Editing login text message "Welcome"

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  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
       #1

    Editing login text message "Welcome"


    Hello! I've been trying to edit the "Welcome" message for some time now, searching threads, yourube etc. But I've never succeed using their methods. Does any1 know what I'm doing wrong/Another way of doing this?

    Here's what I did:
    Opened (with wordpad) the winlogon.exe.MUI file in C:>windows>system32>en-US
    And changed these two marked words to another 7-letter word.

    <See picture at the bottom>

    I saved the file, orerwrote the existing one in folder en-US, but when i relogged, it still said "Welcome" when I logged in.

    Thanks for your help.
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  2. Posts : 52
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM
       #2

    See if this earlier post helps you:
    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...t-message.html

    Jim
    Last edited by Brink; 21 Nov 2010 at 09:07. Reason: replaced link
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    The link was interesting but that wasn't exactly what I was after. What I meant to change was the actual text: "Wlcome" that appears right after you write your password end press enter.
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #4

    I just did it...

    Welcome Log On Text Message - Change

    I used Resource Hacker, before opening the file, you must Take Ownership of it, then open it with resource hacker...

    then go to "String Table" > "63" > "1033"

    and replace the two "Welcome" word you find...

    after you replace the word, Press "Compile Script" and then "Save"...

    then restart your system...
    Last edited by Brink; 22 Nov 2010 at 03:28. Reason: added link to help
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  5. Posts : 80
    XP-Vista-W7
       #5

    @ jasluv

    Nice hack!

    Remember if you ever use System File Checker, that file will get replaced with the original, might be best to keep a backup of the hacked copy somewhere.

    .
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  6. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Okay so I've downloaded reshacker. Which file should I open in it??
    Doesn't seem to be the winlogon file cuz I can't open it in reshacker.
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  7. Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #7

    jasluv said:
    I just did it... I used Resource Hacker, before opening the file, you must Take Ownership of it, then open it with resource hacker...

    then go to "String Table" > "63" > "1033"

    and replace the two "Welcome" word you find...

    after you replace the word, Press "Compile Script" and then "Save"...

    then restart your system...
    1992Sara said:
    Okay so I've downloaded reshacker. Which file should I open in it??
    Doesn't seem to be the winlogon file cuz I can't open it in reshacker.
    Did you take ownership of it first?

    Take Ownership Shortcut
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  8. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #8

    derekimo said:
    jasluv said:
    I just did it... I used Resource Hacker, before opening the file, you must Take Ownership of it, then open it with resource hacker...

    then go to "String Table" > "63" > "1033"

    and replace the two "Welcome" word you find...

    after you replace the word, Press "Compile Script" and then "Save"...

    then restart your system...
    1992Sara said:
    Okay so I've downloaded reshacker. Which file should I open in it??
    Doesn't seem to be the winlogon file cuz I can't open it in reshacker.
    Did you take ownership of it first?

    Take Ownership Shortcut

    Yes I have. But I can't even find the winlogon file when browsing in reshacker. And if I pull the file into the reshacker window, nothing happens.
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  9. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #9

    I supposed you forgot to use "All Files" in open dialog box of ResHacker when Browsing for the winlogon.exe.mui...
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  10. Posts : 9
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #10

    No I didn't. It's supposed to be here between these files right? (This is the en-US folder located in the system32 folder.)
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