Copyright: © 1997. Andrea Nagar


Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0 Index

© January 1997. Andrea Nagar (nagar@sinet.it)

Introduction

Are you tired  of seeing always the same screens when you start or shut down Windows95? You can find lots of alternate screens on the Internet but managing them can be quite annoying.

From this need Win95 Logo Organizer has come: it is a program that let you quickly and easily manage your Win95 logos organizing them in families so that you can retrieve everyone of them with a click and put it as your default set.

IMPORTANT: Win95 Logo Organizer has been developed in Visual Basic 4.0 (32 bit edition) so it needs the runtime modules to run. See how to obtain support for more information.

Information about Win95 logos

What are these Win95 logos?

Where I can find logos for Windows 95?

How to create your own logos

How to use Win95 Logo Organizer

What’s new in version 3.0

Step by Step Tutorial

Browsing through your logo sets

Adding and modifying your logos

Randomly change your logo set

Support

How to register  Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0

Frequently Asked Questions

How to obtain support

Warranty Disclaimer

Distribution terms

Have fun customizing your Windows 95 !!


What's new in version 3.0

In version 3.0 of Win95 Logo Organizer these new features have been added:

•	new non-intrusive installation program

•	semi-automatic support for compressed drives (you can change the start up drive)

•	added support for Single Logo Sets

•	context sensitive help on line

•	counter of the number of logo set installed

•	ability to bypass the start up logo

•	image info in image browser (you can select only 320x400x256 images)

•	enhanced preview windows (you can use Paint to open them by a double click)

•	randomly change your default logo set

•	code optimization

•	minor bug fixes


What are these Win95 logos?

Win95 logos are the screens that appear when you power on your computer (e.g. the Windows 95 banner in a cloudy sky) and when you shut it down.

Logos must be bitmap files with the following characteristic (otherwise Windows 95 won’t display them.):

WIDTH: 	320 pixels

HEIGHT: 	400 pixels

No. COLORS: 	256

Windows95 logo files are the following:

LOGO.SYS	start up screen	root directory of the boot drive (e.g. C:\)

LOGOW.SYS	waiting for screen	directory in which Windows 95 is installed (e.g. C:\WINDOWS)

LOGOS.SYS	shutting down screen	directory in which Windows 95 is installed (e.g. C:\WINDOWS)

All these three files together are called a logo set.


How to create your own logos

You can create your own logo set and use them as starting and shutting down screens.

Just follow these steps:

Create a bitmap (.bmp) image with Paint (or another program) with the following characteristics:
320 pixels in width, 400 pixels in height and 256 colors.
However you can also use any existing image on condition that it is of the dimensions reported above. Then, you have to save it as:

LOGO.SYS

if you want to use it as the starting up screen (in the root directory of the boot drive, usually C:\)

LOGOW.SYS

if you want it to appear when you are waiting for powering off your pc (in the Windows directory, usually C:\WINDOWS)

LOGOS.SYS

if you want to put it as shutting down screen (also in the Windows directory)


How to register Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0

Win95 Logo Organizer is a shareware program: you can try it for 30 days: after that, you have to buy it or stop using. Registration fee is only 10 US$ and it will entitle you of all the future versions of Win95 Logo Organizer. You'll be sent a registration code that will remove the nag screen and the 8 logo sets limit.

You can register Win95 Logo Organizer in three ways:

1.	sending me 10$ US by mail in cash or check (assure they’re negotiable outside the United States)

2.	you can send me an international postal order (please enclose a photocopy of the receipt)

3.	through RegNet at http://www.swregnet.com/467p.htm (it supports secure transactions) with a fee of 15$ US (the 5$ plus is due to the handling expenses of RegNet)

NOTE: if you live in Italy you can send me a postal vaglia.

Please, I would like to receive the following module filled at the act of the registration.

Last Name	First Name

Address

City	ZIP	State

Phone	Fax

E-mail	Web page

Job	Age

Where did you get the program?

I register Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0 with the following payment method (mark your choice):

by mail in cash or check (assure that it’s negotiable outside the USA) (10$)

by RegNet with credit card (15$)

international postal order (please enclose a photocopy of the receipt) (10$)

vaglia postale di L.15.000 pagabile all’ufficio 69 di Torino (Italy only)

if you want to receive the registration code by letter, please add 1$ for postal expenses.

Notes

If you want more than one copy of Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0, contact me for special pricing.

You can contact me at:

nagar@sinet.it

http://www.ipsnet.it/netpages/room31

or

Andrea Nagar

C.so Pascoli 7

10134 TORINO - ITALY


Where I can find logos for Windows 95?

Around on the Net, there are a lot of places where you can find some nice logos for your enjoyment. Here are some:

http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/

http://www.windows95.com/apps/startup.html

http://www.ipsnet.it/netpages/room31


How to obtain support

Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0 is made up of the following files:

File_id.diz	definition file of the program

Install.txt	info on program installation

Logo95.exe	executable file

Logo95.hlp	this help file

Logo95.cnt	contents for help file

Setup.exe	setup program for Win95 Logo Organizer

Stkit432.dll	support file for setup program

The program also requires the following files (support files for VB4-32)

OLEPRO32.DLL

MSVCRT40.DLL

VB40032.DLL

These files are available from a lot of sources so I decided not to include them in the program packer (95logo3.zip) to keep it as small as possible. However, you can download the files from ftp://ftp.sinet.it/pub/utility/nagar/vb4run.zip

http://www.ipsnet.it/netpages/room31/download/vb4run.zip

However, if you get some problems or you want to report some bugs or advice (or simply if you want to tell me what you think about Win95 Logo Organizer), write me at nagar@sinet.it.

Please, if you have problems, check the FAQ included before contacting me.

All the future versions of the program will be available (with the name 95logoXx - where X is the major version and x is the eventual minor version) at:

http://www.ipsnet.it/netpages/room31	my personal web page

ftp://ftp.sinet.it/pub/utility/nagar	my personal FTP directory

http://www.windows95.com	Windows 95 software archive

http://www.hotfiles.com	ZD Net software archive

ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/util	SimTel software repository

http://www.winsite.com/info/pc/win95/miscutil	Winsite

ftp://ftp.volftp.vol.it/pub/pc/windows/win95/progs/desktop	VOLFTP


Warranty Disclaimer

The product is provided  "as is" without warranty of any kind. the author further disclaims all warranties, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement.  the entire risk arising out of the use or performance of the product and documentation remains with the user.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall the author be liable for any consequential, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, or other damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of this agreement or the use of or inability to use the product, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The author cannot be responsible of any direct or indirect damaged caused by the use of this application. The author gives the program as it is: you use it at your own risk.

All product names mentioned in the program are trademarks or registered trademarks of their registered owners.


Distribution terms

You are free to distribute Win95 Logo Organizer on any public Web/FTP/Gopher site without necessarily obtaining the author’s permission.  (Notification will be appreciated). If you wish to distribute the Win95 Logo Organizer on or with ANY OTHER MEDIA (i.e. if you want to include the Win95 Logo Organizer on a magazine cover CD, or on a CD accompanying a book, or possibly with other software, or any distribution situation similar to these) then the EXPRESS PERMISSION of the author is REQUIRED.


Frequently Asked Questions

Here’s a collection of the most common questions regarding Win95 Logo Organizer and the handling of Win95 logos in general:

Q: The program doesn’t work. It says it requires some extra files. What can I do?

A: Win95 Logo Organizer has been developed with Visual Basic 4.0 and it need some extra files (runtime dll) to run. See how to obtain support for more information.

Q: Why do I get a Win95 Default set when I start the program for the first time?

A: Win95 Logo Organizer, the first time it’s started, automatically saves your standard logo files (i.e. LOGO.SYS in root folder, LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS in the windows folder) in a subfolder called Win95 default inside the application path.

Q: Where are my old logo screens?

A: The first time you start Win95 Logo Organizer (it means that the logo95.ini file isn’t present) it automatically makes a backup copy of your original logos and puts them in a folder called Win95 default.

Q: When I set a new logo set as default the starting up screen isn’t displayed while the other two are. What can I do?

A: Probably you’ve installed DriveSpace. In this case, you have to change the host drive letter from C to H (or whatever is the host drive DriveSpace has made for you). Make sure from the property window of Drivespace Manager that the host drive is visible.

Q: Do I have to choose the logos one by one to create a new logo set?

A: No, if you already have a set of three logo (called LOGO.SYS, LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS) you can simply put them in a folder and copy it in the program folder. Click on refresh button and the new logo set will be displayed.

Q: Why does the standard Windows 95 logo screen appear else when I’ve deleted the LOGO.SYS file in the root directory?

A: To hide the start up screen you have to uncheck the Activate start up logo checkbox.

Q: How can I randomly change my default logo set?

A: If you run the setup program, two shortcuts are created in your “Programs” folder (of the Start Menu): they are “Win95 Logo Organizer 3.0” and “Randomly change your logos”. The latter is the one you have to click on. If you want to change your logos every time you start Windows, just put the “Randomly change your logos” in your “Start Up” folder.

Q: How can I use more than 8 logo sets?

A: Just register the program!


Adding and modifying your logos

Adding and modifying your logos is very simple. Here’s an image of the logo manager windows. Just click on the control you want to have more information about.

Remember that every logo set is made up by a folder (a subfolder of the program’s one) in which the logo files are copied (i.e. if you create a new logo set called “Coca Cola”, the program creates a new subfolder of your program directory called “Coca Cola” in which the logo files associated with the “Coca Cola” set are copied, in a complete logo set, they are LOGO.SYS, LOGOW.SYS, LOGOS.SYS)


Image Preview

you see a preview of the image you've selected. Double click to modify it in Paint. You can drag the image into the actual logo set window. At the bottom of the image are shown its dimensions. (width x height x n. colors). If it’s in red, it means that the logo isn’t of the correct size and you cannot use it..


Choose logo

Through these controls, you can chose the path in which your logo files are located. Only BMP and SYS files are shown. Double click on the file control, to open the image with Paint. The image selected is displayed in the Image Preview control. You can drag the image into the actual logo set window. The path is automatically saved when you close the program.


Browsing through your logo sets

Here is some information on how to quickly handle the Win95 Logo Organizer interface. Click on the various controls in the following window, to have a detailed explanation of its use.


Randomly change your logo set

Now you can randomly change your logo set by running logo95.exe with the /random option. Alternatively, you can simply double click on the shortcut “Randomly change logos”. For example, you can put the link in the start up group of your Start Menu or put it in the System Agent to change it a certain times a week or directly double click on it directly.

NOTE: if you run the setup program the icon “Randomly change logos” is automatically created.


Type of logo set

In type of logo set you can specify what kind of logo set you want to create/update. This is the meaning of the terms:

Single logo

it lets you create a logo set that comprehends only the start up logo (you probably have found a lot of single logo on the net). It uses as shutdown screens the two images you’ve set in the Default shutting down logos. At the name of the single logo is automatically appended the .sls extension.

Complete set

it’s the standard set that comprehends three logo screens.

Default shutting down logos

here you can specify the two logos (waiting and shut down( that you want to appear when you use (i.e. you have set as default) a single logo set.


Action

Through the action button you can operate on your logo sets. You can:

Create a new logo set

Update the selected logo set

Delete the selected logo set

Clear all images in the Current Logo Preview imageboxes


Current Logo Preview imageboxes

Here you can see the images for each logo set you have selected in the Name of the Logo Set list.

Double click on image to open it with Paint, click on add to add an image, delete to delete it. The images represent respectively LOGO.SYS, LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS.


Name of the logo set

Choose one of the existing logos, update it or create a new one. The images present  is each logo set are displayed in the Current logo preview imageboxes.


Current logo set Imageboxes

In these three imagebox you can see the logo that are part of the selected logo set. It’s really self explanatory. Double click on an image to open it with Microsoft Paint.


List of logo sets

Here are displayed the name of the logo set you can choose among. Click to see the corresponding logos in the current logo set images (at the bottom of the window).

At the top of the list you can see the number of logo sets you have and the type of the selected logo.

A single logo is made up only by the start up logo (when you power off your pc are used the two default shut down logos). A single logo is characterized by the .sls extension.

A multi logo is made up of three logos.


Activate start up logo

If clicked the start up logo is displayed, otherwise it’s not. Note that if you hasn’t set a LOGO.SYS image in your root directory, Windows will display the standard screen (obviously only if activate start up logo is checked)


View current Win95 setting

If clicked you can see the actual setting of your logos (you will see in the imageboxes at the bottom of the window the logo that you will be displayed). Click again to restore the previous condition.


Put start up logo in

Click on the drive name and select your start up drive (it’s usually C). If you have installed drivespace you must choose your host drive unit letter (normally H). If H isn’t displayed in the list check your drivespace properties and uncheck the hide host drive option.


Set as default

It makes the selected logo set as default (the files that constitute it are copied in the correct Windows path) so that it will be displayed the next time you reboot Windows (obviously you’ll also see the new logos when you shut down your system).


Default logo set

Here is indicated the name of the default logo set set by the set as default button.


Refresh

Refreshes the list of logo set reading again information from disk. You can also press the F5 key.


Step by Step Tutorial

Here’s a step by step tutorial to help you get immediately operative with your logos.

1.	Click on the “Logo Manager” button

2.	You’ll be displayed the logo manager window

3.	Type the name of the new logo set you want to create

4.	Look for your logo images through your disk (if you select an appropriate image, the logo description becomes green)

5.	Choose the type of logo set you want (it depends on the fact you have a single or a multiple logo pack)

6.	Click on Add to add the images you want to be displayed at start up, and shut down (in order they are LOGO.SYS, LOGOW.SYS and LOGOS.SYS)

7.	Click on the “Action Button” and click on Create New. So a new folder (with the name you chose will be added into the program folder)

8.	Close the Logo manager window

9.	Now you’ll see your new logo set in the list of logo sets.

10.	Click on the “Set As Default” button to view it the next time you restart (or close) Windows 95.