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How to Enable / Disable Verbose Startup, Shutdown, Logon, Logoff Status Messages in Windows





If you are using Windows Server 2008 and want to get rid of the verbose (detailed) status messages like Preparing Desktop, Loading Settings, etc displaying at Welcome Screen, then you may find this tutorial useful.

Or if you like the detailed status messages and want to have them in your Windows XP, Vista, 7, etc, then you can also use this tutorial to enable them.

1. Open regedit and goto:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Policies\System

2. In right-side pane create/modify DWORD value VerboseStatus and set its value to:

0 - To Disable Verbose Status Message
1 - To Enable Verbose Status Message

3. Exit Registry Editor and restart your system to see the changes.



8 Replies:


  1. I'm gonna trying it, thanks in advance .

  2. how to enable hibernate in winxp. i am using same version in two systems 1 is supporting and the other one is not supporting. kindly help me

  3. ^^ you can enable it from Desktop Properties -> Screen Saver -> Power Settings. Also make sure the latest VGA drivers are installed in Windows.

  4. Any Idea How can we actually edit those messages...

    would be terrific.. if we can put up messages like...

    Uploading virus....

    Formatting Drive C....
    :lol:

  5. ^^ You can do that. You'll need to edit "Winlogon.exe" file in Resource hacker and you can change all strings.

    http://www.askvg.com/list-of-files-to-be-hacked-using-resource-hacker/

  6. Hi Thanks for the quick update.. i found that on XP machine there are string tables.. but for Vista.. this option called "string tables" is missing for almost all the files... Neither in Resource Hacker nor in Restorator....
    Any help would be approciated... btw would you provide your email so i can put across more quiries i have regarding Vista Customizations...??

    Thanks

  7. ^^ Those strings are stored in .MUI files under Windows Vista. Take a look at following tutorial:

    http://www.askvg.com/list-of-vista-system-files-to-be-hacked-using-resource-hacker/

    PS: Although it doesnt work sometimes in Vista but a few ppl have said that it works in Safe Mode.

  8. In windows 7 I'm trying to edit the "Please press CTRL + ALT + Delete to Login" text shown at the windows logon screen. Search everywhere but cant find the specific .dll or other file that contains this string table. Any ideas? Thanks in advance guys


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