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HOW-TO: Configure a message box at logon |
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How-to configure a box that displays information, such as company policy, etc. at the Winlogon screen.
Companies sometimes find it useful to display a message before a user logs onto a workstation providing information or outlining a number of rules, etc. In some cases, the corporate security policy dictates this for the company to be able to exercise their rights to terminate staff for breach of contract and the like. Either way, people often want to be able to provide this message box. In Windows 2000, XP and 2003 you achieve this through a Group Policy setting.
To configure this message box at logon, you need to configure the following two Group Policy settings:
Located under:
\Computer Configuration\ Windows Settings\ Security Settings\ Local Policies\ Security Options\
Note. You must configure both the body of the message and the title of the message box otherwise Windows will not display this information. The message box title is often overlooked, resulting in a large number of forum and USENET posts regarding this matter.
Figure 1.1: the message text for users dialog, and location in the GPO GUI
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Author: Paul Williams
Date: 11-06-2005
Version: 1.1.2
Last updated: 25-06-2005
Last updated by: Paul Williams |
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