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by ajdelo

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I have the LOGO.SYS file in my root directory C:\ and I have the files LOGOS.SYS and LOGOW.SYS in C:\WINDOWS and I'm running WinME. However, when I either shutdown or restart my computer, I have problems. When I restart, I get a blinking cursor ona blank screen (usually in the same spot - middle right 1/3 of the screen) and I have to hit the restart button to get my computer to restart back into windows. When I go to shutdown, I usually get 1 inch thick vertical brown lines down the screen and I have to unplug the power cord to shut it down. But when I boot up my computer, I get the logo that I want - whatever logo is the LOGO.SYS file. This happens whether I have the default WinME logos or not.

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by dmiles

Check the display settings and adjust your refresh rate it may be set to high or low,then you may try updating the video driver it will cause similar problems.

by chris conley

My first question to you is, are you seeing the name and memory size of your video card as soon as you turn on your computer. It sounds like a problem with the Hardware itself, because WinME should not be loading specific video drivers untill after the Logo.sys (Splash) screen comes up. Which Logo.sys, logos.sys, and logow.sys you have installed should make no differance. If the problem is happening after you machine has been on for a long time, you might have a heat problem also.

by sixfourtykilo

When you are receiving the blinking cursor about "middle right 1/3 of the screen", you are most likely receiving an error message that has displayed in an incorrect video setting. Although it is true that Windows does not load your video card drivers before booting into the GUI, it must use the vga portion of your video card at one point. Considering you are getting funny lines when you shut down, it definetly sounds like a video card problem. There are severl routes to take to determine and/or solve this problem. If you have built-in video, check to ensure that you have not changed any jumper settings on the motherboard and that the BIOS is set to the manufacturer's defaults. If you have an actual video card, try another one, maybe from a friend. If the card is PCI (not AGP) try moving it to another slot. If you have a video card you recently purchased to upgrade your built-in video, it is possible there may be some conflict and try removing the additional video card.

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