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Enable the Welcome Screen login in XP Pro when using NComputing vSpace
I am using NComputing x350 and vSpace 4.04.010 on an XP Pro PC. Ordinarily when you install vSpace it sets XP up for multi user login… Meaning you get the username and password login box rather than the welcome screen with the various user icons. I think this has something to do with fast user switching.
Normally this is fine but I am setting this up for a kindergarten classroom and I would sure love to “Change the way user’s login” and utilize the Welcome screen. When I do this I get a “Windows cannot apply the welcome screen setting you selected” error message. If I try to disable fast user switching I get “Windows cannot apply the Fast User Switching setting you selected”.
I am sure this is an NComputing issue (their tech support was not much help) but there must be a Registry or Group Policy setting to force the setting.
Having kindergartener’s login with a username is asking for trouble… If they could go up to one of the NComputing stations (Host or Stations) and just press their user icon will make it a much more successful experience for the kids (and the teachers)
Normally this is fine but I am setting this up for a kindergarten classroom and I would sure love to “Change the way user’s login” and utilize the Welcome screen. When I do this I get a “Windows cannot apply the welcome screen setting you selected” error message. If I try to disable fast user switching I get “Windows cannot apply the Fast User Switching setting you selected”.
I am sure this is an NComputing issue (their tech support was not much help) but there must be a Registry or Group Policy setting to force the setting.
Having kindergartener’s login with a username is asking for trouble… If they could go up to one of the NComputing stations (Host or Stations) and just press their user icon will make it a much more successful experience for the kids (and the teachers)
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Guyver-it, Vanguard_LH and myself all had a hand in figuring this out...
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“Cannot edit LoginType: Error writing the value’s new content”.
Googleing this suggested I take ownership of the registry key. When trying to take ownership on the Key and its subkeys I get the following message:
“Registry Editor could not set owner on the key currently selected or some of its subkeys.”
I am using XP Pro on a workgroup PC (not in a domain). I tried uninstalling vSpace… Setting login to the Welcome Screen (worked ok)… Then reinstalling vSpace… When vSpace was reinstalled we were back to the classic login screen.
I have a feeling I am SOL but I sure would like to have the “Fisher-Price bobblehead Welcome Screen for login”… Any more ideas out there?