Re: Always get Blank Screensaver with Remote Desktop

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It's perfectly possible to configure a different screen saver in a
TS session, although *not* recommended. Verified on Windows 2003
SP1.

User Configuration - Administrative templates - Control Panel -
Display
"Screen saver" - configure as: "Enabled"
"Screen saver executable name" - configure as: ssmarque.scr

Make sure that you also use
Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Group
Policy
"User Group Policy loopback processing mode"

in the same policy, and that you link it to the OU which contains
the Terminal Server account.
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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"Marty Gold" <MartyGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 06 jan 2006 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> WOW I find that hard to believe!
>
> I will continue investigating this........
>
>
> "TP" <tperson.knowspamn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%238tKC$mEGHA.268@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Unfortunately you can't use another screen saver in a RDP
>> session.
>>
>> I thought there was a KB article documenting this but I am
>> unable to find it.
>>
>> Several months ago I was testing a non-graphical screen saver
>> that I made and discovered this issue. My screen saver would
>> work fine via Preview mode, but not work at all under normal
>> mode. After many hours I realized that it was not being
>> triggered when in a remote desktop session, but would work fine
>> when logged on to the console.
>>
>> This applies to XP Pro and Server 2003. 2000 Server allows use
>> of screen savers.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -TP
>>
>> Marty Gold wrote:
>>> I am connectiong to a Windows 2003 Server using a Remote
>>> Desktop Connection. I have
>>> just installed Terminal Server and have not set any GPOs.
>>> After a minute the blank screensaver
>>> kicks in regardless of what screensaver I have selected.
>>>
>>> For example, I have selected the Marquee Screensaver. When I
>>> log on the the actual server the marquee
>>> kicks in no problem, however, when I log in using the same
>>> account using Remote Desktop Connection
>>> the blank screensaver (scrnsaver.scr) kicks in instead.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how I can get it to use the marquee
>>> screensaver even when I am logged in remotely?
>>>
>>> mArty
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