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Windows NT Workstations can display a message box with the caption and text of your choice before a user logs onto the sysem. When enabled, this creates a warning message which contains an"OK" button. Users must click on the button to proceed to the logon screen.

By clicking on the OK button the user is agreeing that he/she can be held legally liable if any attempt is made to use the computer without proper authorization; if any attempt is made to modify the computer settings, or add/remove/alter programs.

The absence of such a notice could be seen as an open invitation to modify the system. The logon notice can also be used in settings (i.e., a library public-access PC) where users might require instruction on how to supply a user name and password for the appropriate account.

To display a legal notice, use the Registry Editor to create or assign the following registry key values on the workstation to be protected:

1. Open the Registry Editor by clicking on Start, select Run and type Regedit. Click on OK.
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WinodwsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. Select the String Value LegalNoticeCaption
4. From the Edit menu, select the Modify option. Or right-click on the selected String Value.
5. Enter your tile for the message in the Value data box.
6. Click on OK
7. Select the String Value LegalNoticeText
8. From the Edit menu, select the Modify option. Or right-click on the selected String Value.
9. Enter the message text in the Value data box.
10. Click on OK
11. Close the Registry Editor.

When the PC reboots the Legal Notice will be displayed.