Printer & Screen res issue

[glennhick]

I have 2 issues with Windows XP sp1. (may be related)

logged in as a standard user (non admin) :
if i change the screen res to say 1024x768, it will change ok. then i log off and back on as same user and the res will start at 1024x768, then the screen goes blank and it changes to 1280x1024.
also, i am unable to install a network printer as a standard user account. must use admin only. this is causing problems for us.

any ideaas on these?
thanks heaps
glenn

 

[bcastner]

Issue #1: See both articles:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;189105&Product=win2000

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm

Issue #2: Screen resolution is machine defined, not user defined. There are workarounds:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_userdisplay.htm

 

[glennhick]

bcasyner,
thanks for the info

i think this issue relates more to a registry issue.
do you know of anything i could look for that will stop a user making perminant changes to the registry?
i have also heard just now that even a desktop icon or document placed will be removed at next logon.
its as though the registry isnt allowing a standard user to make ANY changes.

your thoughts?
thanks once again
glenn

 

[bcastner]

You can achieve this result through either:

. the use of Mandatory profiles; or,
. Group Policy

 

[glennhick]

forgot to mention, this is a Nt4 domain and XP Pro sp1 pc's

we dont have group policies setup
??

 

[bcastner]

An NT domain supports mandatory profiles. In addition, nearly all Group Policies are essentially registry entries. These can be put in place when creating the desktop images, or pushed through logon scripts.