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How to Display Information About Previous Logons During User Logon in Vista Information | | This will show you how to display the previous number of successful and unsuccessful logon attempts, with the date and time, display when logging on. You would then just click Ok to continue to logon and start Vista. |  | NOTE | | This can be useful if you need to keep track of how many logon attempts where made to your system. |  | RELATED LINKS:EXAMPLE: (After you logon)
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| Through the Local Group Policy Editor |
NOTE | | This method is only available for the Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions. See Method Two below for the Vista Home Basic and Home Premium editions. | | 1. Open the Local Group Policy Editor.
2. In the left pane, click on Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and Windows Logon Options. (See screenshot below)
3. In the right pane, right click on Display information about previous logons during user logon and click on Properties.
4. To Not Display Logon Information - A) Dot Disabled or Not Configured and click OK. (See screenshot below step 3)
B) Go to step 6.
5. To Display Logon Information - A) Dot Enabled and click on OK.
6. Close the Local Group Policy Editor window.
| METHOD TWO: |
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| Through the Registry |
NOTE | | This method will work for all Vista versions. | | Through a Download:1. To Display Logon Information - A) Click on the download button below to download the Logon Information.reg file.
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Not Display Logon Information - A) Click on the download button below to download the
Undo_Logon_Information.reg file.
3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
4. Right click on the .reg file (on Desktop) and click on Merge.
5. Click on the Run button in the Security Warning pop-up.
6. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
7. Logoff and logon or restart the computer to apply the changes.
8. When done, you can delete the .reg file (on Desktop).
The Manual Way:1. Open the Start Menu.
2. In the white line (Start Search) area, type regedit and press Enter.
3. Click in Continue in the UAC prompt.
4. In regedit, go to: (See screenshot below step 5)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
5. In the right pane, right click on a empty area and click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value.
6. Type DisplayLastLogonInfo and press Enter. (See screenshots below)
7. In the right pane, right click on DisplayLastLogonInfo and click on Modify.
8. To Display Last Logon Information - A) Type 1 and click on OK. (See screenshot below step 9)
B) Go to step 10.
9. To Undo Logon Information - A) Type 0 (number zero) and click on OK.
NOTE: You can also right click on DisplayLastLogonInfo and click on Delete. (See screenshot beloe step 7)
10. This is how the registry should now look. (See screenshot below)
11. Close regedit.
12. Logoff and logon, or restart the computer to apply the changes.
That's it,
Shawn |  Published by | | Administrator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Texas, USA
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Applies to | | All Vista Versions | | 64 Bit & 32 Bit | |
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