(Win9x/Me) Hide the StartUp Splash Screen

[jadison]

If you want to avoid the splash screen every time you boot, you have to do some tinkering. Select Start, Programs, Accessories, MS-DOS Prompt. In the MS-DOS window, type attrib -r -s -h c:\msdos.sys and then press ENTER. Type notepad c:\msdos.sys and press ENTER again.

In Notepad, put your cursor @ the end of the line that reads '[Options]', and press ENTER to add a new line. Type logo=0 (that's a zero, not the letter O). Now save the file and close Notepad.

Back in the DOS box, enter attrib +r +s +h c:\msdos.sys. Press ENTER and close the DOS window. That should do it.

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