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The thread revolves around a user questioning why their Windows 7 login screen has changed from the original and describing it as more colorful with a hand graphic, contrasting with the current blue background. Other contributors suggest that the user might have modified or used a custom theme or a cracked version like "Black Edition," which could explain the altered login screen, and they recommend reinstalling the official Windows release. The overall sentiment indicates that using unofficial or cracked versions may cause system inconsistencies, and users are advised to stick with official software to avoid such issues.
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i just wanted to know why my login screen is different, and how can i get back the old one with the hand and all the colors? nothing irritates, me more than ms changing things on your system without you approving it. why would they change this login screen? i really liked the old one, and the new one is gay looking. any help is very much appreciated.
 

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ok let me explain to you that the windows 7 black editions logon background is not the official background.

in black edition if you goto
c:\windows\system32\oobe\info\backgrounds
if the version isant cracked then that path will not exist
if it does then in there will be that black logon screen, this means someone has put it there and it isant the original
delete thoed images or the image then log off and you will have the either rc logon screen or the beta logon screen both of which are black

if you want to add a background and i dunno if this works in the rc add that path and goto regedit and locate
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Authentication\LogonUI\Background
and add a DWORD called...
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I should have stated this from the beginning.....

Simply download the official RC from MS and do a "clean" install.
 

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ok! finally it works. i had to capitalize "backgrounds". after finally doing that, everything works fine. thanks so much for everything.
 

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well hell, here i am again in this thread with that old problem rearing it's ugly head. now that i have switched to the rc 7100, and went to the x64 version, i can't get the logon screen to change. i followed all of the same instructions, EXCEPT THAT I USED QWORDS INSTEAD OF DWORDS, since i am using the 64 bit system now. however, it is NOT working. i am back to being stuck with that gay blue logon screen, with the little flowers on it. still can't understand how they could have picked that, with all the other cool backgrounds available.
anyway, any help anyone can offer will be greatly appreciated. thanks.
 

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if anyone knows how to do this with a 64 bit system, please let me know. thanks.
 

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I use a program by Stardock called logonVista, it can change your logon screen in RC1, They also have a Boot Skin program for VISTA but does not work yet in 64 Bit for RC 1
 

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