Change the login/welcome screen, Topic

Otherwise knows as the welcome screen, is what you see after your computer boots up. It lists all of the computers accounts an if they're password protected asks you for verification.
Note: This guide is for Windows Xp/2000 Users Only
First go to the following site, and download one of the Logon screens you like.

http://www.wincustomize.com/Skins.aspx?LibID=26&u=0


Extract the files, to your hard drive. But extract them to a folder called Logonscreens. No spaces.

Now once you have the screen you like, follow the below instructions very carefully.
Select the start button and type regedit, this will open up your systems registry editor.

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE --> SOFTWARE --> Microsoft --> Windows NT --> CurrentVersion --> Winlogon

You will see several different values, but for right now only find UIHost
The UIHost property specifies where the system looks for the logon screen. Right-Click UIHost and select Modify

Now just type in the full path to the file you downloaded. It should look something like this. C:/program files/Logonscreens/logonuiX.exe
Or something like that.

Now, Hold the start key you know the one with the windows logo on it. Then press L once. This should take you directly to the welcome screen. If you get an error saying this computer has been locked and can only be opened by the administrator. Then you typed the incorrect path to your logon screen. Get the administrator password, get back on and correct your mistake of entering a bad file path.

If you've done this right, good job you've just learned a bit of resource hacking.
If you experience major problems go back to tha area of registry and change the UIHost property to say logonui.exe that will set the screen back to its default.