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| | Windows Vista Welcome Screen Hey there, Is there any way to open the run dialog box or the command line (cmd.exe) at Windows Vista Welcome Screen before you login into any user? I knew this was possible but i forgot how to do it. Could someone please tell me? Thanks for your help in advance. |
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| | Re: Windows Vista Welcome Screen That would be a big giant security hole would it not? -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sota" <Sota@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6AF375C7-9FB9-4E87-A16D-4CA616043373@xxxxxx Quote: > Hey there, > > Is there any way to open the run dialog box or the command line (cmd.exe) > at > Windows Vista Welcome Screen before you login into any user? > > I knew this was possible but i forgot how to do it. Could someone please > tell me? > > Thanks for your help in advance. |
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| | Re: Windows Vista Welcome Screen Sota wrote: Quote: > Hey there, > > Is there any way to open the run dialog box or the command line (cmd.exe) at > Windows Vista Welcome Screen before you login into any user? > No. That would rather defeat the whole point of having only properly authenticated users execute programs. Quote: > I knew this was possible but i forgot how to do it. Could someone please > tell me? > If you think it's possible, you'll have to tell us how to compromise the security in this fashion. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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| | Re: Windows Vista Welcome Screen On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:24:11 -0600, Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Sota wrote: Quote: >> Hey there, >> >> Is there any way to open the run dialog box or the command line (cmd.exe) at >> Windows Vista Welcome Screen before you login into any user? >> > > No. That would rather defeat the whole point of having only properly >authenticated users execute programs. > > Quote: >> I knew this was possible but i forgot how to do it. Could someone please >> tell me? >> > > If you think it's possible, you'll have to tell us how to compromise >the security in this fashion. I think he is talking about starting in safe mode using CMD.com but you still have to log on. In xp it F8, when booting up the computer but I do not know about Vista. Greg Rozelle ========Signature Line========= http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...ed.cgi?certegy |
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| | Re: Windows Vista Welcome Screen Your better than us if you deduced THAT from the OP (and it's correct), I saw no mention of safe mode. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm _________________________________________________________________________________ "Greg Rozelle" <invaild@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CfHBi.892$ZA5.227@xxxxxx Quote: > > I think he is talking about starting in safe mode using CMD.com but > you still have to log on. In xp it F8, when booting up the computer > but I do not know about Vista. > > Greg Rozelle > > > ========Signature Line========= > http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_pe...ed.cgi?certegy |
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