6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user input includes at least one input selected from a group of inputs comprising a user name, a user identifier, or a password.
1. A system comprising means for: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory to perform acts comprising: while booting a computer and prior to allowing a user to logon to the computer, spawning a process, separate from a user logon process, arranging for a markup language rendering engine to be loaded at the beginning of an operating system initialization procedure; providing markup language code suitable for use with the markup language rendering engine, the markup language being capable of soliciting at least one user input when rendered by the markup language rendering engine, the user input being associated with the user logon process configured to selectively allow the user to logon to the computer; and providing a control permitting the markup language rendering engine to communicate with the user logon process, wherein the markup language rendering engine makes calls to the control which passes the calls to the user logon process.