Change background

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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...
 
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <grossnospam@stewart.com> wrote:

>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
 

gavin

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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...




"Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@jsiinc.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <grossnospam@stewart.com>
wrote:
>
> >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
 
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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" <grossnospam@stewart.com> wrote in message news:<OFKmbzDSEHA.2976@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> 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...
>
>
>
>
> "Jerold Schulman" <Jerry@jsiinc.com> wrote in message
> news:qcceb09180ol8eaho1ds2vulnlgv5gjlfa@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <grossnospam@stewart.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > >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