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How to change the Windows Logon screen saver in WindowsXP
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Article ID:314493Last Review:January 31, 2007Revision:1.5SUMMARYChange the Logon Screen SaverChange the Logon Screen Saver Timeout Time
 
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SUMMARY
This step-by-step article describes how to change the default logon screen saver in Microsoft WindowsXP. Specifically, the article discusses how to change the type of screen saver that starts, the timeoutbefore the screen saver starts, and whether a screen saver is turned on before the logon process.When you start Windows, you may be presented with the Windows XP welcome screen, which promptsyou click your user name to begin, or you may be presented with a
Welcome to Windows
dialog boxthat prompts you to press CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on. By default, if you do not press a key for 10minutes, the Windows logon screen saver (Logon.scr) starts.
Change the Logon Screen Saver
To change the logon screen saver, follow these steps.
WARNING
: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may requireyou to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems thatresult from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.The logon screen saver changes to the screen saver that you specified.
Change the Logon Screen Saver Timeout Time
You can also change the time that elapses before the logon screen saver starts. The default setting is600 seconds (10 minutes).To change the length of time before the logon screen saver starts, follow these steps.
WARNING
: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may requireyou to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems thatresult from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.1.Click
Start
, and then click
Run
.2.In the
Open
box, type
regedt32
, and then click
OK
.3.In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
 4.In the right pane, double-click
SCRNSAVE.EXE
.5.In the
Edit String
dialog box, type the name of the screen saver that you want in the
Valuedata
box, and then click
OK
. For example, if you want to use the Mystify screen saver as yourlogon screen saver, type
ssmyst.scr
.
IMPORTANT
: Make sure that you correctly specify the path to the screen saver. If the screensaver is located in %SystemRoot%\System32, the explicit path is not required.6.Click
Exit
on the
File
menu to quit Registry Editor.1.Click
Start
, and then click
Run
.2.In the
Open
box, type
regedt32
, and then click
OK
.3.In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key:
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who to change icon in a start button

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