Changing welcome screen before longon

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Hey, my computer at my new job says "Welcome Scott" right after you hit
ctrl-alt-del. Obviously I'm not Scott. How can I change this. Or getting rid
of it completely would probably be even better. I've looked around but I
can't find anything.

-Jeff (not Scott)
 
Jeff275 said:
Hey, my computer at my new job says "Welcome Scott" right after you
hit ctrl-alt-del. Obviously I'm not Scott. How can I change this.
Or getting rid of it completely would probably be even better. I've
looked around but I can't find anything.
Click to expand...

Best method? Have your IT staff actually prepare it for you.
Alternative method - format it and make sure none of "Scott's" crap is left
behind.
 
Jeff275 wrote on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:34:02 -0800:

J> Hey, my computer at my new job says "Welcome Scott" right after you hit
J> ctrl-alt-del. Obviously I'm not Scott. How can I change this. Or getting
J> rid of it completely would probably be even better. I've looked around
J> but I can't find anything.

J> -Jeff (not Scott)


There are various ways to change the boot logo --if that's what you're
referring to. I bypass the signon screen so I'm not really sure of the
sequence any more.

Try Bootskin to change the boot logo; here:
http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/

....from Stardock's page:
---
Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows
2000 and Windows XP boot screens.

Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens, BootSkin
does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel. Nor does
it require the user to download replacement Windows XP kernels to do so.

Boot screens that use BootSkin are typically under 20K compared to other
boot screen programs whose files are over 2 MEGABYTES.

And best of all, BootSkin is free for non-commercial use.
 
Obviously, Scott isn't there anymore. Maybe he isn't there because he
was messing around with company equipment. Why don't you ask you
company IT person to clean Scott's old computer and do a fresh install
for you?
| Jeff275 wrote on Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:34:02 -0800:
|
| J> Hey, my computer at my new job says "Welcome Scott" right after
you hit
| J> ctrl-alt-del. Obviously I'm not Scott. How can I change this. Or
getting
| J> rid of it completely would probably be even better. I've looked
around
| J> but I can't find anything.
|
| J> -Jeff (not Scott)
|
|
| There are various ways to change the boot logo --if that's what
you're
| referring to. I bypass the signon screen so I'm not really sure of
the
| sequence any more.
|
| Try Bootskin to change the boot logo; here:
| http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/
|
| ...from Stardock's page:
| ---
| Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their
Windows
| 2000 and Windows XP boot screens.
|
| Unlike other programs that can change the Windows XP boot screens,
BootSkin
| does so in a safe manner. It doesn't patch the Windows XP kernel.
Nor does
| it require the user to download replacement Windows XP kernels to do
so.
|
| Boot screens that use BootSkin are typically under 20K compared to
other
| boot screen programs whose files are over 2 MEGABYTES.
|
| And best of all, BootSkin is free for non-commercial use.
| ---
| Then again -- you could format your HDD, re-install Windows and all
your
| programs; maybe upgrade your RAM and video card while you're at it.
<LOL>
|
| --
| Hoppy
| (e-mail address removed)
| ~~
|
|
 
Hoppy wrote to Jeff275 on Fri, 23 Dec 2005 01:27:21 -0500:

<snipped>
H> ---
H> Then again -- you could format your HDD, re-install Windows and all your
H> programs; maybe upgrade your RAM and video card while you're at it.
H> <LOL>

.... since Scott isn't there anymore, maybe he isn't there because he
contracted a highly communicable terminal disease. So you should probably
replace your keyboard and mouse as well.

Ho ho ho.
 
Jeff275 said:
Hey, my computer at my new job says "Welcome Scott" right after you
hit ctrl-alt-del. Obviously I'm not Scott. How can I change this.
Or getting rid of it completely would probably be even better. I've
looked around but I can't find anything.
Click to expand...

Shenan said:
Best method? Have your IT staff actually prepare it for you.
Alternative method - format it and make sure none of "Scott's" crap
is left behind.
Click to expand...
Good god, does anybody ever actually answer a question helpfully on
here????
Click to expand...

Well - given the very little information that you did give - we don't go
around telling people how to change their work computers for very good
reasons..

First off - that's irresponsible of us to do. While we know how to bypass
certain things on the systems - we know that our customers do not know - nor
have the inclination to. We certainly would not "arm" someone else
purposely to do somehting bad to a work system.

Secondly - users in a work environment usually do not have the rights they
need to do what they are asking. This is also for very fgood reason - not
the least of which is that those computers "are not theirs to do with as
they wish." So we could be wasting the user's time and our own by telling
them to do something they cannot.

The safest and best answer if "work" systems are asked about is to contact
your system administrator and have them fix it. It's a default standard.
Many times you find out afterwards that who you just told to do that is
actually the system administrator (and sometimes - after learning that - you
cringe at the thought of the environment they manage to be honest.)

Now - you say your computer says "Hey Scott" right AFTER you hit
CTRL+ALT+DEL --> I assume that you mean the logon prompt (place where you
type your password) or some "message" before you actually get to the logon
prompt (that you must click OK to) says this - based solely off your
description. I suppose it could be the background image as well at the
logon prompt. I say this because your words are ".. says "Welcome Scott"
right after you hit ctrl-alt-del.." - not "says "Welcome Scott" right after
you logon."

If this is so, then one of these should help - assuming you have the rights
and are supposed to be doing this. It would still be better if the IT staff
actually prepared the machine for you - because wh knows what all they do
there to actually get a machine ready for a user..

Customize the Windows Logon and Security Dialog Title
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/926/

Change the Logon Screen Wallpaper
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/103/

Legal Notice Dialog Box Before Logon
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/22/

As a bonus:

Change the Registered Owner and Organization
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/32/
 
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