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Can the XP 'Computer Locked' dialog box be customized?
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Mar 15, 2026621 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'd like to customize the 'computer locked' dialog box in XP to be more graphic oriented, is there any way to do this, or perhaps just change the colors of the box? Also, I'm running dual monitors and would like the box to be positioned in the center of the two screens rather than in the center of …
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Yes, with a custom msgina.dll it should be possible. Have a look at this article about hiding the computer locked dialog which has a replacement msgina.dll. A warning though before experimenting: msgina.dll is a core system dll which handles the log…
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