Controlling ssmypics.scr with GPO

[Keith Marlor]

I have contructed an adm file (template) for the options
that control the "My Pictures Slideshow Screen Saver".
The adm file specifies keyname 'Control Panel\Screen
Saver.Slideshow'

The problem is that the registry location for this object
is normally in 'hkcu\control panel\Screen
Saver.Slideshow' and not in
the 'hkcu\software\microsoft\...' path.
This 'application' apparently will not accept settings
from the GPO which end up
in 'hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\group
pilcy objects\localuser\control panel.Screen
Saver.Slideshow'.

Does anyone have an idea how to make this work?

 

[Kelly]

Hi Keith,

Set the screensaver here in the righ pane (REG_SZ) and also
ScreenSaverIsSecure with a value of 1:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Group Policy
Objects\LocalUser\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Control Panel\Desktop

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[Keith]

The reg settings to specify ssmypics.scr as the system
default works fine in a GPO as:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Con
trol Panel\Desktop]
"ScreenSaveActive"="1"
"SCRNSAVE.EXE"="ssmypics.scr"

because its orignally in the software\microsoft path and
the system.adm already includes it, but in order
to 'customize' the settings for ssmypics.scr I must
control the following:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Screen Saver.Slideshow]
"PaintInterval"=dword:00000000
"DisplayFilename"=dword:00000001
"MaxFailedFiles"=dword:000003e8
"MaxSuccessfulFiles"=dword:00010000
"MaxDirectories"=dword:000000c8
"ImageDirectory"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\Keith\\My
Documents\\My Pictures\\Pictures"
"DisableTransitions"=dword:00000000
"AllowStretching"=dword:00000001
"AllowKeyboardControl"=dword:00000001
"ChangeInterval"=dword:00001770
"MaxScreenPercent"=dword:0000005a

I have not found a way to make this work. I custom adm
file sets the correct reg values but not in a lcoation
that the app or XP will read.

-----Original Message-----
Hi Keith,

Set the screensaver here in the righ pane (REG_SZ) and also
ScreenSaverIsSecure with a value of 1:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersi on\Group Policy
Objects\LocalUser\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Con trol Panel\Desktop

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All the Best,
Kelly

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I have contructed an adm file (template) for the options
that control the "My Pictures Slideshow Screen Saver".
The adm file specifies keyname 'Control Panel\Screen
Saver.Slideshow'

The problem is that the registry location for this object
is normally in 'hkcu\control panel\Screen
Saver.Slideshow' and not in
the 'hkcu\software\microsoft\...' path.
This 'application' apparently will not accept settings
from the GPO which end up
in 'hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\group
pilcy objects\localuser\control panel.Screen
Saver.Slideshow'.

Does anyone have an idea how to make this work?

.