Logoff and Shutdown screens now have different look after installing VPN software

[tom horner]

I have a new PC with XP Home. When I first used it, the look of the
"log off" and "shut down" screens were basically a box with two (log
off) or three (shut down) choices that you would click on (not radio
buttons but the same idea). I assume that this is the default look of
these screens. However, after I installed Cisco VPN software, the
"log off" and "shut down" screens changed with more choices and the
choices turned from two or three buttons into a drop down box. Can
anyone explain this, and how (if I decide to) to change it back to the
"default" look?

Thanks in advance, Tom Horner

[Thorsten Matzner]

(tom horner) wrote:

>I have a new PC with XP Home. When I first used it, the look of the
>"log off" and "shut down" screens were basically a box with two (log
>off) or three (shut down) choices that you would click on (not radio
>buttons but the same idea). I assume that this is the default look of
>these screens. However, after I installed Cisco VPN software, the
>"log off" and "shut down" screens changed with more choices and the
>choices turned from two or three buttons into a drop down box. Can
>anyone explain this, and how (if I decide to) to change it back to the
>"default" look?

See "How to Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291559).

--
(tm)

[tom horner]

My thanks to Thorsten for the answer below. It turns out that when I
tried to do this, a warning message came up saying that an installed
program had "disabled" the default look (and the ability to
"fast-switch" users). I investigated, and it turns out the program
shown in the message is one that was installed when I installed Cisco
VPN (virtual tunnel) that I use to access my production boxes at work
(I am a production DBA). Thanks for helping me solve the mystery. I
will have to live with this because I cannot uninstall VPN (I need it
for my work).

Thorsten Matzner > wrote in message >...
> (tom horner) wrote:
>
> >I have a new PC with XP Home. When I first used it, the look of the
> >"log off" and "shut down" screens were basically a box with two (log
> >off) or three (shut down) choices that you would click on (not radio
> >buttons but the same idea). I assume that this is the default look of
> >these screens. However, after I installed Cisco VPN software, the
> >"log off" and "shut down" screens changed with more choices and the
> >choices turned from two or three buttons into a drop down box. Can
> >anyone explain this, and how (if I decide to) to change it back to the
> >"default" look?
>
> See "How to Change the Logon Window and the Shutdown Preferences"
> (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291559).

[Thorsten Matzner]

(tom horner) wrote:

>My thanks to Thorsten for the answer below.

You are welcome. I already thought of that this would come to a
decision between using the Welcome screen or VPN.

--
(tm)