Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP. For Vista however, doing this requires a third-party product.
Enterprises could easily brand the logon screen for Windows XP by using Registry Editor to set the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper registry value to C:\Windows\System32\.bmp where .bmp is some company background image they want to appear underneath the logon box. In Vista however, there is no Microsoft-supported way of doing this.
A workaround is to use LogonStudio from StarDock. Note however that this product replaces a Windows DLL and is therefore not supported by Microsoft.
Want to know more about Vista internals and how to administer Vista in enterprise environments? Get the Windows Vista Resource Kit, Second Edition from Microsoft Press.
About Mitch Tulloch
Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is the book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch was also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008 and technical project lead for the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit, both books also from Microsoft Press. For more information on these and other books by Mitch, see www.mtit.com .
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