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flashdrive
07-21-2005, 04:05 AM
Hi
I've been asked by the senior network administrator to find a really tricky registry modification. Personally I cant find anything like this and having trouble locating one.

What I need is to allow the users on the network to change thier wallpapers to what ever they like BUT when the pc is restarted the default "bliss" wallpaper is back.I was hoping a registy edit would force the default wall paper back on startup. Another idea I also had was make a .reg file that locates and displays the bliss wallpaper and have that file executed at startup.

Difficult I know but Im pretty sure its possible. The reason I need to do this is because we have Windows XP classes, and in those classes they learn how to change the wallpaper. When the next Windows XP class comes in they need to do the same thing.

TIA
Jason

shanemurray10
07-21-2005, 04:16 AM
You should edit the necessary registry key on 1 PC and then export it to a DC. Create a batch file to run on the XP machine on startup using the following:
regedit.exe /s "location of the .reg file you initially exported".
You can then specify the batch file as a computer startup script in a GPO of your choice.
NOTE: Make sure you save the .reg and .bat file to the correct location eg...
\\yourdomain\sysvol\yourdomain\policies\"unique policy no"\machine\scripts\startup

flashdrive
07-21-2005, 04:28 AM
I forgot to mention that that we dont have domain controllers.

shanemurray10
07-21-2005, 04:48 AM
you could then save the .reg file to floppy and run it on each individual PC. Or u could email the .reg file to all users and ask them to run it.....

flashdrive
07-21-2005, 06:01 AM
Alright I do that. Now, how do I make a .reg file that locates and displays the bliss wallpaper?

flashdrive
07-23-2005, 11:28 AM
*Bump*
How do I make a .reg file that locates and displays the bliss wallpaper?