Vista - Classic login.

Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain / local
PC list.
I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.

Not as yet - this'll only be available in Enterprise edition as far as we
can see (

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"Looking for positives" <Lookingforpositives@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:F1BC9754-E838-4EFF-A98B-F0A7903D5A2A@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain /
> local
> PC list.
> I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.

You could try editing the local policy. Run gpedit.msc as an administrator.
You'll find the setting under Computer Configuration - Administrative
Templates - System - Logon - Always use classic logon

I can't try it as this machine is joined to a domain so I always get the
classic logon. Note the classic logon looks a little different so it's not
so classic but it does have all the options.

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Kerry Brown
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"Looking for positives" <Lookingforpositives@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:F1BC9754-E838-4EFF-A98B-F0A7903D5A2A@microsoft.com...
> Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain /
> local
> PC list.
> I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.

Actually I just tried logging on to this machine again. It is a little
different from a non-domain logon but it doesn't have the options from the
classic logon. You have to specify the domain or local machine as in
domain/user or local_machine/user instead of picking the domain or local
machine from a drop down list.

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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User


"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:%23FoF9M2jGHA.4660@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You could try editing the local policy. Run gpedit.msc as an
> administrator. You'll find the setting under Computer Configuration -
> Administrative Templates - System - Logon - Always use classic logon
>
> I can't try it as this machine is joined to a domain so I always get the
> classic logon. Note the classic logon looks a little different so it's not
> so classic but it does have all the options.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Looking for positives" <Lookingforpositives@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message
> news:F1BC9754-E838-4EFF-A98B-F0A7903D5A2A@microsoft.com...
>> Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain /
>> local
>> PC list.
>> I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.
>

"localPC"? try using .\localuser (still not an improvement, but at least it's
quicker to type than "localPC")

"Looking for positives" wrote:

> Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain / local
> PC list.
> I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.

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"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> You could try editing the local policy. Run gpedit.msc as an administrator.
> You'll find the setting under Computer Configuration - Administrative
> Templates - System - Logon - Always use classic logon
>
> I can't try it as this machine is joined to a domain so I always get the
> classic logon. Note the classic logon looks a little different so it's not
> so classic but it does have all the options.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "Looking for positives" <Lookingforpositives@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news:F1BC9754-E838-4EFF-A98B-F0A7903D5A2A@microsoft.com...
> > Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain /
> > local
> > PC list.
> > I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.
>
>

On machines joined toa domain you can also enter the longin credential as the
e-mail address instead of domain/user. This has worked since Windows 2000.
The domain drop down was great when there were just a few domains. It was a
nightmare for sites with 15+ domains in a forest. It could take a really,
really long time to populate that list if you accidentally clicked the drop
down to choose your domain instead of just using domain/username.

"Looking for positives" wrote:

> Is there a way of getting a clasic login box with a drop down domain / local
> PC list.
> I think having to type localPC\localuser is NOT an improvement.