RE: wall paper group policy

From: S Vijay [MSFT] (svijay_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/10/04 

Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:57:54 GMT

Hi,

You can resolve the issue by following the instructions in the article
given belo:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=327998

or

You Can Change Desktop Wallpaper Setting After Administrator Selects
"Prevent Changing Wallpaper" Option in Group Policy
View products that this article applies to.

This article was previously published under Q327998
SYMPTOMS
If users right-click a picture and then click Set as Desktop Background,
they can change their desktop wallpaper even though you (the administrator)
has enabled the Prevent changing wallpaper property in Group Policy.
CAUSE
The Prevent changing wallpaper Group Policy prevents users from changing
the desktop wallpaper by using Display Properties. However, there are ways
of changing the wallpaper setting, such as through Image Preview, that do
not involve Display Properties. By these other methods, users do not
experience the limitations that apply to Display Properties. You must
specify Active Desktop Wallpaper in Group Policy to prevent users from
changing the desktop wallpaper without using Display Properties.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, specify an Active Desktop wallpaper setting in Group
Policy. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, and then type gpedit.msc.
Under Local Computer Policy, expand User Configuration, expand
Administrative Templates, expand Desktop, and then click Active Desktop.
Double-click Active Desktop Wallpaper.
On the Setting tab, click Enabled, type the path to the desktop wallpaper
that you want to use, and then click OK.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Vijay S

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