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Galen thanks for your reply. Ya it is good idea but the problem is that
I want to show current date, time and computer name to the user in the
message, which cannot be done if I use text file for it. Anyhow
thanks.
Galen Wrote:
> In news:biohazard.1sj5pm@pcbanter.net,
> biohazard biohazard.1sj5pm@pcbanter.net had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> -
> Can someone help me how to show a message to user just AFTER he/she
> logon to the computer? (just the way we can show a message to user
> BEFORE he/she logon, through the 'legal notice message' in registry).
> I am using win xp pro and want to display a message to every user
> after he logons to my computer. Can someone help me how to do this
> from registry?
>
> I am waiting for reply, and shall be very thankful.-
>
> Well, I suppose you could dig into the registry's startup section for
> all
> users and toss a link to a text file in there and the text file would
> then
> open when they logged in. Sounds almost rational to me. There's likely
> a
> better way but that's the quick and easy way though I'm not sure that
> it
> will open visable or if it will just show up in the task bar? Maybe a
> maximize switch?
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
--
biohazard
Galen thanks for your reply. Ya it is good idea but the problem is that
I want to show current date, time and computer name to the user in the
message, which cannot be done if I use text file for it. Anyhow
thanks.
Galen Wrote:
> In news:biohazard.1sj5pm@pcbanter.net,
> biohazard biohazard.1sj5pm@pcbanter.net had this to say:
>
> My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> -
> Can someone help me how to show a message to user just AFTER he/she
> logon to the computer? (just the way we can show a message to user
> BEFORE he/she logon, through the 'legal notice message' in registry).
> I am using win xp pro and want to display a message to every user
> after he logons to my computer. Can someone help me how to do this
> from registry?
>
> I am waiting for reply, and shall be very thankful.-
>
> Well, I suppose you could dig into the registry's startup section for
> all
> users and toss a link to a text file in there and the text file would
> then
> open when they logged in. Sounds almost rational to me. There's likely
> a
> better way but that's the quick and easy way though I'm not sure that
> it
> will open visable or if it will just show up in the task bar? Maybe a
> maximize switch?
>
> Galen
> --
>
> "But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
> without them."
>
> Sherlock Holmes
--
biohazard