The information in this article applies to the following configuration(s):

• Catalyst Control Center
• Catalyst Display Driver 6.11
• ATI Radeon Xpress 200 Series
• Windows Vista

Symptoms:
After disconnecting the primary display device while Windows Vista is in standby mode, the login screen may fail to appear when resuming from standby.

Just recently I got a laugh out of a post called “But I Don’t Want to be a Flower!“, a funny title that I associated with Seinfeld. The post actually has a nice, quick tip on how to change that ‘flower’ icon you get on your Vista login screen and in your ‘Start’ menu. Here’s how I changed my icon, not just to one of the stock icons, but to me! Keep reading →

When you try to log on to a Microsoft Windows-based computer by using a user name that contains an “at” sign (@), you receive the following error message:

The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct, then type your password again.

I‘m used to having my home computer automatically login when I start it since I’m the only user. In Windows XP I used TweakUI to set this, but how do I do it in Vista? A little searching turned up this tip from Spooky on the MSFN.org forums: Keep reading →