Re: changing the login screen to win2k ?
"Ian D Samson" <iansamson3@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 21, 2:38 am, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com> wrote:
>> "proteanthread" <rt...@rtdos.com> wrote in message
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>> news:09c0122f-fb09-4770-974c-c2109c947c78@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
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>> > is there an alternate login screen to Windows 2000 that can be used
>> > rather than having the user press CTRL+ALT+DEL all the time?
>> > (Similiar to the Welcome Screen introduced in XP that lists only the
>> > users on the system)
>>
>> No, not natively.
>
> In this instance Pegasus is correct. Having worked in W2K Pro since
> its release in South Africa, the only way to set up the OS without the
> need for Ctrl+Alt+Del is to choose this on installation of the OS. If
> you want this feature, back up everything on every machine except the
> OS, reformat the HDDs and reinstall. Good luck! It's a nice 6 day job!
> I know, I have rebuilt my machine at least 6 times.
>
> Ian
Glad to see you agreeing that I'm correct in this instance. However,
I don't quite agree with you. The OP asked "Is there an alternate
login screen to Windows 2000 that can be used rather than having
the user press Ctrl+Alt+Del". You then changed the question around
a bit by suggesting that there is no way to enter the OS without
pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. There is, of course: Control Panel / Users /
remove the tick that requires users to enter a password. From now
on the selected user will be able to boot up the machine and get into
Windows without pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del and without entering a
password.
However, when he logs off he will still see the usual Ctrl+Alt+Del
logon screen. This part is fixed, as you said.