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want all users on an XP PC to have same resolution and can never change it... how?

We have a projector attached to a Windows XP Pro PC. When people monkey with settings, then the projector quite often won't work, or the text is too small.

I want it to be 1024x768 for all users, and be locked down. ....just with this PC - not all across our domain.

How?

I assume there are some local policies that can be applied?

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sswickard

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Hello Spamster - thank you - that takes care of half of my requirements.

I must first enforce a common resolution 1024x768 across all user accounts. How can that be doen before I remove the tab?

thanks!

spamster

Since it's just for that computer, you just need to change it for one user, and it will remain the same for all others.

Per Microsoft:
"Changes to screen resolution affect all users that log on to the computer."
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/display_change_screen_resolution.mspx?mfr=true

sswickard

ASKER

i set the resolution to 1024x768 - logged out - all was well - locked out the Display Settings using the policy - works fine.

BUT

when I reboot, it sets everything back to 1280x1024, which is what I was tring to prevent.

any ideas? :)

spamster

That's....weird. I would think if anything the resolution would *drop*...
Do you have any virus / malware / firewall software set up locally that would revert changes?

spamster

Do you have a policy enabled that would prevent making changes?
Check this registry key:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

How about a mandatory user profile?

spamster

Figure anything out on this?
Was that key set? Is it still changing back to the higher resolution?