coroprate desktops but different resolutions

[lachesis09]

Hi

I need to deploy a corporate branded desktop preferably through GPO or login script.

What I'm trying to do is to have a different wallpaper depending on screen resolution as certain applications require native resolutions.

For example

800 x 600 = 1.jpg/bmp
1024 x 768 = 2.jpg/bmp
1280 x 1024 = 3.jpg/bmp

I tried creating an active desktop html page which redirected to another page depending on the screen res but it didn't work.

Has anyone got any really smart ideas on this? Willing to consider all methods, bath files, login scripts.

Thanks for your time.

 

[pasupport]

I would look at BGinfo

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557.aspx

Most people use it to show system information but it can used to also set the background image on any machine.

You can run this via a script through GPO.

I've never used it for this but it might be worth a try since it is free

 

[allywilson]

REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /V Wallpaper /T REG_SZ /F /D "\\%LOGONSERVER%\netlogon\whatever.bmp"
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /V WallpaperStyle /T REG_SZ /F /D 0
REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /V TileWallpaper /T REG_SZ /F /D 2

Try playing around with the options - you should be able to have just 1 wallpaper size and have it scale automatically depending on the resolution.

 

[dgcm]

We use BGI as someone has already suggested above and it works a treat

Been using it for a few years and no problems. It's very helpful for support to - users can tell you the name and IP of their machine when reporting issues.