Re: Forcing a Screen Resolution

From: lforbes (UseLinkToEmail_at_WindowsForumz.com)
Date: 03/01/05 

Date: 28 Feb 2005 23:45:27 -0500

"Smurfman" wrote:
> I am running into a problem where new computers I am adding to
> my network, in
> which a 17 LCD screen is attached; I set the resolution to be
> 1024x768 as an
> admin. When the user logs onto the workstation, the
> resolution is reset to
> be 1200x1200. I am not sure if the setting is linked to a
> user profile, in
> which the default for a user is this high resolution, OR, if
> the monitor is
> resetting the resolution based on what it thinks is the
> optimum setting.
>
> So I was wondering if there is a way to force a policy to set
> the resolution
> of a user's desktop to be 1024x768. Under normal policy
> settings users do
> not have rights to the desktop settings. And this behavior
> seems to be only
> with LCD displays. I now have 2 new machines that are
> behaving this way...?
> Crazy.
>
> J

Hi,

This is indeed crazy. Resolution is not set in the User Profiles. It
is set at the machine level. Therefore if you set for Admin, it should
be set for all users. I use Display Switch Platinum which runs in the
system tray and allows users (who have no access to display
properties) the ability to easily switch resolutions. Beware though
that sometimes they can set it out of the monitors range and then the
"last known good profile" is needed.

Works like a charm.
http://www.download.com/DisplaySwitch-Platinum/3000-2347_4-8755576.html?tag=lst-0-2

Cheers,

Lara 

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