Is there a setting in Group Policy for this?

[Newb2IT]

Is it possible to change the default XP Logon image (NOT the Desktop's wallpaper but the background image that you see when you are presented with the user name and password screen before you login) using group policy for all computers in the domain? If so how can I accomplish this?

Thanks guys!

 

[biglebowski]

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[Newb2IT]

biglebowski,

I did google it before I posted here, most of the solutions apply to single computers and not to all computers in a domain thru Group Policy, that is why I posted here.

 

[biglebowski]

you could write a vbs script (see below), create a group policy COMPUTER
startup script (will run with local system permissions, and then you don't
have user restriction problems) and write it that way...

Set objShell=CreateObject("Wscript.Shell" )
KeyName = "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\"
objShell.RegWrite KeyName & "Desktop Wallpaper", "\\server\share\image.jpg"

change the UNC path and file name to whatever you want and that should work.

No offence meant I got sent that google thing by email today and just wanted to try it out on someone. I found the above, does this help?

"Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary, and you can probably get a career in it.
Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things."

 

[Newb2IT]

biglebowski,

I am sorry I should have been clearer..I meant to change the image that is right above the text boxes for user name and password in the network login screen( it is usually a windows xp professional image with a blue background)...that is the image that id like to replace with my company's logo. I've seen companies do this but I cant find anywhere how to do it. Thanks again

 

[Newb2IT]

this is exacly what i am looking for:

http://clip2net.com/clip/m6256/1260829065-clip-6kb.jpg

 

[strongm]

You need to hack the msgina.dll which, amongst other things, contains a set of resources, one of which is the 'logo' file. ResHack is one tool for doing this. Here's a description of the process

http://windowsitpro.com/article/articleid/26848/change-the-windows-logon-screen.html

 

[Newb2IT]

awesome strongm. Thanks!!

 

[strongm]

Be very, very aware that msgina is vital for the logon process. So be careful.

 

[58sniper]

And likely would get overwritten by hotfixes, service packs, etc.

Pat Richard MVP
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[Newb2IT]

58 sniper so every time there is a hot fix or service pack it will revert back to the classing logon screen?

 

[strongm]

>so every time there is a hot fix or service pack

The original msgina may get overwritten (albeit infrequently). But if you use the technique in the link I provided this should not be a problem.