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Hello,
I put together a VB login script for XP and I'm trying to get it working in Vista. I'm currently having some trouble getting Vista to realize that I've changed the desktop wallpaper. I am able to apply a new desktop with the script below but the desktop image will not change until I either restart the computer or open the "Control Panel->Personalization- >Desktop Background" window. Below is a simplified version of the wallpaper change script that works in XP. wallpaper.vbs '_______________________________________________________ Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") sWinDir = oFSO.GetSpecialFolder(0) sWallPaper = "z:\vista profile test\wall\test1.bmp" ' update in registry oShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", sWallPaper ' let the system know about the change oShell.Run _ "%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters", _ 1, True '_______________________________________________________ So... anyone have an idea on how to get this working in Vista? Thanks in advance, --Miroku |
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Note: I found a post very similar to my own...
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...543d44935e08671 Unfortunately, I still can't seem to get it working using the info in the above link. I'll continue searching for an answer on my own but any help would be greatly appreciated. --Miroku |
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<MirokuKage@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1178662109.591846.206850@u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > Note: I found a post very similar to my own... > http://groups.google.com/group/micr...543d44935e08671 > > Unfortunately, I still can't seem to get it working using the info in > the above link. I'll continue searching for an answer on my own but > any help would be greatly appreciated. > > --Miroku > > You might be better looking at the SystemParametersInfo function in user32.dll. There's an example on this page (with the relevant constant values), of how to change your wallpaper using VB, which works fine in Vista also http://support.microsoft.com/kb/97142 It may be possible to come up with something similar using a rundll32.exe command line and VBScript alone (?). -- Jon |
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