Guest Chris Barnes Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 WinXP Pro computer which is joined to a Domain Controller, which means we have the standard Logon window, not the "Welcome" one with icons I would like to be able to customize the Logon box itself so that it has a disclaimer ("use for authorized purposes and authorized users...") in the Logon window itself. Note that this is different than using the reghack to put items in the HKLM/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/Currentversion/WinLogon/ LegalNoticeCaption LegalNoticeText which puts up a separate window (which users have to hit "ok" to get away from) Alternatively, if modifying the Logon box itself is too hard, using a customized background - on the Logon window ONLY (not after the user logs on) - would be acceptable. -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes chris-barnes@tamu.edu Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes
Guest Claymore Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: How to customize Logon screen On Aug 17, 4:17 pm, Chris Barnes <chris-bar...@tamu.edu> wrote: > WinXP Pro computer which is joined to a Domain Controller, which means > we have the standard Logon window, not the "Welcome" one with icons > > I would like to be able to customize the Logon box itself so that it has > a disclaimer ("use for authorized purposes and authorized users...") in > the Logon window itself. > > Note that this is different than using the reghack to put items in the > HKLM/Software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/Currentversion/WinLogon/ > LegalNoticeCaption > LegalNoticeText > which puts up a separate window (which users have to hit "ok" to get > away from) > > Alternatively, if modifying the Logon box itself is too hard, using a > customized background - on the Logon window ONLY (not after the user > logs on) - would be acceptable. > > -- > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes > chris-bar...@tamu.edu Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Hello Chris, If this is the "Classic" login window ... Go to the same key you referenced above and create a new String named LogonPrompt Modify the Value and type in what you want to show.
Guest Chris Barnes Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Re: How to customize Logon screen Claymore wrote: > If this is the "Classic" login window ... Yes, it is. > Go to the same key you referenced above and create a new String named > LogonPrompt > Modify the Value and type in what you want to show. That was helpful, but I ran into the limit of how many characters I could put into that field. Plus it would have been nice if I could format the test (bigger font, bold, etc). I did find a way to do it, albeit kind of a hack. First, I created TextBox in MS Word with the text I wanted (formatted). I pasted that textbox into Photoshop and saved the image as a .bmp to C:\Windows (with the other background images). I edited HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper and put in the Fullpathname and filename of the .bmp image I had created. Note: I had to make my .bmp 1280x1024 (the screen resolution size) so I cold place the TextBox where I wanted it on the screen. Otherwise, it would just center it (under the logon window). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes chris-barnes@tamu.edu Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes
Guest Claymore Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 Re: How to customize Logon screen On Aug 20, 2:26 pm, Chris Barnes <chris-bar...@tamu.edu> wrote: > Claymore wrote: > > If this is the "Classic" login window ... > > Yes, it is. > > > Go to the same key you referenced above and create a new String named > > LogonPrompt > > Modify the Value and type in what you want to show. > > That was helpful, but I ran into the limit of how many characters I > could put into that field. Plus it would have been nice if I could > format the test (bigger font, bold, etc). > > I did find a way to do it, albeit kind of a hack. > > First, I created TextBox in MS Word with the text I wanted (formatted). > I pasted that textbox into Photoshop and saved the image as a .bmp to > C:\Windows (with the other background images). > I edited HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper and put in > the Fullpathname and filename of the .bmp image I had created. > > Note: I had to make my .bmp 1280x1024 (the screen resolution size) so I > cold place the TextBox where I wanted it on the screen. Otherwise, it > would just center it (under the logon window). > > -- > > + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + > Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes > chris-bar...@tamu.edu Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes Good one, Chris, I've noted that down. Thanks!
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