Create a default background thats changeable

[pollardhimself]

I want to create a default background with Group Policy that the user can change. Basically like the default xp mountains is there anyway to do this?

 

[Paperlantern]

I'm not sure how you would do it in group policy. Off the top of my head I don't think it would be possible, not really a target use for GP, though im not 100% sure and someone may know a way. The only way i can think of is create a user profile, set that as the background, then copy that profile into default user so any new users logging on the machine all get the mountain background. Any more than a few users to do this on would be quite tedious.

 

[pollardhimself]

I was thinking of maybe overwriting the default backgorund "bliss" file.

 

[rasczak]

tbh, this just seems like too much work. if your users are going to change out the desktop background anyway why even bother with it? I could see you setting a desktop background in which the users were NOT able to change it. that would have some purpose, but for a setup in which they can, i wouldn't put much effort into it.

 

[pollardhimself]

Oh im not going put any major effort in it I was just wondering if it was possible

 

[rasczak]

not really. the GPO's used for changing the default desktop also deny the users the ability to change it.