Microsoft KB Archive/291559

= How to change the logon window and the shutdown preferences in Windows XP =

Article ID: 291559

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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This article was previously published under Q291559



Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

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 * INTRODUCTION
 * MORE INFORMATION
 * Use the classic logon screen
 * Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon screen appears
 * REFERENCES



INTRODUCTION
The Windows Setup program configures Microsoft Windows XP to use the friendly Welcome logon screen and the shutdown buttons if your computer is installed as a home computer. A home computer is a computer that does not specify a network domain.

This article describes how to use the classic logon screen that Windows XP-based computers use when they are joined to a domain. The classic logon screen looks similar to the following example: Log On to Windows User name: _____________ Password: _____________ Back to the top



Use the classic logon screen
To temporarily use the classic logon screen, press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times on the Welcome logon screen.

To configure Windows XP to use the classic logon and shutdown screens for every logon session, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double-click User Accounts.
 * 3) Click Change the way users log on or off.
 * 4) Clear the Use the Welcome screen check box.

Note If you turn off the Welcome logon screen, you also turn off the Fast User Switching option.

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Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon screen appears
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

If you want users to have to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon appears like a Windows XP-based computer that is joined to a domain, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK. Click the Winlogon subkey at the following registry location:

 Click Edit, click New, and then click DWORD value. To change the value name, type DisableCAD, and then press ENTER. Keep the data value set to 0. The data value set appears as 0x00000000(0).</ol>

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