Disable Dell Login Background
Do you have a Dell or other OEM server that has loaded thier own custom bitmap wallpaper for the login screen. While I know everyone needs a pretty picture to look at while they are logging in, the fact of the matter is that it really bites for remote desktop connections. Especially if the server isn’t on your local network. You get the distinct pleasure of watching it draw block by time consuming little block.
Being one that doesn’t like to wait 2 minutes just to get a login box I consulted the all knowing one for an answer to my problem. Turns out it takes a registry editor and 30 seconds to solve this annoyance. Here goes change the value of:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper
Remove the existing value and leave the key set to nothing. Thats it…next login should be faster.
July 9th, 2005 at 9:55 pm
fwiw, “all knowing one” should be capitalized.
March 13th, 2006 at 6:44 am
Thank you,Thank you,Thank you,
What a relief, I use remote desktop all the time and this one has been a pain in my 4rse for some time.
April 28th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
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May 18th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
God.. thank you.. I looked for an hour to get this stupid dell background removed.
Ben
September 9th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Thanks man!!!!
January 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
How annoying that was.. Thanks for the tip.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Damn good tip!
Thanks for sharing it!.
March 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Thank you, thank you.
All hail the “the All Knowing One”, Its holy priests.
September 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 am
I used this tip again today. Almost ironic, huh?
September 8th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
…and again today.