Windows Logon Welcome, Displaying Warning Message

ID: Q101063

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation
Microsoft Windows NT Server
Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95

Windows NT

The logon dialog box Windows NT displays 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 by making the following changes to the Registry:

Start Registry Editor.

From the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

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 he or she presses CTRL+ALT+DEL and before the logon dialog box is presented.

Windows 95/98

For Windows 95/98, 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"

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Keywords          : kbenv ntsecurity 
Version           : WINDOWS:95; winnt:
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
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Last Reviewed: May 6, 1999