dear all

I heared that,
if we delete logon.scr and renamed cmd.exe as logon.scr
in windows, we will get unprotected command prompt when we thurn on computer next time. and we can access to computer typing this "net user (username)(password)".
I try to test this on my computer i can delete logon.scr but i can't rename
cmd.exe as logon.scr becouse windows said that "the file is alredy exists"
and logon.scr came back. It's seams like windows avoid deleting logon.scr.I use windows xp professional edition(service pack 2)
if someone know how these thing do correctly please help me.
good buy

you do know this is a linux forum, not a windows one, right?

Good friend, it is not always a wise thing to actually follow "I heared that"s...

If you do a Google search for "urban legend" "logon.scr" you'll see what I mean.

The good folks who architected Win32 might have "been born," as we all were, but they were not "born yesterday."

Having said that... you never want to run your computer "routinely" in such a privileged mode that you could even begin to do such things as "replace key components of the system." Sure, Microsoft goes to all kinds of histrionics to protect you from yourself, but that's not really the point: rogue-programs abound in all systems that will manage to find a way to "execute 'as you'" and strive to do nasty things. So, you not-only do not want to consider doing such things yourself, but you also want to make damm-sure that no other program, "executing as 'you'," would be able to consider it either.

Bottom line: if it's not your computer, then "don't fsck with someone else's property." And if it's yours, "don't even try to turn your computer into a lifeless brick." (It's easier to do that than you think, and "then where would you be, smartypants?" )