kubiak@debussy.csg.uiuc.edu (Ken Kubiak) (01/17/90)
A friend of mine has a Mac+ on which someone has changed the "welcome to the macintosh" message which appears at bootup. Does anyone out there know how to change it back? Thanks in advance -- Ken Kubiak Center for Reliable High-Performance Computing University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign kubiak@csg.uiuc.edu
consp22@bingsunh.cc.binghamton.edu (Darren Handler) (01/18/90)
Yes. Go into the system folder and remove the document called : StartupScreen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Consp22@Bingsuns.pod.binghamton.edu | SUNY-B Computer Consultants - | | Consp22@Bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu | Trying to keep the world safe from | |---------------------------------------| the SUNY-B Computer users. | | System Consultant - World Computers |-------------------------------------| | Computer Cons. - SUNY Binghamton | Darren `Mac Hack' Handler | |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I don't know if I am going to heaven or hell, I just hope God grades on a curve
Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) (01/18/90)
Ken - You can do this with a sector editor like FEdit, MacSnoop, or SUM Tools. Just search for "Welcome", then edit the words. Your new message must be exactly the same length, however. Another way is to use a PD or shareware app called "DSAT Editor" or something similar. It also let you edit the bomb icon, as I recall. I vaguely recall this app "broke" some time ago, however. Enjoy, -Russ
Armadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) (01/18/90)
Ken - shoulda checked first. You got by curiosity up, so I started digging. The app is called "BootEdit" by John Holder. It indeed will edit the startup message, but you still need to stay within 21 characters. The DSAT editing part (bomb and welcome icons) came up junk on my Mac Plus and Jasmine DD80, so I didn't risk trying to edit them. Since even this app still limits you to 21 chars, might as well stick with a sector editor. -Russ
bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) (01/18/90)
In response to the question "Is there any way to change the `Welcome to Macintosh' startup message back to normal after it has been changed?": In article <2796@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> consp22@bingsunh.cc.binghamton.edu (Darren Handler) writes: >Yes. >Go into the system folder and remove the document called : StartupScreen Huh? The StartupScreen will replace the dialog box completely, not just alter the text in it (although it is possible to make a StartupScreen that looks just like the normal one save for the message). It is possible, however, to actually change the message that appears at startup. This message is stored in the boot blocks, I believe, although I have no idea how to get at it (there is a program in sumex that purports to let you change it, but the program is so old that I just don't trust it with my boot blocks...). Anyone know how to change that message? << Brian >> -- | Brian S. Kendig \ Macintosh | Engineering, | bskendig | | Computer Engineering |\ Thought | USS Enterprise | @phoenix.Princeton.EDU | Princeton University |_\ Police | -= NCC-1701-D =- | @PUCC.BITNET | | Systems Engineering, NASA Space Station Freedom / General Electric WP3 |
vallon@sbmiclr.cs.sunysb.edu (Justin Vallon) (01/18/90)
In article <13013@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes: > It is > possible, however, to actually change the message that appears at > startup. > Anyone know how to change that message? Use FEdit/MacTools to search for the ascii string that you want to change. I'm pretty sure it's in the System file, and probably in the resource fork. Note that the replacement string will have to be as long or shorter than the given string ("Welcome..."). If anybody doesn't understand this, feel free to reply. > << Brian >> > > -- >| Brian S. Kendig \ Macintosh | Engineering, | bskendig | >| Computer Engineering |\ Thought | USS Enterprise | @phoenix.Princeton.EDU >| Princeton University |_\ Police | -= NCC-1701-D =- | @PUCC.BITNET | >| Systems Engineering, NASA Space Station Freedom / General Electric WP3 | -Justin vallon@sbcs.sunysb.edu
dawyd@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (David Walton) (01/18/90)
In article <13013@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes: >In response to the question "Is there any way to change the `Welcome to >Macintosh' startup message back to normal after it has been changed?": Changing the startup message is relatively simple, provided you have the right tools. The way I always did it was to use a disk editor (SUM or FEdit+), do an ascii search for the startup string ('Welcome to Macintosh' by default, or whatever you've changed it to), and modify it starting at the beginning of the message. Note that the revised string should be exactly as long as the old one. I don't remember the specifics of editing with SUM or FEdit, but as I recall, it's not too difficult to figure out. On both, you'll need to issue a command to allow you to change the disk's data, and then a write command to make the changes permanent. Caveat: BE CAREFUL. Tinkering with low-level editors is always potentiall dangerous. If you're editing a floppy, make a backup, and if you're changing a hard disk, don't do it unless you know what you're doing. -- David Walton Internet: dwal@tank.UChicago.EDU University of Chicago { Any opinions herein are my own, not } Computing Organizations { those of my employers (or anybody else). }
mxmora@unix.SRI.COM (Matt Mora) (01/19/90)
Why don't you just reinstall the system? -- ___________________________________________________________ Matthew Mora SRI International mxmora@unix.sri.com ___________________________________________________________
arun@ac.dal.ca (01/19/90)
In article <13013@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>, bskendig@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Brian Kendig) writes: > In response to the question "Is there any way to change the `Welcome to > Macintosh' startup message back to normal after it has been changed?": > > In article <2796@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> consp22@bingsunh.cc.binghamton.edu (Darren Handler) writes: >>Yes. >>Go into the system folder and remove the document called : StartupScreen > > Huh? > > The StartupScreen will replace the dialog box completely, not just > alter the text in it (although it is possible to make a StartupScreen > that looks just like the normal one save for the message). It is > possible, however, to actually change the message that appears at > startup. > > This message is stored in the boot blocks, I believe, although I have > no idea how to get at it (there is a program in sumex that purports to > let you change it, but the program is so old that I just don't trust > it with my boot blocks...). > > Anyone know how to change that message? > > << Brian >> > > -- > | Brian S. Kendig \ Macintosh | Engineering, | bskendig | > | Computer Engineering |\ Thought | USS Enterprise | @phoenix.Princeton.EDU > | Princeton University |_\ Police | -= NCC-1701-D =- | @PUCC.BITNET | > | Systems Engineering, NASA Space Station Freedom / General Electric WP3 | I use Superpaint 2.0 to create any startup screen I like as it has startupscreen as one of its options in the save window... >>>ARUN MATHUR<<< Dalhousie University Medical School Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada...
Ed.Edell@f563.n107.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Ed Edell) (01/20/90)
> A friend of mine has a Mac+ on which someone has changed the "welcome > to the macintosh" message which appears at bootup. Does anyone out > there know how to change it back? other then editing the System file with ResEdit or FEdit, the easiest thing to do is just replace the System file on the affected Mac. -Ed -- Ed Edell via cmhGate - Net 226 fido<=>uucp gateway Col, OH UUCP: ...!osu-cis!n8emr!cmhgate!107!563!Ed.Edell INET: Ed.Edell@f563.n107.z1.FIDONET.ORG