Microsoft KB Archive/91719

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Suppressing the Windows Logo

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Q91719

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
Earlier versions of Microsoft Windows allow you to suppress the logo screen by typing win followed by a space. This does not work with Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.0 or 3.1.

To suppress the opening logo screen in Windows 3.0 or 3.1, do the following:


 * 1) Type win.
 * 2) Press the SPACEBAR.
 * 3) Press F7 and then press ENTER. (This sequence appears as WIN ^@ on the screen.)

You can also suppress the logo screen by having Windows automatically execute a program at startup, by typing the following (where &quot;program&quot; is the program name):

"WIN program" WARNING: Microsoft strongly discourages starting Windows by typing &quot;win :&quot;. Starting Windows with the WIN : command may cause problems and result in an unstable system. WIN : was used in Windows versions 2.x to start the equivalent of the run-time version of Windows with a given application. Also, WIN : allows you to bypass the logo screen in versions 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, and 3.1.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 initiating disable screen startup

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311