Solved Help with removing the "Locked" message at login screen

[fijsgivo]

Hi I want to ask if it is possible to edit maybe the authui.dll or the explorer.exe to remove the "locked" message that appears above the password box whenever I lock my computer.
I have already managed to remove the user picture, the "enter" button and the watermark by fiddeling with both those files, but the "locked" mesage is damn near impossible to get rid of

EDIT: My endgame is to have a totaly clear login screen, except for the password box in the middle

 

[Bongo]

If it's just the word that you want removed I'm not 100% sure but I found it in the authui.dll.mui in the String folder in both C:\Windows\System32\en-US and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\en-US folders, yours may be in a different folder then the en-US check your language folder.

Jerry

 

[fijsgivo]

No idea how you get that file to show correctly in Notepad++, I just got a bunch of "NUL" strings :S I used Resource Hacker and got into it but I cant find that specific string..
I've looked in both "C:\Windows\System32\sv-SE" (for swedish) and "C:\Windows\System32\en-US" (for english), it's kinda hard to navigate in my computer because I don't really know what language the comp think it has.. Clarification: I have a swedish Windows Home premium 64-bit, and in that version you can't change language natively so I had to use a third party program to change my OS to english.
And another thing, do you think windows would have a problem if i replaced the "Locked" with " "? Or do I have to use a invisible char?

 

[Bongo]

It's a .rc file inside the string folder and just right click it you should get a Edit with Notepad ++

You should leave it blank.

Jerry

 

[fijsgivo]

And where is the "String" folder? Inside the .dll? or inside the .dll.mui?

 

[Bongo]

Inside the .dll.mui

Jerry

 

[fijsgivo]

Can you please make a step-by-step tutorial how you found it?

 

[Bongo]

I use Restorator 2007 when editing system files so it just showed a String folder in Resource Hacker is a String table folder.

Here is how you open up the authui.dll.mui in Resource Hacker (look at the screenshots). I did some testing and tried to remove Locked and it did not do it so I'm not sure exactly where that text is that, but you might want to try anyway I tried it in VmWare.

Last step is to save and he will give you a new system file and the original with a .original extension.

Jerry

 

[fijsgivo]

SUCCESS! Thank you for the detailed steps

 

[MourningStar]

Thank you Jerry - Quick question. Does one have to be in the 'enabled' Admin account to do this?

 

[Bongo]

You're Welcome


@ MourningStar to do the editing I don't think so but I use my account and I am Admin.

To change the system file you need to take ownership give yourself permission and rename the old file and then copy in the new one.

Jerry

 

[MourningStar]

... Last step is to save and he will give you a new system file and the original with a .original extension.

Jerry

Hi Jerry -

Can you detail with images these last steps? I am unsure as to what do here. Also, I see that there are several authui files and am not sure which one to edit.

thank you

 

[Bongo]

Use the edited one.

Jerry

 

[MourningStar]

thnx Jerry! What I meant was I am unsure 'which' file to edit because I find several of these files with this same name in different folders. ALSO, as per your screens, I do not seem to find this file in the desktop folder.

 

[Bongo]

thnx Jerry! What I meant was I am unsure 'which' file to edit because I find several of these files with this same name in different folders. ALSO, as per your screens, I do not seem to find this file in the desktop folder.

Look at Post #2 http://www.sevenforums.com/customiz...-locked-message-login-screen.html#post2703858

I edit copies of all files on the Desktop(as a work space) not the original.

Jerry

 

[MourningStar]

Thnx Jerry - as per post#2 and working w/copies, I updated both the sys32/en-US and syswow64/en-US files as instructed, saved & re-booted the machine. "Locked" text is still present. Oh well, like many other things, works for some, not for others - no big deal. Thank you all the same, it was a learning experience and I am grateful nonetheless.

(p.s. - btw/fwiw, I use one of Mark's custom glass themes and the way-cool Logon screen rotator)

 

[Bongo]

Thnx Jerry - as per post#2 and working w/copies, I updated both the sys32/en-US and syswow64/en-US files as instructed, saved & re-booted the machine. "Locked" text is still present. Oh well, like many other things, works for some, not for others - no big deal. Thank you all the same, it was a learning experience and I am grateful nonetheless.

(p.s. - btw/fwiw, I use one of Mark's custom glass themes and the way-cool Logon screen rotator)

You're welcome, I tried it in VmWare and it didn't work for me either but I've had that happen before sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't.

Jerry