Customize the XP Pro/W2k Pro Login screen

[Matt]

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[shovel204]

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/windowstips/story/0,24330,3367790,00.html


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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[shovel204]

Apparently that utility is no longer available, I will look some more.


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shovel204 at 6/2/2002 6:48:19 PM

http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/windowstips/story/0,24330,3367790,00.html


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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[shovel204]

Try this link.
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/926/

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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[Matt]

Cheers!!!

Have seen that one already. There really doesn't seem to be any info on the web about it. I'm really struggling. I've been using ResHack.exe to alter ntoskrnl.exe but this is only to change the 'logo' screen (the one that displays the logo of the OS when you are booting up) but cannot find any way to alter the login box.

Still looking!

Cheers for your help - it's appreciated!

Matt


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shovel204 at 6/2/2002 6:56:31 PM


Try this link.
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/926/

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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[Matt]

FYI,

Edit msgina.dll (from windowssystem32) with reshacker.exe (available free on the net)

copy the images (107 & 101) and edit them. then replace the originals with the edited ones and save the msgina.dll as another named file. Start XP or W2k in safe mode. rename the orignal msgina.dll (in case of problems) and then rename the new one to msgina.dll. reboot in normal mode and admire your handy work.

If windows fail to load the logon screen and gives an error staing that msgina.dll is missing or corrup, start the recovery console and rename the original file back to msgina.dll and begin again.

i had no problems

Cheers for your help.

Matt





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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt

[Rob Arundel]

Hi,

That worked well, but is there nayway i could do this on a lot of pcs at the same time without going into safe mode on each one, maby do somthing with a logon script. Is it possible to replace this dll on the w2k installation cdrom?


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Matt at 6/4/2002 7:15:37 AM

FYI,

Edit msgina.dll (from windowssystem32) with reshacker.exe (available free on the net)

copy the images (107 & 101) and edit them. then replace the originals with the edited ones and save the msgina.dll as another named file. Start XP or W2k in safe mode. rename the orignal msgina.dll (in case of problems) and then rename the new one to msgina.dll. reboot in normal mode and admire your handy work.

If windows fail to load the logon screen and gives an error staing that msgina.dll is missing or corrup, start the recovery console and rename the original file back to msgina.dll and begin again.

i had no problems

Cheers for your help.

Matt





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Matt at 6/2/2002 4:43:13 AM

Hi Guys,

Anyone know how I can customize the XP Pro or the W2K Pro login screen?
I just want to add our company logo and build reference to the logon window but cannot find any info on how to do it. I've seen some stuff on how to change the XP 'fancy' (you know...the silly preschool one with the pictures of aircraft etc) logon screen but not the wondows standard one.

anybody any ideas?

much appreciated!!

Matt