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winlogon.exe
Name: Joellen Glass Date: August 23, 2002 at 09:37:34 Pacific
Comment:
What is winlogon.exe? What does it do? Is it necessary?
Name: Matt27 Date: August 23, 2002 at 10:20:10 Pacific
Reply:
Of course it's necessary!! Winlogin.exe gets executed early in the boot process and ensures that the user provides the proper credentials (proof) before obtaining access to the computer. Winlogon.exe uses a special sequence of events to recognize when a user wants to log in or perform other secure operations. I wouldn't recommend getting rid of this file - unless you want a load of problems.
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Response Number 2
Name: Johan Malmberg Date: September 30, 2002 at 00:53:05 Pacific
Reply:
You can find information about winlogon.exe at http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/winlogon/
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