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Old 05-06-2009, 09:43 AM   #1
 
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Hi I am wanting to change the xp pro login screen background to a custom image. I only want to chnage the login screen and not the background after the user has loggerd in. Does anyone know how to do this?



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This should do youHow to Change Windows XP Logon Screen background Explore Ramanathan
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You need to create a folder, say on the C: drive, to hold the background image.

Then edit the registry key to point to the new BITMAP image.

Type: 'regedit' into the run box

Browse to: My Computer\HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

Edit the 'Wallpaper' value to the path of the new background. Eg: C:\backgound\image.bmp

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Open registry and navigate to:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop

Double click on "Wallpaper" string and enter the location of your background under Value data.
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This is the reg setting you need

Code:
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\pathto\\yourimage.bmp"
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Will this change the background when the user has logged in? I was just wanting it when they got the ctrl alr del screen?


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there right .. mines moded ..
i have this in a tweak.reg

you can point this to the server as well ..

make a hiden share called images$
and change line below all this to whats below...
"Wallpaper"="\\Server\\images$\\Wallpapers\\image. bmp"
then you can change the walpaper with out loading it on to every PC. like i have.
cood for things like 30th oct, 5th nov...i'll make this one simle Xmas.. and so on..


------------------Cut --------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Change Wallpaper On Login Screen (For Non-Welcome Screen Users)
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\WINDOWS\\Web\\Wallpaper\\image.bm p"


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Only applys to the Desktop pre login
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Will this change the background when the user has logged in? I was just wanting it when they got the ctrl alr del screen?


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Just the logon screen
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Thanks, all for your help it is now working. Just one more thing could I script it so that it copies it to the c: Then add the reg file in a startup script.



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