This changes the "Logon Screen", not the "Welcome Screen":
http://www.windows-help-central.com/windows-xp-welcome-screen.html
This tutorial will show you how to customize the "Welcome Screen":
http://www.infocellar.com/WinXP/customize-logon-screen.htm
And this (FREE!) program, "LogonStudio" will do it all for you:
http://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/index.asp
ju.c
"danfman" <dan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E3C18B34-E11F-42C8...@microsoft.com...
> I’m trying to change the welcome screen. I’ve searched online extensively.
> Most of the info tells me to use software, but it’s only good for changing
> the bootup screen. One told me to edit the registry (HKEY_USERS - .Default -
> Control Panel – Desktop – Wallpaper Value – (changed this value to the
> location of my bitmap picture)) but after I did this my bitmap comes up
> immediately followed by the welcome screen.
>
> Does anyone know how to replace the welcome screen with a different image.
> I am not trying to change the bootup screen.
>
Wow, Stardock's come a long ways since I was last there. Thanks for the
reminder!
Twayne
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> ju.c
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> "danfman" <dan...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E3C18B34-E11F-42C8...@microsoft.com...
>> I'm trying to change the welcome screen. I've searched online
>> extensively. Most of the info tells me to use software, but it's
>> only good for changing the bootup screen. One told me to edit the
>> registry (HKEY_USERS - .Default - Control Panel - Desktop -
>> Wallpaper Value - (changed this value to the location of my bitmap