These have to do with how visible the accounts are at different stages. The Alpha Mouse subproperty is used to adjust the Alpha levels when the mouse is hovering over the name block. Alpha Selected is when the user has clicked the name and Alpha Normal is when the name has not been selected and the mouse is not hovering over it. BackColor is the name of another property in the section as well, which sets the background color for the account.
When using this part of the editor, I discovered a small bug in the preview window. Instead, it just displays the blue gradation bitmap from the default Welcome screen. Once you change the color, the color change is saved, just not displayed. You now know about all of the different parts of the editor and the basics of how to make a good-looking Welcome screen.
Once you are finished, click the Save button the two disks and you are finished. If you want to save and view the Welcome screen at the same time, click the Logon menu bar item and select Save and Apply. You now know the ins and outs of creating your own Welcome screen using LogonStudio. I personally use the method to create and manage my Welcome screens. It is just easier than using the resource hacker and I can live without the added flexibility that the resource hacker provides.
LogonStudio also has a feature that allows you to import hacked system file Welcome screens that you used in the first section on changing the Welcome screen. Although this feature makes it a little easier to convert the Welcome screen to the new format by extracting the images, usu- ally the layout and all of the strings are messed up and require adjustment.
If you have a lot of free time, try experimenting with this feature. I have not yet been able to get it to work percent of the time.
Working with the classic logon screen The classic logon screen, also known as the Windows style screen, has many benefits over the new Welcome screen for some users. In corporate environments, the classic logon screen provides the capability to log into domains Windows network security servers , although the Welcome screen does not have this capabil- ity.
Additionally, some people just do not like change that much and they do not like the new Welcome screen. Also, if you are a minimalist and like to keep things simple and uncluttered, you may like the classic logon screen better because it is very simple and only takes up a small amount of your screen.
This next section is dedicated to showing you how to turn on the classic logon screen as well as customize it a bit. If you want to completely get rid of the Welcome screen, doing so is very simple.
Before you disable the Welcome screen, you should also be aware that doing so will disable Fast User Switching. Fast User Switching gives you the ability to switch between accounts on your computer without having to log out of one account to log on to another.
Most users never use this feature, so having it disabled will not change anything. Follow these steps to kill the new Welcome screen:. Click the Start menu and select Run. Then type nusrmgr. This will start up the User Accounts control panel applet. Now, you will no longer see the Welcome screen. If you ever want to use the Welcome screen again, just go back into the User Accounts control panel applet and check the box for the Use The Welcome Screen.
Now that you have the classic logon screen activated, there are a few things that you can do to make it look a little better and unique. Changing the logon screen background color as well as the visual style and color scheme of the logon screen are all examples of ways you can hack the classic logon screen to make it unique. Changing the Logon Background Ever want to change the background color of the classic logon screen from light blue to some new color?
Windows makes this difficult, because there are no options anywhere in graphical user interfaces of Windows to change it. However, with the help of the Registry Editor, you can easily change the color of the logon screen. To get started, follow these steps:. First, you will want to start up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start menu and select- ing Run. Then type regedit in the box and click OK.
Once you have expanded the Colors key, you will see all of the different default user set- tings. These are all of the settings that are used on the logon screen. The entry that you will be interested in is called Background. You will notice that the background entry has a value that contains three different numbers. Each of these numbers represents a differ- ent color makeup in the RGB color format. The first number is red, the second is green, and the third is blue.
The numbers can range from 0 to Changing the color is not as simple as replacing the num- bers with the word red; first you have to convert the color that you want to use to the correct RGB numbers.
An easy way to convert a color to a RGB number value is to use Microsoft Paint, which can be found in the Start menu under Accessories. Once you have Paint up and running, double-click one of the colors in the color palette; this will bring up the Edit Colors window. Next, click the Define Custom Colors button. This will expand the window and will show you the Red, Green, and Blue values for any color you select.
Click the boxes in the Basic Colors section to see their RGB values or if you do not see a color you like, use your mouse to click around on the color image to the right to get a custom color. Once you have found a color you like, just write down the number of Red, Green, and Blue. These values can be found in the lower-right corner of the screen. When you have found the color that you want to use as the background and have also converted it to the Red, Green, and Blue format, you are ready to edit the entry.
Right- click the entry, as shown in Figure , and select Modify. In the Edit String box, replace the numbers so that the first number is the number of red, followed by a space. Click OK when you are finished to save the change. Once you change the color, the next time you reboot and the classic logon screen is displayed, you will see your new background color. Setting a background image for the logon screen If you do not want to change the color of the screen, perhaps you have an image that you would like to set as the background to appear behind the logon window.
Next, you should see all of the different entries for desktop properties. The entries that you will be interested in are Wallpaper and WallpaperStyle. Right-click the Wallpaper entry and select Modify. Then type in the full path to the image that you want to use on your computer. The name of the file is bliss.
Once you have the path to the file set, you can click the OK button to save the change. Now you can change the WallpaperStyle entry if you want to change how the wall- paper will be displayed. If you want to change the way it is displayed, just right-click the WallpaperStyle entry and select Modify, then enter the corresponding number value for the style you want to use.
Click OK to save, and you are finished! Changing the visual style and color scheme Changing the visual style and color scheme can greatly increase the visual appeal of the classic logon screen.
Instead of using the default blue Windows XP style on the screen, you can spec- ify any style that is installed on your computer as well as the different color schemes that some styles have. This hack works great in combination with setting a background image.
You can create a nice clean look that still looks good without using the Welcome screen. To get started, you will be using the Registry Editor again. Also, before you can change the visual style, you should be aware that you will need to apply a patch to your system so that you can run Visual styles that other people have made for Windows XP. More on this in Chapter 4, where you will find out where to get Visual styles from and how to install them.
Just be aware that you will not be able to change the visual style of the classic logon window until you have read Chapter 4. If you attempt to change it now, on an unpatched system, you will run into problems. However, if you just want to change the color scheme of the default Windows XP style, then you will have no problems right now at all. You will now see all of the theme properties for the logon screen. ColorName specifies the color scheme of the current visual style that is specified in the DllName property.
You have three dif- ferent choices for the ColorName value: NormalColor default blue look , Metallic sil- ver , Homestead olive green look. To change this property, just right-click it and select Modify. Then change the value to the corresponding value for the color scheme you want to use, such as Homestead, as shown in Figure For example, if you want to use the olive green look on the classic logon screen, you will want to set the ColorName value to Homestead.
If you want to change the visual style of the classic logon screen, and have already read Chapter 4 and have patched your computer, then you will want to edit the DllName prop- erty. Right-click it and select Modify. Then, type in the path to the visual style you want to use.
Once you have the new path entered that points to the visual style that you downloaded or made, click OK to save your changes. When you have changed the visual style, you will also have to update the ColorName property to reflect the names of the different color schemes within the visual style.
By default, you should set this property to NormalColor for most Visual styles. Once you have completed this, you are finished! Once you reboot or log out, you will see the changes that you made. If you are having display problems after you install a new visual style, make sure that you have properly patched your computer.
Remember, you have to patch your computer, not just install a program like Style XP. Refer to Chapter 4 for much more information on Visual styles. Clearing the last user logged on Every time a user logs into your computer, their username is stored, and that name is displayed the next time the classic logon screen is displayed. This can be a nice feature, but it also can be a feature that causes a security problem. If you have sensitive information on your computer, I suggest that you follow these instructions to hide the last user logged on:.
Start up the Registry Editor again by clicking the Start menu and selecting Run. Right-click the entry and select Modify. Then type in a 1 to activate the feature, as shown in Figure Click OK, and you are finished.
If you ever want to reverse this hack, just repeat the instructions above and replace the 1 with a 0 for the value of DontDisplayLastUserName.
These features can improve the quality of the screens, turn on different key- locks, and fine-tune other settings such as the screensaver. This new technology is an advanced version of the font-smoothing technologies that existed in previous Windows versions.
When this new font-smoothing technology is turned on, the entire screen will look significantly better. Normally, this feature is only available after a user logs into the computer, but with the help of a cool registry hack, you can enable this feature to start up before a user logs in. Start up the Registry Editor by clicking the Start menu and selecting Run. Locate the ForegroundFlashCount entry and right-click it and select Modify.
There are three different options for the value of this property. Replace the value of the property with 2 to enable ClearType and then click OK to save the change. You will notice that your logon screen is now much smoother than before. Some users do not like this new smooth look, so if you are one of those that miss the extra-crispy look, repeat the preceding instructions but replace the 2 with a 1 to set it back to the default settings.
Users of CRT monitors the once-standard cathode ray tube-based monitors can attempt to use this tweak, but ClearType was designed especially for LCD monitors, so if you are using a CRT monitor, you will not see much improvement, if any.
Working with the screensaver If you do not sign on to your computer after a specific amount of time, it will turn on the screensaver. Changing the screensaver and modifying its settings is not as easy as changing the screensaver that is displayed when you are already logged on.
The only way to edit these settings is through registry hacks. Follow these steps to change the screensaver as well as the inactivity time before the screensaver is activated:. First, you will need to start up the Registry Editor. First, change the amount of time the system waits after the last activity detected before starting the screensaver. The amount of time to wait is stored in seconds. By default, the system will wait seconds 10 minutes before starting up the screensaver.
If you want to change this value to something shorter, such as 1 minute, then just enter in a new value, which for one minute would be Next, click OK to save your changes. Next, change the screensaver that is displayed.
By default, the boring flat Windows XP logo screensaver is displayed. Try something a little more exciting, such as the 3D flying Windows logo. EXE entry. Right-click this entry and select Modify. You will want to change the value of logon.
Because I did not know the name of the file for the 3D Windows XP screensaver, I had to do a search for all of the files on my computer that had a. The name of the. If for some reason you do, just double-click each file to launch a preview of the screensaver. One you have the name of the screensaver that you want to use, just replace logon.
Click OK to save your changes, and the next time that your computer boots up, your new screensaver will be shown. You can also use other screensavers that you have downloaded from the Internet. If the. Enable Num Lock to be turned on by default If you have a password that has both numbers and letters and you frequently use the number pad to enter in part of your password, this hack is for you.
I cannot count the number of times that I started to type in my password and then was faced with a logon error screen telling me that my password was not correct. I would sit there staring at the screen for a second before I realized that my Num Lock on my keyboard was not on.
This is a great hack for every desktop computer with a full-size keyboard with a separate num- ber pad. Turning on the Num Lock by default on a laptop may not be a very good idea, because usually most laptops do not have a separate number pad. Enabling this feature on a laptop will result in almost half of your keyboard to function as the number pad and you would just be much better off using the numbers above the letters.
Start up Registry Editor by clicking the Start menu and selecting Run. Then type regedit in the text box and click OK. Next, locate the InitialKeyboardIndicators entry, right-click it, and select Modify. You can enter various codes into this property, but all of them except for the code for Num Lock are pointless.
For example, would you want your computer to start up caps-lock, which is code 1? Of course not. To enable Num Lock, you will want to enter 2 into the box. If you are on a laptop and you attempted to enable Num Lock even though I told you not to and need to fix your system, repeat the above directions but replace the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators to 0 to disable the feature. Summary This first chapter can be thought of as the first step in the complete customization of every aspect of your Windows XP.
It started from the very beginning with the boot screen and worked through the different logon methods and how to customize each one. Then, it showed you how to make your computer even better by using a few nifty features to make it look and act great. The next chapter will pick up on the next part of customizing your computer.
First, you will learn all about customizing the new Windows XP Start panel. This chapter will show you how to get the most out of this new feature. Then, it will show you how you can revert to the old Start menu style and customize that as well.
After you have customized the heck out of your Start menu, you will be shown many cool ways to customize and improve the taskbar.
Changing the makeup of the taskbar and the text of the Start button are a few sample topics from this section. Customizing User chapter Navigation C ustomizing user navigation is the next stop on the Windows XP cus- tomizing road trip. In the last chapter, with the help of some cool hacks, you were able to change and improve the boot and logon screens.
This chapter will pick up where Chapter 1 left off and will show you how to customize and improve the visual navigation elements of Windows XP. If you do not like the new Start panel, you can find Start Panel out how to get the old classic Start Menu back.
Then, you will learn some cool hacks to improve and customize the classic Start Menu. I will show you some cool hacks that will customize this as well. The taskbar is a very essential part of navigating your Program List computer.
Task Bar. Customizing the Start Panel The Start panel is what I call the new replacement for the traditional Start Menu that we are all familiar with from using previous versions of Windows.
I call this the Start panel because it is not just a menu anymore. It is now a collection of various links and features all thrown onto one panel that pops up.
It offers many new features, such as a dynamic list that places your most frequently run programs on the panel so that you can easily access them without having to navigate throughout the entire program list- ings.
Additionally, the Start panel has replaced all of the icons on the desk- top except for the Recycle Bin so that your desktop will look much cleaner and uncluttered. Different tools and hacks are available that will allow you to customize the Start panel.
Almost everything on it is customizable. You can add and remove items that are displayed, and you can even change the way it looks. For example, you can change the number of frequently run programs that are displayed. When you have finished reading these next few sections, you will have transformed your Start panel into something that is even more useful for your everyday tasks.
It is a very powerful tool that was not originally designed to be a tool that can customize but a tool for workplace management. Group policies were originally designed so that administrators can limit what a user can do on their computer. The most common use of the Group Policy Editor is to edit policy information on a domain controller. The domain controller can be thought of as a computer on a corporate network that is in charge of security. It is like a database of usernames, passwords, and configuration infor- mation.
The Group Policy Editor is used by administrators to modify the user configuration data. The next time a user logs onto their computer, new policy information is downloaded and applied. Now the user is limited in what they can do on their computer. Although the Group Policy Editor is primarily used for computer management in a business, it can also be used to customize an individual computer running Windows XP Professional.
Because Microsoft wanted to support both small and large businesses, they have included a copy of the Group Policy Editor with every copy of Windows XP Professional. This exclusion was not by accident. Microsoft chose not to include a copy of this utility with XP Home because the Group Policy Editor was designed to be a business utility. And, well, XP Home is meant for use in the home. Sorry, but I tried doing so, and the program would not start. So, the discussion in this section will only apply to those working with Windows XP Professional.
If you are running XP Home, you will not be missing out on too much; the next section about adding and removing the different navigation icons will be compatible with your version. Now that you know all about the Group Policy Editor, it is time to learn how you can use it to customize the Start panel. The Editor will enable you to enable and disable various different features. Then, you can check out a list of all of the relevant features you can use to customize the Start panel.
To begin customizing, follow these steps:. Click the Start Menu and select Run. Then type gpedit. This will start up the Group Policy Editor. If you get an error, make sure that you have typed the name of the file correctly and that you are running Windows XP Pro. Chapter 2 — Customizing User Navigation Now that you have the Group Policy Editor up and running, you will want to navigate to the Start Menu and Taskbar settings.
Once you have navigated through the Editor, you will see a list of all of the different fea- tures of the Policy Editor, as shown in Figure A number of features listed will only apply to the taskbar.
Table lists all of the relevant features and provides a description of what they will do. Right-click it and select Properties. Then, to turn the feature on, just click the circle known as a radio button next to Enabled, as shown in Figure Then, just click OK and you are finished.
Some installations of Windows XP do not have this feature enabled by default. With these, the only way to log off your computer when the button is not displayed is to first click the Shutdown button and then click the Log Off button from the Shutdown menu that pops up.
It is much easier and faster to just click the Log Off button in the first place Remove All Programs list This feature will take out the All Programs link that displays the from the Start Menu list of all of the applications installed on your computer.
This feature is useful if you want to limit the programs someone has access to on your computer, or if you just want to do away with the old menu altogether. Set this feature to Enable and say goodbye to your program list Remove Logoff on the Start Menu This feature will remove the Logoff button from the Start panel.
If you are one of the lucky users and your installation of Windows XP includes the button to log off, you can enable this feature to get rid of the button, if you have no use for it Remove pinned programs Pinned programs are the list of programs that appear in the top from the Start Menu left corner of the Start panel.
By default, programs such as Internet Explorer and either Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook are displayed in this area, which shows the list of frequently run programs. If you would like to remove these links to programs so that you will have more room to display frequently run programs, as shown in Figure , set this feature to Enable and you are set Remove user name You already have experience with this setting from the procedure from Start Menu I walked you through. If you do not want your username to be shown on the top of the Start panel, then enable this feature.
This may seem like a useless hack at first, but it may be useful in a variety of cases such as if you are concerned about the security of your computer. Anyone that clicks your Start button will be shown your username. If you want to get your username back, just repeat the above directions but select the Disable Radio Button instead and then click OK.
Table shows a list of all of the great features that will help you customize your copy of Windows XP Pro. Wait to enable the feature that allows you to prevent changes to the taskbar and Start Menu until you have finished reading Part 1 of this book. Otherwise, you may run into unexpected programs as you are customizing various parts of your computer. Adding and removing navigation icons Many icons on the new Start panel will help you navigate through Windows in a way you have never done before.
All of the icons that are displayed can be customized to fit your needs so that you can have one-click access to several different parts of your computer. Windows XP gives you the capability to add even more. Additionally, these icons can be transformed into pop-up menus that expand and show the details. For example, instead of just displaying the My Computer icon, when you move your mouse over the icon, it can pop up a menu that will display shortcuts to each of the separate drives on your computer.
These new features allow you to be much more efficient when working with your computer. You can save yourself a lot of time by enabling the auto-expanding pop-up menu feature on many of the utility icons such as Control Panel. This way, you can have access to all of your Control Panel applets with just one click on the Start Menu.
Right-click the Start button and select Properties, as shown in Figure You should now see the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties window. Next, click the top Customize button, and the Start Menu settings will load. The Customize Start Menu is where you can change many aspects of the Start panel; for now, click the Advanced tab.
You will learn about some of the items on the General tab in the next few sections. Once you have the Advanced tab displayed, you will see the Start Menu items scroll box.
In this box you will see a list of all of the different features for the icons that can be dis- played on the Start panel. Table lists in detail all of the different features and their separate options.
Scroll down in the box until you see the My Computer title. Click OK twice, and your change is now complete. As you can see, making changes to the items on the Start panel is quite simple. Take a look at Table for more information on all of the navigation icons that you can customize with the method just described. Switching to small icons for frequently run apps The new Start panel includes a neat little feature that will keep track of all of the programs that you run and will place the most frequently run programs directly on the Start panel.
I use this list of programs on the Start panel even more often than I use the All Programs pop-up menu because it is just much faster. One way that I like to customize my Start panel is to decrease the size of the icons on the left so that you can fit more icons on the screen. Unlike other methods on the list, this method will hack the RAR forgotten password, and all you have to do is to use it on the locked file. All the methods detailed on the article are exceptional and capable of cracking or hacking RAR password but there is also a lot of limitation that is stopping some of the methods on the list to become the best.
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