Re: Always get Blank Screensaver with Remote Desktop

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Interestingly, no, I can't.
Even as Administrator, when I choose the "Windows 2003 screen
saver" in Display properties, it works in preview mode (just as
you describe), but when the screen saver kicks in, it gives me the
blank screen saver. Only the GPO setting seems to work.
Never knew that... Isn't it funny that one still learns new
features (or should we consider this as a bug :-) after working so
many years with a product?

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Vera Noest
MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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"TP" <tperson.knowspamn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 06 jan 2006 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Cool! Thanks Vera.
>
> It works when forced via Group Policy, but not when selected
> manually through display properties.
>
> Under 2000 server you can manually select and use whichever
> screen saver you like and it will work.
>
> Are you able to change the setting on your servers using
> Display Properties and have it actually work?
>
> Maybe my machines are messed up for some reason.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -TP
>
> Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:
>> 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.
>> _________________________________________________________
>> Vera Noest
>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
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