Re: Always get Blank Screensaver with Remote Desktop

What about the Group Policy approach as a "work-around"?

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"Marty Gold" <MartyGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 07 jan 2006 in
microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hi Vera,
>
> This is exactly the behavior I am getting. Works if you select
> a screensaver with group policy but does not if you
> just leave it alone and let the user select a screensaver.
>
> Would you be able to find out if this is a bug or feature? I
> would love to find a way to work around this problem.
>
> mArty
>
>
> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> in message
> news:Xns97438783789A1veranoesthemutforsse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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
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