http://www.msfn.org/board/Replace-Windows-...een-t97971.html The login animation is located in the file "authui.dll" in windows system32. But in order to edit it you have to clame ownership of the file... You can try it to get it the normal way ...or you can create a regfile that will appear in youre right mouse button "take ownership" That you can use all the time. In order to edit the "authui.dll" you make a copy of it. The copy you can edit, you can rename the original to "1authui.dll" You can edit the file with resource tuner. The regfile... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas] @="Take Ownership" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" "IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" /r /d y && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F /t" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------