDelay to 5, it gets auto-reset back to 30. I thought YOU said that! (We should obviously drop this subject! ;-) Can this be a misreading (9/16/09 10:12 PM)...?... "thanatoid" wrote in message ... ...........Quote................... It's set for 3 or 5 secs, but the damn thing returns for 30 seconds every time I boot Windows... Sigh... .......EOQ..................... But obviously the subject comes to an inglorious end. I guess it is possible you were speaking of something else. But you could have realized I was fixing a non-existent problem sooner than now! Is whatever does that doing it each boot -- whether or not you first change it to 5? If so, MSDOS.sys's date will be changing every day. And I wouldn't want that to be happening to such an important file. Considering what Windows /could/ be doing to all the inis and regs, changing a file date is the least of our worries... I have a copy of the whole C:\ root dir. on another partition in any case - so should everyone. That is very good. Yea, I've got that (& should update it soon). SNIP Two Winter weeks or Summer weeks? Summerish. But not very hot or humid. I did NOT reek, BION. I DO wash when I am on the verge of starting to smell. Since I live a very sedentary life, it is not as disgusting as it sounds. That's fairly impressive, then, to go two weeks, if it was summerish. But I still have a reputation to uphold & cannot reveal my own summer number! I guess you know it's the first whiff in the morning that's the most revealing. Don't wait too long after that to make up your mind! SNIP I guess, if there's a forum for the product, you would know. Otherwise, you'd be going by the author's word, which may not be trustworthy. Then, a very quick update after your complaint would be suspicious. Well, if NO ONE ELSE had the problem, why update? And I fully believe that I /could/ have been the only one! I /am/ cursed, you know. That was just ONE example - computer-wise, the worst, admittedly - of thanatoid's sufferings! I suggested the author wasn't revealing how many complaints he got. In terms of damage, you suffered nearly the equivalent of my hard drive crash of '01, sounds like. That's pretty bad. You should hear what some "girlfriends" (they're /supposed/ to love and support you, right?) have done to me... Another reason why I sit in front of the computer all the time instead of living a social life. [And NO, I DID shower daily then - and would again!] Well, you were & still claim to be a perfect gentleman, then, if that's true. I think even Pebble must agree. It can be presumed none of them sprayed air freshener at you. So, fine, what was it that they did do? -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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