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More info?)
The problem is you are trying to modify the .Default, which is what all
users use to create their own profile. So, no one ever logs on with this
account. If you want to change this location in the Registry, you can't use
GPOs.
--
Derek Melber
BrainCore.Net
derekm@braincore.net
<drg> wrote in message
news:4092b3da$0$25319$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net...
> Derek,
>
> it is HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
>
> is this not useable then ? - i thought this would be the easiest way to do
> this :-(
>
>
> "Derek Melber [MVP]" <derekm@braincore.net> wrote in message
> news:uuei1luLEHA.1272@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > David,
> >
> > Do you know the Registry path?
> > If it is under HKLM, it is CLASS MACHINE
> > If it is under HKCU, it is CLASS USER
> >
> > type of registry key is not needed.
> >
> > --
> > Derek Melber
> > BrainCore.Net
> > derekm@braincore.net
> > <drg> wrote in message
> > news:4092a1bf$0$25317$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net...
> >> Hi, Derek,
> >>
> >> ok - i have changed that - thanks - do i need to put the reg key type
in
> >> also and should this be CLASS USER or CLASS MACHINE ?
> >>
> >> thanks again
> >>
> >> David G
> >>
> >>
> >> "Derek Melber [MVP]" <derekm@braincore.net> wrote in message
> >> news:ueXcj1tLEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> > The VALUENAME is not the value that you want it to be, but is the
value
> >> > that
> >> > is in the registry that you are updating. You will put in the value
> >> > when
> >> > you
> >> > configure the GPO.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Derek Melber
> >> > BrainCore.Net
> >> > derekm@braincore.net
> >> > <drg> wrote in message
> >> > news:409268ad$0$25325$ed9e5944@reading.news.pipex.net...
> >> >> Hi,
> >> >>
> >> >> I have the following script saved as a .adm and imported into gpo to
> >> > change
> >> >> the login background - unfortunatly it seems it does not work -
anyone
> >> > have
> >> >> an suggestions please?
> >> >>
> >> >> thanks
> >> >> David G
> >> >>
> >> >> CLASS USER
> >> >>
> >> >> CATEGORY "BackGround IQE"
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> POLICY "Change Login BackGround"
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> KEYNAME "HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop"
> >> >> PART "wallpaper"
> >> >> EDITTEXT
> >> >> VALUENAME "\\server1\background.bmp"
> >> >> END PART
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> END POLICY
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> END CATEGORY
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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