I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a screen
resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??

"Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
> needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
> screen
> resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
> group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??

Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
using?
There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
pulsing!

SC Tom

"SC Tom" wrote:

>
> "Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
> > needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
> > screen
> > resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
> > group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??
>
> Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
> using?
> There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
> I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
> hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
> anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
> that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
> have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
> leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
> these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
> workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
> Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
> was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
> max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
> pulsing!
>
> SC Tom
>
>
>

I do understand that I am going to have a great number of users complaining
however, the application vendor has stated this is the lowest resolution the
application screen will display properly and completely. I have certain
departments that will need these settings forced, not Everyone in the whole
company. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know how to set this
per user using group policy but I want to set it by PC.

On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:38:04 -0800, Janet
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>
>"SC Tom" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
>> > needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
>> > screen
>> > resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
>> > group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??
>>
>> Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
>> using?
>> There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
>> I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
>> hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
>> anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
>> that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
>> have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
>> leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
>> these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
>> workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
>> Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
>> was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
>> max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
>> pulsing!
>>
>> SC Tom
>>
>>
>>
>
>I do understand that I am going to have a great number of users complaining
>however, the application vendor has stated this is the lowest resolution the
>application screen will display properly and completely. I have certain
>departments that will need these settings forced, not Everyone in the whole
>company. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know how to set this
>per user using group policy but I want to set it by PC.

Janet : can you say what the application is as there may be a
workround ?

"Jim" wrote:

> On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:38:04 -0800, Janet
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >"SC Tom" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
> >> > needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
> >> > screen
> >> > resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
> >> > group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??
> >>
> >> Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
> >> using?
> >> There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
> >> I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
> >> hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
> >> anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
> >> that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
> >> have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
> >> leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
> >> these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
> >> workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
> >> Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
> >> was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
> >> max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
> >> pulsing!
> >>
> >> SC Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I do understand that I am going to have a great number of users complaining
> >however, the application vendor has stated this is the lowest resolution the
> >application screen will display properly and completely. I have certain
> >departments that will need these settings forced, not Everyone in the whole
> >company. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know how to set this
> >per user using group policy but I want to set it by PC.
>
> Janet : can you say what the application is as there may be a
> workround ?
>

I can say the application... It is a Clinical Documentation application
within Meditech.

Get Multires from:
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm

and make a batch file screenres.bat with the command
multires.exe /1:800,600,32,75

Set the windows classic theme on one of the box. Export the registry keys

HKCU\Control Panel\Appearance\

and

HKCU\Control Panel\Colors\

Create a logon script to import the registry entries and run the
screen.res.bat file.


--
Regards
Gurpreet Singh


"Janet" wrote:

>
>
> "Jim" wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:38:04 -0800, Janet
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >"SC Tom" wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> "Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >> news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> >I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
> > >> > needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
> > >> > screen
> > >> > resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
> > >> > group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??
> > >>
> > >> Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
> > >> using?
> > >> There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
> > >> I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
> > >> hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
> > >> anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
> > >> that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
> > >> have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
> > >> leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
> > >> these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
> > >> workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
> > >> Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
> > >> was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
> > >> max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
> > >> pulsing!
> > >>
> > >> SC Tom
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >I do understand that I am going to have a great number of users complaining
> > >however, the application vendor has stated this is the lowest resolution the
> > >application screen will display properly and completely. I have certain
> > >departments that will need these settings forced, not Everyone in the whole
> > >company. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know how to set this
> > >per user using group policy but I want to set it by PC.
> >
> > Janet : can you say what the application is as there may be a
> > workround ?
> >
>
> I can say the application... It is a Clinical Documentation application
> within Meditech.

Does this mean it cannot be done using Group Policy??

"Gurpreet Singh" wrote:

> Get Multires from:
> http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm
>
> and make a batch file screenres.bat with the command
> multires.exe /1:800,600,32,75
>
> Set the windows classic theme on one of the box. Export the registry keys
>
> HKCU\Control Panel\Appearance\
>
> and
>
> HKCU\Control Panel\Colors\
>
> Create a logon script to import the registry entries and run the
> screen.res.bat file.
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Gurpreet Singh
>
>
> "Janet" wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > "Jim" wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 06:38:04 -0800, Janet
> > > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >"SC Tom" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> "Janet" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > >> news:14EBCA36-29C5-4AE1-A987-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >> >I have an application that I am running on all the PC in my network that
> > > >> > needs to have the display appearance set to "Windows Classic" with a
> > > >> > screen
> > > >> > resolution of 1280X1024. I would like to push these settings out using a
> > > >> > group policy to every PC. Is these a way to do that??
> > > >>
> > > >> Is this an app that you run on other PC's, or a company app that everyone is
> > > >> using?
> > > >> There may be a way to do it, but you are going to tick off a lot of people,
> > > >> I bet. Unless everyone you're planning on doing this to has the same
> > > >> hardware (like video card and monitor) as you, there may be problems. If
> > > >> anyone there has not-so good vision (like me), they will probably be upset
> > > >> that their once easily readable font has suddenly shrunk. I know I would
> > > >> have been had it happened to me. As the network admin, I was given the
> > > >> leftovers from the engineering department, which meant when they all got
> > > >> these new Dells with 21" inch high resolution LCD's, I got the old HP
> > > >> workstation with the 17" CRT (happens quite often in small companies).
> > > >> Plenty of power to do what I needed to do, but needless to say, 1280x1024
> > > >> was not a pleasant option on it, especially since at that resolution, the
> > > >> max refresh rate that could be set was 60Hz. Gotta love that 60 cycle
> > > >> pulsing!
> > > >>
> > > >> SC Tom
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >I do understand that I am going to have a great number of users complaining
> > > >however, the application vendor has stated this is the lowest resolution the
> > > >application screen will display properly and completely. I have certain
> > > >departments that will need these settings forced, not Everyone in the whole
> > > >company. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know how to set this
> > > >per user using group policy but I want to set it by PC.
> > >
> > > Janet : can you say what the application is as there may be a
> > > workround ?
> > >
> >
> > I can say the application... It is a Clinical Documentation application
> > within Meditech.