Missing tab in 'desktop-properties'

[geralf]

Hi,

The desktop property sheet 'adjustments' (screen resolution, colors etc.) is not showing on a server running Windows 2000 Pro. Coul'd somene please tell me how to enable this 'Adjustments-tab' again?

By desktpop property sheet I mean when you right-click on the desktop and select 'Properties'.

Thanks in advance

Regards
GerhardA

 

[bcastner]

Start, Run, control desktop

Note: this may have been removed with a Group Policy selection or with the use of TweakUI:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=261241

Use the Group Policy MMC snap-in:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Hide specified Control Panel applets
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Show only specified Control Panel applets

These two lists work together to control the applets displayed in Control Panel. Please check these policies to see if they contain any entries.

The desktop CPL applet has it's own restriction policy:

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Display\Remove Display in Control Panel

If this policy is enabled the display CPL applet will not appear in Control Panel.

Look to at the registry with regedit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\don't load
"Desk.cpl", REG_SZ, "Yes"

For no Display settings allowed:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Value Name: NoDispCPL
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

 

[bcastner]

Part II.

If a tab is missing, in particular the Settings tab, the issue is the device driver.

Download a newer version of the video adapter driver and apply it.

Note that there are restrictions on what will be shown on the server unless you do a local console logon as the local Administrator.

 

[geralf]

Thanks very much bcastner. I won't be able to check this out until late next week, before I'm back at the company with the server. My reason for this is that the headoffice of this company had some 'server guys' to replace the old server, and when they installed a new one, the settings tab is removed or missing. Probably to avoid people like me to alter settings . My interest in this is that I'm running a MS Access database, and use the server for the backend. So when I occasionally run updates or other services, I' d like to see my forms etc which is developed in 1024/768 in the same resolution. The resolution is set to 600/800.

Thanks again for your help and time on this. very much appreciated.