Change the Windows XP Logon Prompt Message

How about jazzing up that Windows XP Logon Prompt message? Right now, it probably says "Enter a user name and password that is valid for this system". You can do better than that! You just need to do a minor Registry Edit.

  1. Click Start and click the Run command.
  2. Type Regedit in the Open text box and click OK
  3. Navigate to the following Registry key:
    HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon
  4. Click the Edit menu, point to New and click on String Value.
  5. Rename the value to LogonPrompt and double click on it.
  6. In the Edit String dialog box, type in your customer message in the Value data text box. Click OK.
  7. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer.


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