Pressing ESC Key May Cause Garbled Startup Screen

ID: Q132652

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you start Windows 95, the Startup screen (text mode) may be displayed incorrectly. If you press the ESC key to view the text-mode screen, the characters may seem garbled.

CAUSE

Some types of video adapters cannot properly handle the video mode switching that occurs when you press the ESC key.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, add the following line to the [Options] section of the Msdos.sys file:


   Logo=0

This line prevents the Windows 95 logo from being displayed at startup, allowing the text-mode screen to be displayed correctly.

MORE INFORMATION

The Msdos.sys file has its hidden and read-only attributes set. You must clear these attributes before you can edit the file.

You may also need to use the "Logo=0" switch in the Msdos.sys file if a batch file that prevents starting protected mode is called from the Autoexec.bat file.

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