Screen Resolution and Profiles

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Shane

Has anyone determined how to change the screen resolution
by user profile? I understand that Microsoft chose to
have one setting for the computer for W2k and XP, but I'm
looking for an alternative.

I haven't found anything on Microsoft's site or the web.
I'm hoping someone offers an inexpensive program that can
be placed in the user's startup and set the screen
resolution.

Thanks
 
Shane said:
Has anyone determined how to change the screen resolution
by user profile? I understand that Microsoft chose to
have one setting for the computer for W2k and XP, but I'm
looking for an alternative.
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I haven't found anything on Microsoft's site or the web.
I'm hoping someone offers an inexpensive program that can
be placed in the user's startup and set the screen
resolution.
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There are a number of programs that allow you do adjust screen settings
either thought a GUI or via a script. MultiRes is one of them.
http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/multires.shtm
 
Thanks for the information Gary. I'm using MultiRes, but it's not an ideal
solution.

I've placed a shortcut in the startup, but it is one of the last programs to
run. The desktop is already displayed before the resolution changes,
altering the desktop layout.

I'm not sure what Microsoft was thinking having one setting for the PC.
 
I don't know whether there's any way to make a program operate before the
desktop is initialized. You might try putting an entry for MultiRes into
the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\
registry key. That might move it up enough to make a difference.

Shane M. Nieukirk said:
Thanks for the information Gary. I'm using MultiRes, but it's not an ideal
solution.
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OrphicFireball said:
Where do I block that at? They also have tiny vb programs that change the
resolution too. I can go to software restriction policies in group policy
and block specific things, but if they make the programs themselves it
doesn't help in that case.
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I don't know much about policies, but there may be a policy that prevents
changing the display settings. Why is it a problem if the students do so?
 
There is a policy to disable the control panel, and the display properties,
but not the registry keys behind them. The problem is that the students use
their programs to maliciously change the screen to like 320 X 240, and for
the other regular users it's impossible to turn back because the control
panel is disabled. I guess I'll have to explore setting the permissions on
the registry keys themselves.
 
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