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|        Animated Red Alert start-up logo for Windows 95     |
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zip file name:  redalert.zip
zip file size:  ~ 9 KB

Author:  Nils Bernhardt and Jan Kting
Bitmap by Nils Bernhardt
Animation by Jan Kting
Slightly modified by Nils Bernhardt before release.

Nils Bernhardt
rp13977@online-club.de
Visit my website at http://online-club.de/m7/vikingsoft
for more cool Star Trek-related stuff.

Jan Kting
rp13690@online-club.de
Website: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/4457


How to install:

1.  Unzip the zip file to a temporary directory.

2.  Move (backup) original start-up logo (logo.sys) to 
    another temporary directory.
    You will find logo.sys in the root directory of your boot drive
    (usually C:).

Please note:
	
	 * If you are using a compression utility on your boot drive, 
	  you must put logo.sys in the host for that drive.
	  (For example, if drive C: is compressed and its host is the
          G: drive, then logo.sys should be placed in the root
          directory of the G: drive.)

	* The default logo.sys is embedded in io.sys file.
	  If you cannot find logo.sys in your drives, including the
          host drive (see above), chances are Win95 is using the logo
          that is embedded in io.sys as your start up logo. In this
          case, you don't have logo.sys to backup. Simply place the
          new logo.sys in the root directory of your boot (host) drive.
          Logo.sys in the root directory will take precedence of the
          one embedded in io.sys file. To get back to the original
          win95 logo, simply rename the logo.sys to other name.

2.  Use DOS window or Explorer to copy the new logo file from your
    temporary directory to your root directory (usually C:).

3.  Restart your computer and you're done!


Note:

* You can pick to change whichever logo files.  
  You don't have to change all three files in order to work. 

* To restore the original win95 logo, you must save (backup) the file in step 1.
  Then just copy the original logo to the designated directory.

* You can create your own Win95 logo files.
  They must be in 320 x 400 (256 colors) bitmap format.
  Although the real size displayed is 640 x 400, 
  Win95 will stretch these logo files when displaying them.

* For more screens, you can check out Karl McMurdo's Animated Logo Sample Page at
  http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/samplogo.htm
	
* If you want to create your own animated startup logos, instructions on how to do so 
  can be found at Karl McMurdo's Windows 95 Animated Logo Page at
  http://www.nucleus.com/~kmcmurdo/win95logo.html

* Please e-mail me any comments.  All comments are welcome.

* If you have any questions, please e-mail me. 

  My (Nils Bernhardt) E-mail address:
  CompuServe: 106506,2012
  Internet:   106506.2012@compuserve.com