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LogonStudio 1.7

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  • Date added: January 19, 2010
  • Total Downloads: 2,574,182
  • Downloads last week: 8,465
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Reviewed by: CNET Staff on January 23, 2009

Longing for some change in your life? Why not start with that boring old Windows XP logon screen? With the freeware LogonStudio, choosing another screen is a matter of two clicks. Alternately, you can design your own with a built-in editor.

The first option is a lot easier. About 30 cool screens are available on the WinCustomize site, and the program can randomly select one on every boot. Editing is less straightforward. You build or modify logon screens by tweaking parameters on a lengthy list of elements. So you might, for instance, change the FirstColor parameter of the Centre Panel element to a new shade of blue. This allows you to customize everything from background to letterings to buttons, but beginners will find the process quite confusing. The sketchy online help isn't much assistance, either.

LogonStudio is best for users familiar with programming languages such as Visual Basic, whose development tools use a similar interface.

 
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LogonStudio is a free program that allows users to change their Windows XP logon screens. It comes with several logon screens to choose from, along with thousands that are available online from Web sites, such as WinCustomize.com. It also includes an editor for creating your own logon screen.

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  • 4 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Great! Love it! Logon screen of my doing ain't boring!"

    by chazthemann on April 5, 2010

    Pros: enable me to stockpile many favorite wallpapers.

    Cons: no feature for changing logon screen automatically each time logon.

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  • 4 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "it's a great tool to change your login screen."

    by jds112scott on March 19, 2010

    Pros: I found out about this tool from Greg Shultz's blog, He said you could change the login screen in windows 7 with out using this tool but I could not get it to work. So I downloaded logon studio 1.7 and changed it easally. I think this is great.

    Cons: The only fall back with logon studio is, you can not set any of the great pictures as your back ground.

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    Updated on Mar 19, 2010

    There is an XP version at stardock.com

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  • 4 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Adds some flare to the login"

    by Darney53 on March 12, 2010

    Pros: Nice application

    Cons: will not run radomly different login screens

    Summary: Nice eye candy if you find yourself bored with the default windows login screen

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  • 4 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "good software"

    by murali r on March 3, 2010

    Pros: nice software for windows xp,for a home pc.

    Cons: nothing found,in particular.

    Summary: i like this software very much.it is very nice to see the photo of our loved ones in windows xp logon screen in our home pc.

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  • 5 stars

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Just what yur lookin for!"

    by snowfox008 on February 9, 2010

    Pros: Amp up yur login screen
    Easy to Use
    Looks Great
    Customizable

    Cons: None that I no of

    Summary: Whether u want a new login screen, or your lookin to complete your windows OSX transformation this will do the trick!! Easy install, easy customize, n looks gr8!

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  • 4 stars

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Great freeware."

    by nannaS on September 4, 2010

    Pros: No more boring logon screen. I can change it at a whim and have done so very successfully. It won't bring about world peace, but it is funware.

    Cons: I have no cons.

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  • 5 stars

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Great Program"

    by p.white1 on August 22, 2010

    Pros: Works as promised

    Cons: no comment

    Summary: Download it for every machine

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  • 5 stars

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "Quite cool"

    by m4t7hew on July 20, 2010

    Pros: Easy to use, stable, fast, and functional.

    Cons: None that I can see.

    Summary: I'd recommend it for anyone into customizing their Vista or Windows 7 PC. I just wish that there was a easy way to convert logons made for XP to be functional for Vista and/or Windows 7.

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  • 4 stars

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "GREAT i love it"

    by nafisrko on July 18, 2010

    Pros: Its a great software.it works perfectly with vista

    Cons: nothin to dislike

    Summary: good software.isnt much big.but works good the bottom line is i can choose any picture for my log on screen instead of that boring windows vistas default one.

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  • 5 stars

    Version: LogonStudio 1.7

    "LogonStudio 1.7"

    by Elljl on July 3, 2010

    Pros: LogonStudio 1.7 works very well. It accurately changes the logon picture on my Windows 7 laptop, and works without any trouble. I would use it on all my computers if possible. Highly recommended.

    Cons: Not really any cons, but just when you apply the theme I wish it wouldn't lock you, and show you what it did, I wish it had a preview button, or something similar to manually lock the computer and see the changes.

    Summary: A great program, easy to use, makes Windows very customizable.

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