Originally posted by Digital Rellik:
<STRONG>TweakUI (http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp) does that much more safely, install it and the option is in the general section.
Now what I would like is an option to show the username on the desktop...</STRONG>
Sorry i dont know about it ... but ... i hope this help .... (Windows NT/2000)
This tweak will rename "My Computer" to "Username on Computername" making it simple to determine which computer you are logged on to and which username you are logged on as.
**For Windows NT
Using REGEDT32.EXE (this is necessary for REG_EXPAND_SZ) open your registry and find the key below.**
Delete the existing value called "No Name" and add a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value with an empty value name and set the string to equal "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%".
For Windows 2000
Rename the value named "LocalizedString" to "LocalizedString.old". Create a new REG_EXPAND_SZ value named "LocalizedString", and copy the contents of the original value to the new value except change the words "My Computer" to equal "%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%". For example, the new "LocalizedString" value may equal "@C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,-9216@1033,%USERNAME% on %COMPUTERNAME%".
Exit the registry editor, click on your desktop and press F5 (for refresh). The "My Computer" icon should now be rename to "Username on Computername".
**(this is the Registry key [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}]
**This is the Value: REG_EXPAND_SZ (Expanded String Value)
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