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setting identical desktop settings and colour schemes
I've 52 Windows 98 machines running in the marketing
department and want to set all of the colour schemes and desktop settings to be the same. I also want to display the company logo as the desktop background on each machine. So far, I have manually set all of the options on the one machine only but have isolated the part of the registry that stores the configuration information about the desktop and wallpaper settings etc. My question is how could I set the other 49 machines to have the same desktop settings (avoiding the need to set them manually, one by one? I'm assuming it will be via a registry script but I don't know what to write. |
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Hi Jon,
The company logo will have to be moved to each system first Here are instruction for Backing up and restoring Display Schemes The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 1. In Display Properties name the Scheme to be saved. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 3. Highlight the Scheme to be saved, in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save the Scheme. It will be saved as .reg file. Copy the .reg file to a floppy disk for safe keeping. 5. To restore the scheme, copy it to the desktop and double click the .reg file that was saved. 6. In Display Properties select the restored Scheme. Backing up Display Schemes TEST The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes She can test this before she upgrades. 1. Create a new scheme and name it A_Test. This will place it at the top of the list. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Follow the above registry key to Schemes. 3. Highlight A_Test in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save it to the Desktop as TestScheme. 5. In Display Properties delete the A_Test Scheme, pick another scheme and OK and close Display Properties. Reopen Display Properties and A-Test should be gone. 6. To restore it click on TestScheme.reg in the Desktop. Check Display Properties again and it should be there. Now all she has to do is find her Scheme in the registry and export it and save it to disk. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "Jon Reynolds" wrote I've 52 Windows 98 machines running in the marketing department and want to set all of the colour schemes and desktop settings to be the same. I also want to display the company logo as the desktop background on each machine. So far, I have manually set all of the options on the one machine only but have isolated the part of the registry that stores the configuration information about the desktop and wallpaper settings etc. My question is how could I set the other 49 machines to have the same desktop settings (avoiding the need to set them manually, one by one? I'm assuming it will be via a registry script but I don't know what to write. |
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Bert,
Many Thanks for your clear and easy-to-follow instructions! Kind regards, Jon -----Original Message----- Hi Jon, The company logo will have to be moved to each system first Here are instruction for Backing up and restoring Display Schemes The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 1. In Display Properties name the Scheme to be saved. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 3. Highlight the Scheme to be saved, in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save the Scheme. It will be saved as .reg file. Copy the .reg file to a floppy disk for safe keeping. 5. To restore the scheme, copy it to the desktop and double click the .reg file that was saved. 6. In Display Properties select the restored Scheme. Backing up Display Schemes TEST The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes She can test this before she upgrades. 1. Create a new scheme and name it A_Test. This will place it at the top of the list. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Follow the above registry key to Schemes. 3. Highlight A_Test in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save it to the Desktop as TestScheme. 5. In Display Properties delete the A_Test Scheme, pick another scheme and OK and close Display Properties. Reopen Display Properties and A-Test should be gone. 6. To restore it click on TestScheme.reg in the Desktop. Check Display Properties again and it should be there. Now all she has to do is find her Scheme in the registry and export it and save it to disk. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "Jon Reynolds" wrote I've 52 Windows 98 machines running in the marketing department and want to set all of the colour schemes and desktop settings to be the same. I also want to display the company logo as the desktop background on each machine. So far, I have manually set all of the options on the one machine only but have isolated the part of the registry that stores the configuration information about the desktop and wallpaper settings etc. My question is how could I set the other 49 machines to have the same desktop settings (avoiding the need to set them manually, one by one? I'm assuming it will be via a registry script but I don't know what to write. . |
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Your welcome Jon.
-- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "JOn" wrote Bert, Many Thanks for your clear and easy-to-follow instructions! Kind regards, Jon -----Original Message----- Hi Jon, The company logo will have to be moved to each system first Here are instruction for Backing up and restoring Display Schemes The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 1. In Display Properties name the Scheme to be saved. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes 3. Highlight the Scheme to be saved, in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save the Scheme. It will be saved as .reg file. Copy the .reg file to a floppy disk for safe keeping. 5. To restore the scheme, copy it to the desktop and double click the .reg file that was saved. 6. In Display Properties select the restored Scheme. Backing up Display Schemes TEST The Scheme setting are stored in the registry at this key location. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Appearance\Schemes She can test this before she upgrades. 1. Create a new scheme and name it A_Test. This will place it at the top of the list. 2. Go to Start - Run and type Regedit. Follow the above registry key to Schemes. 3. Highlight A_Test in the right pane of the registry. 4. On the menu bar click Registry - Export Registry File and save it to the Desktop as TestScheme. 5. In Display Properties delete the A_Test Scheme, pick another scheme and OK and close Display Properties. Reopen Display Properties and A-Test should be gone. 6. To restore it click on TestScheme.reg in the Desktop. Check Display Properties again and it should be there. Now all she has to do is find her Scheme in the registry and export it and save it to disk. -- Regards, Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS] http://dts-l.org/ How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164 "Jon Reynolds" wrote I've 52 Windows 98 machines running in the marketing department and want to set all of the colour schemes and desktop settings to be the same. I also want to display the company logo as the desktop background on each machine. So far, I have manually set all of the options on the one machine only but have isolated the part of the registry that stores the configuration information about the desktop and wallpaper settings etc. My question is how could I set the other 49 machines to have the same desktop settings (avoiding the need to set them manually, one by one? I'm assuming it will be via a registry script but I don't know what to write. . |
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