domain computers to have same wallpaper - Group Policy

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Paul

Hi all,

I am trying to use a Group Policy to set all domain computers desktop
wallpaper to the company's logo.

Now I have managed to adjust the settings accordingly using the Group Policy
Editor in MMC. Problem is that even if I do a "gpudate /force" along with
multiple restarts the selected wallpaper does not display. When I go into
display settings though the wallpaper I want is actually shown as been the
one in use. Now I started messing around and for some strange reason when I
change the screen resolution the wallpaper I set via group policy then
displays correctly. I have double checked this with other wallpapers as well
and the same is true... the change is only seen when the screen resolution
is changed. Now whilst I'm happy that I have gotten this right... it am
loathed to have to go around adjusting the screen res for the 200+ computers
we have on our domain.

Does anyone have any suggestions about how this "wallpaper" policy can
either be implemented properly on a "gpupdate" or restart of the computer?

Chers and thanks in advance.
 
Hi Paul,

Whereabouts are you storing the wallpaper that you are displaying?

I've found this generally only works if you have the wall paper copied to
the local machine somewhere.

T
 
Using XP Pro on the client end. I have done testing on my PC and stored the
file on C:\.

I have created an OU within Active Directory and created a Group Policy
called "Wallpaper" which is applied to my test OU. Won't know if it works
until Monday as using a VPN connection to the corporate network doesn't seem
to get the settings going.

It works on my local machine... but only if I do the change of the the
screen resolution.

I have saved the company logo to a network share on the domain controller
which all users have access to.
 
Paul said:
Hi all,

I am trying to use a Group Policy to set all domain computers desktop
wallpaper to the company's logo.

Now I have managed to adjust the settings accordingly using the Group
Policy Editor in MMC. Problem is that even if I do a "gpudate /force"
along with multiple restarts the selected wallpaper does not display. When
I go into display settings though the wallpaper I want is actually shown
as been the one in use. Now I started messing around and for some strange
reason when I change the screen resolution the wallpaper I set via group
policy then displays correctly. I have double checked this with other
wallpapers as well and the same is true... the change is only seen when
the screen resolution is changed. Now whilst I'm happy that I have gotten
this right... it am loathed to have to go around adjusting the screen res
for the 200+ computers we have on our domain.

Does anyone have any suggestions about how this "wallpaper" policy can
either be implemented properly on a "gpupdate" or restart of the computer?

Chers and thanks in advance.
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People want their own wallpaper. You have no right to dictate what wallpaper
they have on their PCs.
Stop acting like Hitler.
 
We don't use roaming profiles for all users. Most users have access to their
own PC's or desktops. The only place currently using roaming profiles is our
call centre because most users login to different PC's in the same area.

Cheers,

PS: I hope that tomorrow I will be able to see if the Wallpaper policy works
or not.
 
Not very helpful, and i would have thought being its in a corporate
environment and the PCs are owned by the company that there's every right....?

Anyway i think that should work, but mostly if i set wallpapers i set it in
the roaming profiles before the user is created.

Cheers

T
 
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