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        <title><![CDATA[Font Size, Color]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3653545]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[langstons@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:08:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Danger of lockout ?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the only user of my machine I have not set a password.  In changing the logon screen &amp; adding a message, am I in danger of locking myself out ?Advice will be appreciated.  regards, Dante]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[DanMach]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:38:43 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Logon Screen]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Adding my own message is a perfect way to tell a laptop thief that this laptop has a &quot;No Jack&quot; 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.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[win7lover2010]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:50:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Finding the Computer Name from a Win7 GINA.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Click on the &quot;How do I log on to another domain?&quot; link found under the password field.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[randall.cohen@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:19:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Caution]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3459485]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[If you have not disabled remote registry editing, you can always connect to the remote computer and remove the offending entry.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[randall.cohen@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:16:22 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[EXTRA Caution:]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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 &quot;blah, blah...contact your Network Administrator&quot;.  Before attempting this particular setting, be sure to set the username &amp; password of an Administrative-level local user.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[skooboy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:20:12 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[does someone knows how to display the computername in logon screen]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[does someone knows how to display the computername in logon screen.it was possible on winXP and 2k3 on the GINA screen.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[htamir5@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 10:52:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Simple step]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hi Spitfire,Im sorry bout this but im not really good in system modifications so i really appreciate your help and support on how to do that. thanks,jessie]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[optiajessie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 18:53:34 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Don't forget secedit.exe]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3458497]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[secedit can be used to apply local security policy setting by using a software deployment tool or remote scripts. secedit is old stuff but it works.http://www.appdeploy.com/tips/detail.asp?id=23]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[randall.cohen@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:19:04 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Try my instructions]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Use the Local Security Policy editor. It's found in &quot;Administrative Tools&quot; in the control panel.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Spitfire_Sysop]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:46:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Nice]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3458250]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[That is exactly what group policy does. Using a start up script from a shared network location you have the same functionality on a home network outside of a domain!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Spitfire_Sysop]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:44:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm not sure what your point is. The logon message has a business and legal function. What does the users' intelligence have to do with the message you want to tell them before they log on?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Spitfire_Sysop]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:42:51 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It's called &amp;quot;Local Security Policy&amp;quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3458229]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Yes. It has existed since the dawn of Windows and still exists in Win7. All of the same settings exist outside of a domain. The local security policy is in effect when you log on locally. Once you join a domain you use the rules that are pushed down from group policy but the local policy is still there. If you take your laptop home from work, for example, it will use the local security policy when off of the domain.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Spitfire_Sysop]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:40:38 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Same basics for Windows XP]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The first &quot;message keys&quot; mentioned in this article are allready present in Windows XP registry. You only have to add the &quot;values&quot;. For those unfamiliar or uncomfortable with policy edit or &quot;extra software&quot;, one can make various &quot;messages&quot; at these keys, and export each setting to a &quot;.reg file&quot;. Then one can change the &quot;message of the day/week&quot; 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.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[InvisibleBoss]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:30:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Too  much GLITZ!!!!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3457877]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[You can do the same exacty thing with a wonderful program called &quot;Say the Time&quot;, 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!!!!!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[valsons]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:39:11 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It doesn't appear...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[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]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[optiajessie]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 19:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Win 7 Home Premium]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The regedit method work fine...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bigbugna]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:47:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Login Messages]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Is it possible to generate paragraph &quot;new lines&quot; to start a sentence on a new line, rather than just generate a long string of characters?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanne Lowery]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:37:36 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[do these settings work for windows 7 home premium??]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[because you cant use group policy in windows 7 home premium does/has anyone done this registry hack in home premium?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[brianzion]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:07:58 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Caution]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-345028-3457630]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Take care when adding the &quot;DisplayLastUserName&quot; if &quot;DontDisplayLastUserName&quot;,REG_DWORD,1 is already in place.  This will prevent users from logging on stating that this has been disabled by your administrator]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[randall.cohen@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:02:51 -0700</pubDate>
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