Hi Harrison,
Based on my research, there is no built-in GPO in win2k environment to have
a welcome message. However, you can use the following methods to achieve
this goal:
Method 1. Change background bitmap
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Change the Windows background bitmap to include a text message. This is
explained in the following article:
Q103327 - Changing Background Bitmap for the Windows NT Logon Screen
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q103/3/27.asp>
Method 2. Add a legal dialog
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This method requires an extra button click to logon (by design). This
solution is explained in the following article:
How to Enable a Warning Message During Windows Logon Welcome
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q101063/
How to Enable a Warning Message During Windows Logon Welcome
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315232
Method 3. Add a logonprompt
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You can add short message to the logon prompt. Simply add the following
string value to the registry with your message:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
LogonPrompt
A third party website has addressed this method:
Customizing the Logon Screen
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Windows/Article/ArticleID/25966/25966.html
Based on my test, it appears that the message can be up to 3 lines long on
Windows 2000.
I understand you may not want to manually modify the registry on each
client, if all the clients are one kind of system, for example all clients
are XP or 2k, you can write a simple batch file to change the registry;
assign the batch file as the logon script in GPO. If the clients OS are
various, I suggest you refer to the following article to write a customized
ADM based on the registry:
Implementing Registry-Based Group Policy
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28188
Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/
management/gp/admtgp.mspx
I have googled the Internet and found the following third-party link has
write a customized GPO about the logon prompt, just for your reference, I
listed the link below:
Custom Login prompt: Helping users log in
http://blog.case.edu/djc6/2005/03/10/custom_login_prompt_helping_users_log_i
n
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HTH!
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Best regards,
Rebecca Chen
MCSE2000 MCDBA CCNA
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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