Some 3rd party applications, (such as PCAnywhere) may have replace the Windows XP logon routine with their own.
To Restore the Windows XP Welcome Screen - use the following script
Code:
'Fix Windows XP Logon
'For use when a 3rd party app, such as PCAnywhere, replaces the
'Windows XP Logon
'fixxplogon.vbs
'© Doug Knox - 1/13/2002
'Downloaded from http://www.dougknox.com
On Error Resume Next
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegDelete "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\GinaDLL"
Message = "Your Windows Logon Screen is restored" & vbCR & vbCR
Message = Message & "You may need to log off/log on, or" & vbCR
Message = Message & "restart for the change to take effect."
X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done")
Set WshShell = Nothing
This script is designed to correct this, and allow you to use the Windows XP Welcome Screen.
Usage: Download fix_xp_logon.vbs and save this file to your hard drive. Navigate to where you saved it and double click the file. A confirmation dialog will appear when finished. You may need to log off/back on or restart your computer for the change to take effect. This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the specific Registry key and value that are updated.
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