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...

On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <(E-Mail Removed)> 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

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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <(E-Mail Removed)>
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

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...b;EN-US;327998

"Gavin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<(E-Mail Removed)>...
> 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" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Wed, 26 May 2004 16:33:08 -0700, "Gavin" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> 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