Well mystery solved, and a wayward spirit has departed.

The picture was hiding in a wallpaper, but in Windows 98 there are two possible wallpapers :
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="c:\\windows\\pic1.bmp"

This is the normal Windows 98 wallpaper that loads after logging in but before the Active desktop kicks in. Then the real wallpaper loads from
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\General]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\windows\\pic2.jpg" Clear ?

So you could have a series of pictures loading :
c:\logo.w98
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Desktop\General]
c:\windows\logow.sys
c:\windows\logos.sys

Bored yet ???

All in all it was very clever of alison to manage this trick.........

I could go on, but I won't. My work here is done.

It's as well I use my powers for good.

Chief Exorcist

Joe Busters Inc

AKA alison's hubby - Mark