How to change the logon window and the shutdown preferences

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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: _____________



Use the classic logon screen



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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.



Require users to press CTRL+ALT+DEL before the classic logon screen appears



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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:1.Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.2.Click the Winlogon subkey at the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

3.Click Edit, click New, and then click DWORD value.4.To
change the value name, type DisableCAD, and then press ENTER.5.Keep the
data value set to 0. The data value set appears as 0x00000000(0).