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Displaying Server Name at login

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by nekronn99 1 view

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This is silly but I need help-- I cannot remember where you configure NT 4.0 to display the server name at the login screen (in the banner that says Windows NT 4.0). I would like to fix this on a server that has stopped showing this box at login. It does not seem to be Winnt\system32\repl\import\scripts. Thanks.

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by mckaytech

Are you, perhaps, talking about using Active Desktop to display the server name?

If not, you might be able to do what you want to using Regedit to enter the appropriate values in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon using either LegalNoticeCaption or LegalNoticeText keys.

paul

by nekronn99

Editing this registry key only brings up a pop-up box with the computer's name in it. I'm looking for the option that allows you to include the server name in the white box that say "Windows NT Server" behind the login box. Thanks anyway.

by zchris

edit below entries in your registry at:

HKEY_LOC_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

. LegalNoticeCaption

. LegalNoticeText

good luck

by nekronn99

Editing this registry key only brings up a pop-up box with the computer's name in it. I'm looking for the option that allows you to include the server name in the white box that say "Windows NT Server" behind the login box. Thanks anyway.

by zchris

you could use the variable "%logonserver%"

you'll recieve the unc-name of the logon-server. edit your loginscripts. type in

echo %computername%
pause

or

net send %username% %computername%
(this will send the message to the local user)

by gigelul

Need details.
You want to see "ServerName" or "DomainName", on workstations or on server.

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