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Adding messages to Windows 7's logon screen

You can change all of these options from Local Security Policy without using Regedit.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772979(WS.10).aspx

If you have a domain you can push these settings down with group policy in the same manner. The policy editors actually modify the registry for you so the end result is the same. I find the policy editor easier to use than digging through the registry.

I was just thinking that you could use both of them together as a basic security tool: use the legal notice part for letting a user who started your machine know that any logins/offs are logged, and then you could use the last logon info as a reference; "Was that the last time I logged on to this machine or not ... ?"

The biggest complaint I have is the background and the text color begin to blurr. How can the font be changed?

Take care when adding the "DisplayLastUserName" if "DontDisplayLastUserName",REG_DWORD,1 is already in place. This will prevent users from logging on stating that this has been disabled by your administrator

Do not enable the DisplayLastUserName if your Windows 7 Pro machine is part of an Active Directory domain! You will not be able to log back in to your computer. Instead you'll see the usual MS crap message "blah, blah...contact your Network Administrator". Before attempting this particular setting, be sure to set the username & password of an Administrative-level local user.

because you cant use group policy in windows 7 home premium does/has anyone done this registry hack in home premium?

The regedit method work fine...

Is it possible to generate paragraph "new lines" to start a sentence on a new line, rather than just generate a long string of characters?

Hi guys, I carefully follow the steps above but i ain't get nothing on the screen like what was shown in Figure E. But yes, the Tracking Logon works and get the same result as shown in Figure F... Any idea that i should work on?

Thanks,

Jessie

Use the Local Security Policy editor. It's found in "Administrative Tools" in the control panel.

You can do the same exacty thing with a wonderful program called "Say the Time", and do after the login and while inside W7. THings like this seldom work for the normal intelligent and software smart user. I say forget it!!!!!

The first "message keys" mentioned in this article are allready present in Windows XP registry. You only have to add the "values". For those unfamiliar or uncomfortable with policy edit or "extra software", one can make various "messages" at these keys, and export each setting to a ".reg file". Then one can change the "message of the day/week" simply by running the reg-file at the actual computer(s). The alternatives can be made and saved at any computer, and distribute upon needs.

does someone knows how to display the computername in logon screen.
it was possible on winXP and 2k3 on the GINA screen.

Adding my own message is a perfect way to tell a laptop thief that this laptop has a "No Jack" GPS device inside and that the authorities are right behind them. Could even add a number to contact no questions asked if found type of message. Anythings possible.

As the only user of my machine I have not set a password. In changing the logon screen & adding a message, am I in danger of locking myself out ?

Advice will be appreciated. regards, Dante

Is there a way to adjust the font size also when making this setup color could be helpfull as well but I really need to adjust the size of the font to make it more readable.