August 24, 2002

Change the Windows XP Logon Prompt Message How about jazzing up that Windows XP Logon Prompt message? Right now, it probably says "Enter a user name and password that is valid for this system". You can do better than that! You just need to do a minor Registry Edit. Click Start and click the Run command. Type Regedit in the Open text box and click OK Navigate to the following Registry key: HKEY LOCAL MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NT CurrentVersionWinlogon   Click the Edit menu, point to New and click on String Value. Rename the value to LogonPrompt and double click on it. In the Edit String dialog box, type in your customer message in the Value data text box. Click OK. Close the Registry Editor and restart the computer. WinXPnews Tue, Aug 20, 2002 (Vol. 2, 33 - Issue 39) 7:15:07 PM     FAQ: HOW CAN I CONNECT TO A WINDOWS .NET SERVER (WIN.NET SERVER) CONSOLE? ( contributed by John Savill, http://www.windows2000faq.com ) A. The Windows 2000 Server family lets you make two connections to a server in Win2K Server Terminal Services administration mode without requiring additional licenses, but neither connection is an actual console session. Win.NET Server addresses this omission by letting you connect to the console session using technology taken from Windows XP's Remote Desktop feature. The XP Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client can connect to a console session, but this ability is hidden. To connect to a Win.NET Server console from an XP system, you have to start the RDC client with the /console switch by typing the following at the command prompt: msdtc /console The RDC graphical interface will start as usual, but the connection to the Win.NET Server will display a console session instead of creating a new RDP session. To modify the RDC client shortcut to always include the /console switch, right-click the RDC client shortcut item on the Start menu, select Properties from the context menu, and add /console to the Target. For example, C:program filesremote desktopmstsc.exe becomes C:program filesremote desktopmstsc.exe /console If you aren't using XP, you can install the Win.NET Server RDC client on a Win2K or later client. Win.NET Server also ships with the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Remote Desktops snap-in, which lets you connect to a console by selecting the "Connect to console" check box.   Windows & .NET Magazine Security UPDATE Security UPDATE, August 21, 2002 7:14:38 PM

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