This involves Editing MSDOS.SYS so that the value for BootGUI is zero instead of 1 (ie: BootGUI=0).

As you may already know, this also has the consequence of making the PC boot to the DOS prompt rather than Windows. However, this is easily fixed by editing Autoexec.bat to include a new last line with a single word: WIN. Now, the computer will still load Windows, but have a usable DOS prompt once Windows has been shut down.

But this is only half the picture. At this point, when you shutdown, you will still see the shutdown logos. You can still use the prompt (even though you cannot see it) but typing win might not get you back into Windows. What you need to do is reboot and get back into Windows, then open your Windows folder.

Locate the two logo files (logos.sys and logow.sys) and rename them with a $ before each period (ie: logos$.sys and logow$.sys). The next time you shutdown you will see the DOS prompt. You can even type win and get back into Windows again.

Now, if you want to restore your shutdown logos, change MSDOS.SYS back to BootGUI=1, and rename the two logos (easily done by removing the $). Reboot the PC and it's done.