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GPO + Wallpaper
Name: Arno Theron Date: August 5, 2003 at 03:45:53 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4 128 RAM
Comment:
Hi guys, i want to have all the other pc's in my house to have the same walpaper and they are not allowed to change it also. Could anyone be of assistance, thank you. I have a 2000 server, and xp clients..
Name: ooglenz Date: August 5, 2003 at 05:08:00 Pacific
Reply:
Yes change the group policy settings simple as that. You allready have given the answer yourself
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Response Number 2
Name: arno Date: August 5, 2003 at 07:18:13 Pacific
Reply:
Well, thats the problem, there is no setting to change.. so i need help.. go look , the only wallpaper changes you can make is for active desktop.. not normal wallpaper changes...
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Response Number 3
Name: ooglenz Date: August 6, 2003 at 00:29:44 Pacific
Reply:
????????? are you looking in the AD group policy?? in the windows templates i got it here in front of me
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Response Number 4
Name: arno Date: August 6, 2003 at 08:19:10 Pacific
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Yes, thats exactly where i went.
User configuration, administrative templates, Desktop, active desktop.
And like i sayd this is only for when you are using the active desktop... Do you know what is the active DESKTOP?
If i am wrong here i apologize, and would love it if you could help me step by step , just like i explained the above..
Thanks
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Response Number 5
Name: arno Date: August 6, 2003 at 08:21:48 Pacific
Reply:
I know i can dissable them from changing the wallpaper. But i want to sit here on the server and specify which wallpaper must be there..
Summary: Hi, Would like to know how to set a common wallpaper for each user login to my workststaion. I know GPO can help but it needs to enable the Active Desktop. My wallpaper is just a bmp file and no nee...
Summary: If you are trying to remove a picture that you set as wallpaper already, right click anywhere on your desktop that does not have an icon. Choose "properties". click on "background". Choose a backgr...
Summary: You don't say if you are on a domain or not but since you refer to the 'clients', I will assume you are. You can edit or create a GPO and define the wallpaper in the Administrative Templates | Deskto...
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