Need help finding Windows logo

[TSE]

Okay, so I am trying to make my Windows XP look like an authentic Windows 95 machine. I have hit a huge problem though. While the classic these is good, I want to change the Windows logo that is on the "Start" button. I found out how to do this, but I can't find the Windows 95 logo in the right size. It NEEDS to be 25x20, and I only have one that is 32x32. http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment/fakestart/icons/start.gif

Can someone help resize this or help me find a 25x20 Windows logo identical to that? I would appreciate it A LOT.

 

[wywern209]

why are you trying to make xp like a OS that came out over 8 years ago?

 

[alexbates]

25x20 exactly. All you need to do is adjust the size in Preview.

 

[r.j.s]

Here you go, 25x20, and still proportional.

 

[TSE]

Ok, for some reason it still isn't working. It needs to be a bitmap, 16 million colors???

 

[r.j.s]

Bitmap:

 

[TSE]

Thanks for the help. Unfortunately for some reason I cannot replace the icon... if someone knows how to do it and can explain it to me better than the websites can, I would appreciate it A LOT.

And the reason I want my desktop to look like Windows 95 is because I love nostalgia, but don't want to give up functionality.

 

[FX120]

why are you trying to make xp like a OS that came out over 8 years ago?

Only 8 years ago? More like 14 years.


Ugh, now I feel old.

 

[wywern209]

Only 8 years ago? More like 14 years.


Ugh, now I feel old.

thats why i said over 8 years ago. meaning more than 8 years.

 

[conch575]

Isn't there just a theme you can click called "Classic"?

 

[r.j.s]

Isn't there just a theme you can click called "Classic"?

Yes, but he wants it to look exactly like '95, not just similar.

 

[conch575]

Yes, but he wants it to look exactly like '95, not just similar.

Oh right makes sense. It looks the same to me, but then again I did not use Windows 95.

 

[TSE]

Ugh I spent all night trying to get this thing to work, but I think I've given up.... It would've been really awesome to be able to make it look identical to Windows 95...

 

[r.j.s]

Here, you go. 20x25.

 

[Shadow]

IIRC, all Windows GUI elements are kept in a DLL called shell32.dll or something similar. You'll have to replace the icons in that to get it looking similar.

 

[r.j.s]

Here you go:

They are both the same image: one .gif, one .bmp.

 

[TSE]

COMPLETED!!!

Amount of time spent on making Windows XP look identical to Windows 95: 8 hours

Amount of time of experiencing pure nostalgia: Infinite.

I loaded some old Windows 95 icons, and had to edit the 16x16 bitmap photo r.j.s. gave me since the colors blended together by making it smaller. Big thanks to everybody, especially r.j.s. for being patient with me and my failed attempts. I will give an attachment of what my desktop looks like, and the final file I created for anybody that wants to do what I did.