Force Classic Logon

[Robert R Kircher, Jr.]

Is there a way to force XP to use the Classic Logon when the system is
installed from a RIS server.

I have the need to deploy several XP boxes NOT connected to a domain but I
want to disable the XP logon in favor of the standard logon. Is there away
to do this in the .sif file or any other way to automatically configure this
at setup?

TIA

 

[Jérôme GUERS]

I know it is possible when you install Windows in an unattended mode with
winnt.sif. I think that the file is the same for RIS.

So, you have to add a section in your .sif file :
[Shell]
; NOT compatible with sysprep.sif
; Use classic start menu
DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
; Use classic visual style
DefaultThemesOff=Yes

Jérôme

 

[Robert R Kircher, Jr.]

The problem with that is I don't want to use the Classic Start Menu.

--

Rob

I know it is possible when you install Windows in an unattended mode with
winnt.sif. I think that the file is the same for RIS.

So, you have to add a section in your .sif file :
[Shell]
; NOT compatible with sysprep.sif
; Use classic start menu
DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
; Use classic visual style
DefaultThemesOff=Yes

Jérôme

Is there a way to force XP to use the Classic Logon when the system is
installed from a RIS server.

I have the need to deploy several XP boxes NOT connected to a domain but
I
want to disable the XP logon in favor of the standard logon. Is there away
to do this in the .sif file or any other way to automatically configure this
at setup?

TIA

 

[Jérôme GUERS]

OK, so you have to change a registry key during the cmdlines time.

;Disable Welcome Screen and uses Classic Logon
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"LogonType"=dword:00000000

I hope that's what you need this time.
Regards
Jérôme

The problem with that is I don't want to use the Classic Start Menu.

I know it is possible when you install Windows in an unattended mode with
winnt.sif. I think that the file is the same for RIS.

So, you have to add a section in your .sif file :
[Shell]
; NOT compatible with sysprep.sif
; Use classic start menu
DefaultStartPanelOff=Yes
; Use classic visual style
DefaultThemesOff=Yes

Jérôme

Is there a way to force XP to use the Classic Logon when the system is
installed from a RIS server.

I have the need to deploy several XP boxes NOT connected to a domain but
I
want to disable the XP logon in favor of the standard logon. Is there away
to do this in the .sif file or any other way to automatically configure this
at setup?

TIA