Re: Increasing text size within LegalNoticeText - Registry

From: robh (robh@thirdarrow.org)
Date: 02/21/03

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    From: "robh" <robh@thirdarrow.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:13:43 -0800

    That's why I didn't recommend doing it :-)

    >-----Original Message-----
    >Excellent way to void your support. Thanks for sharing.
    >
    >--
    >Joe Richards
    >www.joeware.net
    >---
    >
    >"robh" <robh@thirdarrow.org> wrote in message
    >news:028401c2d8e8$9d242840$2f01280a@phx.gbl...
    >> Yes it can be done, but it isn't easy.
    >>
    >> Warning: These instructions involve modifying a W2K DLL
    >> file and could cause your system to become unstable.
    >> Therefore, I do not recommend doing this.
    >>
    >> The popup window is from MSGina.dll which reads the text
    >> from the registry entries. Using the Resource Hacker
    tool
    >> (available from
    >> http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/) open
    >> MSGina.dll, open the 2500 dialog entry, amend the font
    >> size and hit the Compile Script button. This will show
    you
    >> the size of the popup window.
    >>
    >> As this file is a protected DLL you'll need to save it
    >> with another name otherwise your changes will be lost.
    >> Then boot into DOS and rename the saved file to
    >> MSGINA.DLL, having taken a backup of the original of
    >> course. Note if you have an NTFS partition you'll need a
    >> utility like NTFSDOS to mount it.
    >>
    >> Boot back into W2K, hit CTRL-ALT-DEL and your warning
    will
    >> be in the text size you specified!
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> >-----Original Message-----
    >> >Hi,
    >> >
    >> >Could anyone out there be able to help. I have been
    asked
    >> >to increase the size of the text within
    >> >the "LegalNoticeText" within the registry so that users
    >> >who logon can read the companies standard security
    >> >policy - apparently the text is too small for users to
    >> >read, can this be done?
    >> >
    >> >HKEY_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS
    >> >NT\CURRENTVERSION\WINLOGON
    >> >
    >> >Thanks ;-)
    >> >.
    >> >
    >
    >
    >.
    >