Change XP Logon Wallpaper via GPO

[IanT]

Anyone done this?

Got a new wallpaper I wanna roll out, I'm asumming I just add the registry change in GPO.......point the registry to a share where the wallpaper is..........

did it many years ago but forgotten

[ful56_uk]

yeah i have a reg file that is merged with a start up script pointing to thenew wallpaper on the local drive or you could use a server share

startup script
Set oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
sRegFile = "C:\desktops\logon.reg"
oShell.Run "regedit.exe /s " & Chr(34) & sRegFile & Chr(34), 0, True

reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Change Wallpaper On Login Screen (For Non-Welcome Screen Users)
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop]
"Wallpaper"="C:\\Desktops\\logon.bmp"

[IanT]

done it slightly different way.

Batch File on Startup running:

copy \\wwndc01\wallpaper$\Wallpaper.bmp C:\wallpaper.bmp
regedit.exe /s \\wwndc01\wallpaper$\Wallpaper.reg

[TimH]

done it slightly different way.

Batch File on Startup running:

copy \\wwndc01\wallpaper$\Wallpaper.bmp C:\wallpaper.bmp
regedit.exe /s \\wwndc01\wallpaper$\Wallpaper.reg

Why copy to the workstations ?

We just have a central wallpaper on one of the servers, it makes it trivial to change for a new one.

Reg setting done by group policy rather than startup script (pointing to \\dfsdomain\etc\wallpaper.jpg), makes it more easily managed.

tim

[IanT]

Each to there own.