Default User Background

[Guest]

I am creating a default user profile and would like to specify the
background. I have the background image saved in C:\Program
Files\Background\background.jpg and users have Read&execute and Read
permissions for this.

I create a dummy user "default". Log in as Default, set background to that
jpg, and then log out. I copy "Default" to "Default User" in C:\Documents
and Settings. Now when I log in as a different user, it creates the profile
fine, and all the other changes I have made seem to have applied, but the
background is now a blank blue screen. When I right
click>properties>Desktop, it shows the background as 'background' and in the
preview it is the picture, but it is not showing up on the actual desktop.
If then click to a different background and back to 'background', then apply,
it now puts it on.

Any ideas why this would be this way? It sounds like a permission problem
to me...where is the background stored once it is applied as the background?
Perhaps if it is in C:\D&S\default\.... then it would be gone now, or the new
user would not have permissions to see it there?

Any help is very much appreciated.
Jason Ryon

 

[Guest]

Well, I'm not sure what the problem is, but it seems to be centered on the
fact that I am using a .jpg for the background image. I converted it to .bmp
and now it works fine.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Jason,

Yes, that's the problem. See my post here:

Windows XP: Copying Default User; Desktop Background Not Restored:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/WinXP/Q_21451398.html

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Ramesh, MS-MVP
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Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
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[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Wallpaper setting does not apply correctly when you create a custom default
user profile ?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/defaultwp.htm

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Windows Shell/User

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Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

 

[Guest]

I can't get to my background i see it when i turn on my computer for a sec
then a color srceen overlaps it. I can't click on the browser in the display
properties the best i did was put a web image over top of the screen
overlapping my desktop. this i believe is slowing my computer down. please
help
alex

 

[Guest]

When you say you can't get to the browser in the display properties, what do
you mean? Are you right clicking on the desktop>Properties>Choose the
Desktop tab> Here you should see a list of the built in wallpapers, Bliss,
Tulips, etc... also there is a "Browse..." button there...this is where you
can browse for other images that you have on your computer.

You say "web image", does this mean you right clicked on a webpage image and
said set as desktop? If so, this is the same effect I believe as doing a
browse for this image.