Caneblu.com » logon UI http://www.caneblu.com Solo un altro blog targato WordPress Mon, 10 May 2010 20:32:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Windows 7 change logon UI background http://www.caneblu.com/2009/03/windows-7-change-logon-ui-background/ http://www.caneblu.com/2009/03/windows-7-change-logon-ui-background/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:00:21 +0000 admin http://www.caneblu.com/?p=105 Windows 7 have own Logon UI customizable option. The new operating system support loading images as background for login screen without using third-party software.

Be careful, you have to change something in the Windows Registry, proceed with your own responsability.

  1. Open the registry (start -> run -> regedit or WindowsKey -> regedit) 
  2. find the key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
  3. if not present create a new DWORD called OEMBackground with value 1 (0 for disable)
  4. Registry is done, now we must place the backround in right place. The default folder is %windir%\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds
  5. if the directory backgrounds is not present, make new one
  6. put inside the new backrounds, but the are some pre-requisites. The file must less than 256KB. The name of file must be backgroundDefault.jpg. Is good idea make backround at same resolution of your screen, otherwise image will strech-to-fit

happy tweaking :)

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