Change background

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Gavin

I am looking for a way to change the color of the background on the desktop,
I have a standard wallpaper that I am using and I need to know if there is a
way to have the background on all the machines with the same color.

Thanks
Gavin...
 
I am looking for a way to change the color of the background on the desktop,
I have a standard wallpaper that I am using and I need to know if there is a
way to have the background on all the machines with the same color.

Thanks
Gavin...

See tip 3259 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
I have looked at the article and it does not have any info on how to change
the background with a group policy? I have looked through all the GPO and I
do not see anything that relates to the background on the desktop. Any other
ideas?

Thanks
Gavin...




 
You need to:

1. Create a .bmp file that will be the wall paper

2. Create a new GPO and name it something appropriate for your
environment "force background"


3. Modify the user settings of the GPO

4. User configuation >> Adminisrative templates >> Desktop >> Active
desktop >> enable active desktop >> SET TO ENABLED

5. Go to User configuration >>administrative templates >> desktop >>
active destop >> active desktop wall paper set to enabled >> set the
wallpaper name to point to your .bmp file

6. Go down to User node >> administrative templates >> desktop >>
active desktop >> Allow only bitmapped wall paper and set that to
enabled

7. Modify the computer node of the policy >> go down to computer
configuration >> administrative templates >> System >> Group policy >>
enable User group policy loopback processing mode >> set to loop back
processing mode to replace

8. Go buy Jeremey Moskowitz's Group policy books :)


Then you can prevent the users from changing their background by using
the steps mentioned in this article

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;327998

Gavin said:
I have looked at the article and it does not have any info on how to change
the background with a group policy? I have looked through all the GPO and I
do not see anything that relates to the background on the desktop. Any other
ideas?

Thanks
Gavin...
 
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