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Does anyone happen to know how to change the "Begin Logon" animation in Windows NT 4.0? I just want to change the hand that moves to press the three keys. Several LAN admins for the sate dept I work for have asked about his.

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by jason prespolis

Here's the fix that your are looking for..

How do I change the backround bitmap on the logon screen?
To change the backround bitmap on the logon screen, use Regedt32 to navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

Double-click or Add Value name Wallpaper, a string (REG_SZ) data type. Set it to the full path to your bitmap (.bmp).

NOTE If you move the .bmp file to the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder, you only need the .bmp, not the full path.

If you wish to tile the bitmap, double-click or Add Value name TileWallpaper, a string (REG_SZ) data type. A data value of 0 doesn't tile. A data value of 1 tiles the bitmap.

If you wish to stretch the bitmap to fill the screen, double-click or Add Value name WallpaperStyle, a string (REG_SZ) data type. A data value of 0 doesn't stretch the bitmap. A data value of 2 stretches the bitmap. You may not set TileWallpaper to 1 if WallpaperStyle is a 2.

If you don't tile the bitmap and don't stretch the bitmap, it will be centered on your screen, and partially hidden. If you wish to set the location of the bitmap, Add Value name WallpaperOriginX as a string data type, and set it to the number of pixels from the left hand edge of the screen. Add Value name WallpaperOriginY as a string data type, and set it to the number of pixels from the top of the screen.

If the bitmap doesn't fill the screen, you may want to set the backround color. Navigate to:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors\. Double-click the Background value name and set the string to the RGB value. The default string is 58 110 165. Here is a table of common colors:

Color Red Green Blue
white 255 255 255
red 255 0 0
yellow 255 255 0
green 0 255 0
cyan 0 255 255
blue 0 0 255
magenta 255 0 255
brown 229 42 42
black 0 0 0

by var_zol

Thank you for the reponse but what I want to do is change the animation in the begin logon dialog box not the wallpaper.

by craig shepherd

What they mean is the animated hand which presses three keys. Inside the dialog box which tells you to press Alt+Ctrl+Del to logon.

Can you change this animation.
I would also like to know how.

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