hi folks,
dont mind i have a bunch of questions
1. how to stop explorer
i know how to stop once it is started i.e By enumarating all the processes in the
current state and kill the explorer. but what i want is when the system boots up i want to kill the explorer. mind it except explorer all the functionality should work properly.eg IO
processing
and my second question
2. how to change logon screen
when iam downloading some of 3 rd party tools they are just changing logon screens and logoff screens .can anyone tell how to do it
third one

how to stop explorer?
Gary B.
Swamy Subramanian
hello sir,
what value should i place in shell .
can i place my application.exe name
or should i develop any other application
PhilippG
1. You don't need to kill the explorer. You can define your own Shell.
In NT4, W2L and XP you need to set the "Shell" key under this registry key:
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon or HKLM for all
users.
2. For the logon screen:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/secauthn/security/interaction_between_winlogon_and_gina.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp url=/library/en-us/secauthn/security/interaction_between_winlogon_and_gina.asp
Arjan Pot
thank u sir,
it is working