Question about classic login...

[NightStormWolf]

Hi guys, i wanted to ask if anyone here gets the old nasty windows theme when they use classic logon. This also happens during shutdown when the theme switches back and the little info box that tells what the computer is doing comes up. I don't mean all the time as the XPize theme switches on after you login but it's not active with the classic login screen itself.

I'm asking because i have found a way to make XPize active during these times. Makes windows look like it's always been enhanced, rather then just when someone's logged in. Basically it somehow, not totally sure exactly what the system is doing and why it works, sets the theme for the whole system rather then just the user environment. It's simple but dirty and i don't know if it will even work for everyone, but it's worked twice now for me.

I wanted to see if this is something others have had problems with and wanted a fix, or if some way of doing this has been found already before i go typing up a whole tutorial about it. I'll also try some different ways of doing this as i use custom install CD's, but it looks more like an OS thing then anything my CD's would allow/change.

Anyway, your comments are appreciated and let me know weather or not i should post it up.

~NightStormWolf

[bledd]

already known

http://win2k3.msfn.org/themesxtra.htm

welcome to the forums

[NightStormWolf]

already known

http://win2k3.msfn.org/themesxtra.htm

welcome to the forums

Thanks! I've been searching for a clean and safe way of doing this for weeks. My way of making it work was to corrupt the default user ntuser.dat, login to a new account, apply my settings, and then log out and restore the backup i made of the file. It was dirty and i'm sure it wasen't heathy for the system either.

I really appreciate the link, it's cleaner and should save lots of time. It will make my job a whole lot easier!

Thanks again,

~NightStormWolf