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Logon Welcome Warning

Opening notice

You can write and display your own warning notice (up to 256 characters).

It takes just a little trip into the bowels of the Registry editor.

Go to the Start button.

Choose Run and type Regedit

Hit Enter:

Registry Key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Modify or Create the Value Name
[LegalNoticeCaption]

Data Type:
REG_SZ [String Value]

Value Name:
LegalNoticeCaption

Value Data for LegalNoticeCaption:
[Type the Caption for the Dialog Box]

Modify or Create the Value Name
[LegalNoticeText]

Data Type:
REG_SZ [String Value]

Value Name:
LegalNoticeText

Value Data for LegalNoticeText:
[Type the Data for the Legal Notice]

Exit Registry Reboot

Support.microsoft.com:
How to Enable a Warning Logon Welcome

TheElderGeek.com:
Create Legal Notice Logon Dialog Box

Winguides.com:
Legal Notice Dialog Box

[Edited entry from 2/8/2006]

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Labels: Vista, Windows

<Doug Klippert@ 3:14 AM

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