Setting Desktop Background but not via Active Desktop

Hi All

I've seen the default procedure of enabling active desktop and then setting
the desktop background/wallpaper, but I've never liked active desktop it
always seems to make my machines 'lumpy'.

Is there any other way I can get the desktop background to be a certain pic
depending on what user logs in, eg year 1 logs in and their desktop
background is blue with a YEAR 1 at the top right, teacher logs in and their
desktop bg is red with a TEACHER at the top right, etc?

Thanks

"Yobbo" <info@NoSpamIt.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> I've seen the default procedure of enabling active desktop and then
> setting
> the desktop background/wallpaper, but I've never liked active desktop it
> always seems to make my machines 'lumpy'.
>
> Is there any other way I can get the desktop background to be a certain
> pic
> depending on what user logs in, eg year 1 logs in and their desktop
> background is blue with a YEAR 1 at the top right, teacher logs in and
> their
> desktop bg is red with a TEACHER at the top right, etc?

We answered this for you just the other day didn't we?

Yes, set the background picture in a GPO, then link it to one of the OUs
that present Teachers, Y-x, or whatever with a different picture. You
will also need to make sure each machine has a copy of all the pictures.

Truthfully, I seldom see my desktop -- it's under a pile of Windows. <grin>

My has BGInfo displaying the computer, ram, processor, net, hard drives,
etc. (BGInfo is free from SysInternals.com or MS now)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)

Ta Herb


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"Yobbo" <info@NoSpamIt.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> I've seen the default procedure of enabling active desktop and then
> setting
> the desktop background/wallpaper, but I've never liked active desktop it
> always seems to make my machines 'lumpy'.
>
> Is there any other way I can get the desktop background to be a certain
> pic
> depending on what user logs in, eg year 1 logs in and their desktop
> background is blue with a YEAR 1 at the top right, teacher logs in and
> their
> desktop bg is red with a TEACHER at the top right, etc?

We answered this for you just the other day didn't we?

Yes, set the background picture in a GPO, then link it to one of the OUs
that present Teachers, Y-x, or whatever with a different picture. You
will also need to make sure each machine has a copy of all the pictures.

Truthfully, I seldom see my desktop -- it's under a pile of Windows. <grin>

My has BGInfo displaying the computer, ram, processor, net, hard drives,
etc. (BGInfo is free from SysInternals.com or MS now)

--
Herb Martin, MCSE, MVP
http://www.LearnQuick.Com
(phone on web site)