I have a high-resolution laser mouse. To get a mouse pointer speed usable by mere mortals, I have to set the mouse pointer speed pretty low in the Mouse CP Applet. That's not a problem, of course.
The problem is that this setting, being for my account only, does not apply to the login screen. So every time I turn on the computer (or log out), I have to navigate ever so carefully to hit my login picture so I can enter the password and log in (and as of Windows 7, it seems I can no longer use the keyboard to select it either).
I assume that the settings that apply to the login screen are those associated with the All Users account template thingy (or maybe not?), but as I cannot log in to that "account", I cannot easily adjust the mouse settings. This might go for some other settings too, but can't actually think of any right now.
Anyway, does anyone know of a good trick? I'm prepared to hack the registry, if that's what it takes.
Best Answer
Export your mouse settings from the Registry at
Edit the .reg file and use Find and Replace to change
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\
toHKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\
Run the .reg file to import the new settings.