Edit Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop

[Guest]

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon Desktop /
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is displayed?

Thanks

 

[WTC]

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon Desktop /
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is displayed?

Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the user desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon Desktop /
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is displayed?

Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

 

[WTC]

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop /
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is displayed?

Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

 

[Guest]

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is diaplyed
again.

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop /
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at logon)

 

[WTC]

Are you on a Domain? If you are on a Domain then Group Policy is probably
preventing you from changing these values. Talk to your Domain
Administrator, he/she may change this for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is
diaplyed
again.

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop /
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?


:

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is
displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

 

[Guest]

Yes we are on a Domain, however there is nothing in Group Policy that is
preventing these values from changing.

Are you on a Domain? If you are on a Domain then Group Policy is probably
preventing you from changing these values. Talk to your Domain
Administrator, he/she may change this for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is
diaplyed
again.

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop /
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?


:

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is
displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

 

[WTC]

Not sure what is causing this, does it happen on all the computer on the
domain or just that computer?

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Yes we are on a Domain, however there is nothing in Group Policy that is
preventing these values from changing.

Are you on a Domain? If you are on a Domain then Group Policy is probably
preventing you from changing these values. Talk to your Domain
Administrator, he/she may change this for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is
diaplyed
again.

:

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows
XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the
user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop
/
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?


:

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is
displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

 

[Guest]

It happends on a number of computers (which have also been rebuilt). I have
also tried it on Virtual computers and the same issue still occurs.

Not sure what is causing this, does it happen on all the computer on the
domain or just that computer?

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Yes we are on a Domain, however there is nothing in Group Policy that is
preventing these values from changing.

Are you on a Domain? If you are on a Domain then Group Policy is probably
preventing you from changing these values. Talk to your Domain
Administrator, he/she may change this for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is
diaplyed
again.

:

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a Windows
XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the
user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon Desktop
/
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?


:

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is
displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

 

[WTC]

Have you tried using TweakUI? TweakUI can transfer settings to the Logon
screen from your Desktop.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Download and install TweakUI.

When you run Tweak then go to Logon > Settings. Here you can choose the
settings you require to be transferred to the Logon screen.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

It happends on a number of computers (which have also been rebuilt). I
have
also tried it on Virtual computers and the same issue still occurs.

Not sure what is causing this, does it happen on all the computer on the
domain or just that computer?

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Yes we are on a Domain, however there is nothing in Group Policy that
is
preventing these values from changing.

:

Are you on a Domain? If you are on a Domain then Group Policy is
probably
preventing you from changing these values. Talk to your Domain
Administrator, he/she may change this for you.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks again.

However I have tried this already and this only changed the desktop
background briefly (under a second). Until the Winlogon Desktop is
diaplyed
again.

:

Change the Windows Logon screen background color
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/logonbg.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

For Wallpaper on the logon screen.

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: Wallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: Path to the Wallpaper picture.

Wallpaper Style

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: WallpaperStyle
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile or Center); 2 (Stretch).

[HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop]
Name: TileWallpaper
Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 (Tile is off); 1 (Tile is on).

You may need to restart the computer for changes to take affect.

How To Change the Windows Logon Screen Saver in Windows XP
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scrnsave.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

Thanks for your response, although I dont think that I explained
the
question
well enough:

After a user has entered their domain logon credentials on a
Windows
XP
computer a 'Winlogon Desktop / Secure Desktop' is used until the
user
desktop
is loaded. Is there any way that I can change the 'Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure
Desktop' to display a different background?


:

Does anyone know whether it is possible to change the Winlogon
Desktop
/
Secure Desktop, that is displayed before the user desktop is
displayed?


Are you referring to the CTRL+ALT+DEL option?

If you want the CTRL+ALT+DEL to appear before selecting a user
and
password
then edit the registry here,

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)

or

[HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
Name: DisableCAD
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is on at logon) 1 (CRTL+ALT+DEL is off at
logon)