This is the message displayed on the Classic Logon box, not the XP 'Welcome' logon screen.
NOTE: Making changes to the registry can cause serious harm to your computer if done incorrectly. Always backup your registry before making any changes.
- In the left hand pane navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion\Winlogon
- Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click STRING Value
- Enter LogonPrompt for the name of the new STRING Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
- Right click the new value and choose Modify.
- Set the Value Data field to the text you want to see in the message, then click OK.
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