windows_xp_logo Windows XP: Display message at Startup

If you would like to display any message in a popup window when Windows is started, here’s how:

1. Go to Start> Run, then type in: regedit
2. Hit [Enter] on your keyboard
3. Follow this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogo
4. Modify the key LegalNoticeCaption with your text of choice.
5. Modify the key LegalNoticeText with your text of choice.
6. Restart Windows for this to take affect.