Updating Windows XP Desktop Wallpaper remotely

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Hi guys! Do you have any ideas on how to do this? I have to update 74
networked PCs and I was planning on doing this activity on my PC so I wont
have to visit each PC. Thank you!
 
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Hi guys! Do you have any ideas on how to do this? I have to update 74
networked PCs and I was planning on doing this activity on my PC so I
wont have to visit each PC. Thank you!

Group Policy... Push down to the user group the admin template, desktop,
active desktop, active desktop wallpaper policy.

<quote>
Specifies the desktop background ("wallpaper") displayed on all users'
desktops.

This setting lets you specify the wallpaper on users' desktops and prevents
users from changing the image or its presentation. The wallpaper you specify
can be stored in a bitmap (*.bmp), JPEG (*.jpg), or HTML (*.htm, *.html)
file.

To use this setting, type the fully qualified path and name of the file that
stores the wallpaper image. You can type a local path, such as
C:\Windows\web\wallpaper\home.jpg or a UNC path, such as
\\Server\Share\Corp.jpg. If the specified file is not available when the
user logs on, no wallpaper is displayed. Users cannot specify alternative
wallpaper. You can also use this setting to specify that the wallpaper image
be centered, tiled, or stretched. Users cannot change this specification.

If you disable this setting or do not configure it, no wallpaper is
displayed. However, users can select the wallpaper of their choice.

Also, see the "Allow only bitmapped wallpaper" in the same location, and the
"Prevent changing wallpaper" setting in User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Control Panel.

Note: You need to enable the Active Desktop to use this setting.

Note: This setting does not apply to Terminal Server sessions.
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