Sadly, Raymond - most things of that ilk (background, colors, icon placement, etc.) are held in the profile of the user and are not affected by current GP settings. However, that doesn't mean that you CAN'T set them via GP, it does mean in most cases that you will be:
1. Writing custom .ADM files 2. Tattooing the registry But it can be done. Me, I'd stick with a mandatory profile with permissions set to 'Everyone' and let it apply, then let each user 'own' it (change it back to a local or roaming) and then use GP to lock it down. Rick Kingslan MCSE, MCSA, MCT, CISSP Microsoft MVP: Windows Server / Directory Services Windows Server / Rights Management Windows Security (Affiliate) Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone WebLog - www.msmvps.com/willhack4food -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Raymond McClinnis Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 6:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Setting Desktop Settings via Group Policy Hi all, I need to push out a standard desktop to all users in my company. I found where to set up the Active Desktop and the like, but I can't find where to set things like background color and pattern. I remember in the good ol' days (under NT4) you could set these things up (or at least I thought I remembered). Thanks in Advance, Raymond McClinnis List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
