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How do i enable Classic logon prompt in vista? I'm able to enable the "Ctrl +
Alt +Del". It was displayed when the PC restarted, but when i press ctrl +
alt + del it still show me the "welcome screen" with only one user there for
me to logon. I've multiple users in that pc. Pls advise. Thanks.
You can't.
That "single-user Welcome Screen" you've seen is as near to previous
Windows' classic logon window as you can get in Vista.
It has all the functionality of classic logon (except domain field; you'll
have to enter domain along with user name as "user@domain" or
"DOMAIN\user") but looks much like usual Welcome Screen.
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The only way to get the ctrl alt del login is to be setup on a domain, I
have business on my work pc and it is on a domain, so I have the ctrl alt
del login. My home pc has ultimate 64bit with 2 users with no domain, I
have the normal welcome screen but mine is password protected. That should
be fine if you are not on a domain. Just password protect the accounts and
lock the pc when you are done.
You get ctrl alt del from using the control userpasswords2 and the run
prompt. You can select that as a log on option. Also if the classic login
wont look like it does in xp or win 2000. The best you can do is change the
local securtiy policy to not display the last name at log on. I had to do
this with a few of my boxes that are on the network. For that you type in
gpedit.msc at the run prompt. Look for interactive logon.
Enable alternative logon screen
Microsoft has removed the classic Windows NT style logon screen in Windows Vista. You can no longer
press CTRL+ALT+Delete to get to a logon box where you can type in the username and password. Do the
following to enable both the Username and Password fields on the Vista Welcome/Logon screen:
1. Click on the Start Button, type in secpol.msc and press <enter>.
2. Click Local Policies, then click Security Options.
3. In the right hand pane, locate "Interactive logon: Do not display last user name", right click on
it and select Properties.
4. Select Enable and click OK.
5. Close the Local Security Policy editor.
Log off and you will see the new logon screen.
http://www.svrops.com/svrops/articles/winvistafaq.htm
Our vista (domain) is setup in one of our satellite offices. We would like an
icon for each user to appear at logon, allowing the user to choose an icon to
log in under (of course with the right password.
To clarify my previous post...
We have a single Vista machine, with multiple users accounts, in a domain.
Currently, at machine startup, the user is presented with Ctrl-Alt-Del, which
then takes the user to the classic logon (username/password). Due to the
domain configuration, each user has to type in "domain"\username and password
to log into there personalized desktop. Is there a way to change the logon
screen (@ computer startup) to show icons for each user account, which would
enable the user to simply click her/his name, leading to the entering of that
user's password?
I've wanted to know that same queston since I got VISTA dkblee