Re: Always get Blank Screensaver with Remote Desktop

Vera,

The Group Policy Management Console is great! Thanks for your help.



"Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns97458881890B0veranoesthemutforsse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> How exactly did you open / edit / access / save these
> administrative templates?
>
> As a general advice, download and install the Group Policy
> Management Console from
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/gpmc/default.mspx
>
> You can install it on any XP workstation in your domain, and access
> all domain Group Policies from this tool. Gives you a much better
> user interface and additional tools for handling GPOs.
>
> There are also a number of White Papers, demonstrations and FAQs
> about Group Policy managent on the download page.
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
> SQL troubleshooting: http://sql.veranoest.net
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>
> "Marty Gold" <MartyGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 08 jan 2006 in
> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:
>
>> Hi Vera,
>>
>> Thanks for getting back to me. Yes the Group Policy approach
>> does work.
>>
>> At this point I am asking the question just out of interest. I
>> like to know why things work the
>> way they do.
>>
>> To be honest, I am not very familiar with GPOs and I often have
>> to resort to trial and error. I hate doing
>> things that way.
>>
>> Now playing with Administrative Templates I have managed to
>> create GPOs under "Local Group Policy". I don't know how and I
>> have no idea of how to get rid of them! Maybe you can help me
>> out?
>>
>> mArty
>>
>> "Vera Noest [MVP]" <vera.noest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>> in message
>> news:Xns9744D1E2CCD89veranoesthemutforsse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> What about the Group Policy approach as a "work-around"?
>>>
>>> _________________________________________________________
>>> Vera Noest
>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>> SQL troubleshooting: http://sql.veranoest.net
>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>>
>>> "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?
>>>>>
>>>>> _________________________________________________________
>>>>> Vera Noest
>>>>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>>>>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net
>>>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>>>>>
>>>>> "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
>>>>>>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___


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