# Windows 98 Themes Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 14, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-98-themes-problem/33184 "2000-09-14T14:49:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sdimbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sdimbert/32/20204_2.png) [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-98-themes-problem/33184/1 "2000-09-14T14:49:38Z")
OK, I know that I should have known better… A few months ago, I started experimenting with Windows Themes… trying out alternatives, downloading new ones from the Internet, etc. Anyway I quickly tired of them and deleted them all. But, one won’t go away. Actually, everything on my PC is normal, except for the start-up and shut-down screens… they are still “custom.” My IT guy sent me three files: [ul] [li]MSDOS.SYS[/li][li]LOGOS.SYS[/li][li]LOGOW.SYS[/li][/ul] I replaced those three files in my C:\WINDOWS directory with the three new ones… no dice. Anyone have any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Landsknecht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Landsknecht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landsknecht)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2000, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-98-themes-problem/33184/2 "2000-09-14T14:53:21Z")
Do a search for those file names. One of them at least, normally resides in the root of your C drive. I think you’re also missing one, called logo.sys. Again, it’s been a while so I might be a little off on names.