Windows Version on Desktop

[WindBlowzXP Professional]

I have a new tip here showing the windows version in the desktop ... using the registry (No program tweaks)

Open your registry editor (regedit.exe)

Go to ... [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]

Add this ... PaintDesktopVersion (DWORD)

Value: 0 = disable, 1 = enable

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[Rellik]

TweakUI 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...

[WindBlowzXP Professional]

Originally posted by Digital Rellik:
<STRONG>TweakUI 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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[Rellik]

I deal with mostly 95/98, and I tried some of that but it did now work for me, >sigh<, oh well, sooner or later...

[Stalemate]

WinBoost Gold also offers that possibility.