How to Enable a Warning Message During Windows Logon Welcome (101063)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 98
  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q101063
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

The logon dialog box that is displayed can be interpreted as an invitation to breach system security. The "Welcome" caption on the dialog box cannot be changed. However, you can enable a warning message dialog box to be displayed.

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Windows NT and Later

To enable a warning message to be displayed, make the following changes to the registry:
  1. Start Registry Editor.
  2. From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

    SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

  3. Add or modify the following values:
          Name                 Data Type   Value
      -----------------------------------------------
      LegalNoticeCaption   REG_SZ      Dialog Caption
      LegalNoticeText      REG_SZ      Dialog Message
NOTE: This dialog box is presented to the user after they press CTRL+ALT+DEL and before the logon dialog box is presented.

Windows 95 and Windows 98

To enable a warning message, modify the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

The string values will appear on the logon banner.

Example:

"LegalNoticeCaption"="Important Notice:"
"LegalNoticeText"="No Unauthorized access allowed"

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:12/16/2004
Keywords:kbenv kbinfo KB101063
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