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WinLogon is used on an 'as is' basis - no guarantees are made as to its suitability to any task.

Overview

The WinLogon dialog box

Acknowledgements

Misc. notes

How to:

Install WinLogon

Remove WinLogon


Overview

WinLogon is a utility for Windows NT 3.1 and higher. It, if 'told to'  bypasses the need to logon when Windows NT starts and/or displays a message to the user.

Purpose:

As already established, WinLogon performs two functions, namely:

1. Automatic logon. i.e. you do not need to enter domain/user/password to gain access to the system - hence - zero security. As to what use this will be to anybody, I don't know; but I think it's quite fun, maybe the source for a good shenanigan.

2. Message display during logon. Well everybody likes to customise their computer, so here's one more way. Although it may have some practical uses (issuing security warnings), I suspect this may also fall into the hands of a shenanigangster - so why not get them first!

Notes:

None yet.


How to install WinLogon

There's really nothing to it - just copy winlogon.exe + winlogon.hlp to your hard disk (anywhere on your hard disk will do - it's not fussy). That's it.

Notes:

WinLogon is Freeware/Public Domain software, anybody may freely use and distribute WinLogon as long as all of its files are distributed with it and the files are not changed or tampered with in any way.

Related topics:

Removing WinLogon.


How to remove WinLogon

It's a breeze. Just delete winlogon.exe + winlogon.hlp from your hard disk and it's gone. NB. if auto-logging-on or message-display is enabled, deleting WinLogon will not disable them. You will have to disable them using WinLogon and then delete WinLogon.

Related topics:

Installing WinLogon..


Acknowledgements

A.	Ralph Taylor (AllStar Services) - alpha guinea pig!

B.	My mum - washing up, video-ing Star-Trek, laundry, not harassing me while I do stupid things like this.


Closes the dialog box and implements the configuration changes.


Closes the dialog box, discarding any configuration changes made (as if the dialog was never displayed in the first place).


Surprise¿ It displays this help topic.


Misc. notes

Copyright stuff:

WinLogon is the Copyright © of Jonathan Mote 1994 as defined in the VERSIONINFO of winlogon.exe.

WinLogon is Public domain/free software - you may use it as long as you like and copy it as many times as you like for no cost, please feel free to give it to your friends et al.

When distributing WinLogon you must transfer all its associated files with it, the file list is as follows:

WINLOGON.EXE -	The bit that goes abra-cadabra.

WINLOGON.HLP -	What you're reading know.

WinLogon files must not be changed or tampered with in any way.

Technical  support:

Life time technical support is supplied free of charge by way of E-mail at Compuserve 100332,2046, all support letters sent to this address must be sent 'Sender Pays' otherwise a reply will not be forthcoming. All queries should be answered within 12hrs if sent on Monday morning[GMT]. The Compuserve address above translates to 100332.2046@compuserve.com in Internet lingo. The Compuserve mail network is accessible from most other mail hubs<-or whatever you call them.

General:

If you're a hobbyist programmer like myself and would like to code up an obscure feature to be included in future versions of WinLogon please contact me for details. Your code will have to be in C or C++.

Late breaking notes:

None yet.


The WinLogon dialog box

Click or Tab the appropriate part of the dialog box to see what its purpose is ( notes section follows ):

Notes:

1. If you enable auto logging on and then later disable it, all records of the password you used are deleted.

2. If your password is zero characters long auto logging on will not function correctly. This problem is related to the fact that when you set up Windows NT your password is initially zero characters long. Therefore to autologon, your password must not be zero characters long.

3. If the password\domain\user you specify to autologon under is invalid, the normal Windows NT logon dialog box will be displayed at start up, requesting valid entries.

4. If you change your password and are using the autologon feature of WinLogon you will also have to make the appropriate changes in WinLogon. i.e. it's not done automatically.

5. The autologon feature of WinLogon in no way affects the 'Locking of Workstations' (when you press Ctr+Alt+Del and select 'Lock Workstation') or the security of password enabled screen savers.

6. All changes made using WinLogon should take effect immediately - so to speak.

7.Naturally if you Logoff, you will be logged on again immediately if autologon is enabled.

8. REMEMBER- HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY DURING BOOT UP OR LOGOFF TO OVER RIDE AUTOLOGGING ON. Anybody who emails me saying there stuck because they autologged on using an account which has insufficient security rights to change the autologon options will receive a flaming letter in reply. JUST HOLD DOWN THE SHIFT KEY DURING BOOT UP.


This checkbox specifies whether or not automatic logon should be enabled.


Type here the Domain Name you want to login under.


Type here the User Name you want to login under.


Type here the appropriate password.


This checkbox specifies whether or not a message should be displayed when the system boots up.


Type here the title of the message you want to display when the system boots.


Type here the message you want to display when the system boots.