Deploying wallpaper via GPO bug?

[David]

Hi

I am trying to deploy a new wallpaper via Group Policy to
all WinXP workstations.
I have found that, when you try to deploy a BMP wallpaper
to a machine that had a JPG wallpaper deployed to, does
not work too well.

It seems when you deploy JPG wallpaper by GPO, it creates
populates the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control
Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper" key as well as
the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentV
ersion\Policies\System\Wallpaper" key.

Now, when you deploy a BMP via GPO on top, this will only
modify
the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentV
ersion\Policies\System\Wallpaper" key.

Hence, when a user logs on, they will have the old(jpg)
wallpaper loaded during the logon process, and only when
the GPO has been processed, they will get the new(bmp)
wallpaper. (If they press CTRL-ALT-DEL, they get the old
wallpaper again).

The only solution i can think of is to, deploy the new
wallpaper in JPG format.

Is this a bug? or is there a way around this?

Thanks

David

 

[hallstein]

When you use a JPG, Active Desktop is activated. Thus Windows will first
load the BMP, and finally start up Active Desktop (JPG) after being
logged in. When you press CTRL-ALT-DEL the BMP is shown, since Active
Desktop is not activated at Lock.