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windows CTRL ALT Delete/logon screen question...

i just added a computer to my domain. the default color of the logon screen, from my experience, is a basic blue color. this pc has the manufacturers logo as the background and i dont want that as the logon screen.

when the user logs in, it goes to the proper background, however, i am refering to the background when the logon/user/pass box is displayed.

Thanks.

i had trouble picking zones...(my browser is to blame...)

windows 2003 server has the domian

pc is windows xp pro with sp3

Don

This may be what you are looking for

http://www.windows-help-central.com/windows-xp-welcome-screen.html

tomdlgns

ASKER

no, not quite.

99% of my machines look like this right now....

http://www.windows-help-central.com/image-files/windows-xp-logon-screen.jpg

when i added this computer to the domain (i didnt think you could have the welcome screen when on a domain...) i still see this screen

http://www.windows-help-central.com/image-files/windows-xp-logon-screen.jpg

but i see the manufactures logo in the entire background, instead of the windows default blue.

my question is...how do i change back to the default windows blue background.

once i logon to the network, the desktop background changes to how it should be, so it isnt a group policy issue.

thanks.

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Don

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tomdlgns

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ok, i guess i am still confused (not confused on the registry edit, but what to use for the original wallpaper)...how do i know what the default blue color is?

should i open up the registry on another pc (that has the default blue screen) and just copy the registry string from a machine with the proper default blue screen?

tomdlgns

ASKER

this is what it currently looks like...

http://moarpics.com/images/cyv16o7mw947olkxeqm.jpg

i understand the registry edit, but i was in the process of connectingto my work network to grab a screen shot.

thanks.

Don

it is called wallpaper.bmp

tomdlgns

ASKER

thanks, i will try now.

tomdlgns

ASKER

ok, just made a change and now i am rebooting.

just curious, shouldn't i see a picture labeled wallpaper.bmp in the c:\windows folder?

Don

it may also be named logon.bmp, was just confirming that as my laptop doesnt have a normal install

tomdlgns

ASKER

i changed it to wallpaper.bmp in the registry and i see the default blue like i want, but before i renamed it, i tried to look for the file, just to see if it was there, and it wasnt.

oh well.

Don

results are good :-)