Hi All, I have a domain enviroment set up in a lab, using evaluation copies of server 2k8R2 and W7. I am attempting to push out two specific group policies to the 1 client currently in the domain. First is the default logon image setting. I have changed the user.bmp image on the server and set the relevant group policy, but that only changed it on the DC (the setting was set on the client, but that policy doesnt push out the image right?). So I put the image on the file share on the dc with open access. as described here: http://www.myotherpcisacloud.com/post/2011/11/28/Default-Account-Pictures-via-Active-Directory.aspxUnfortunatly the image still does not come up on the client. I checked the programdata folder on the client and the file is not being replaced. I have done gpupdates and restarts. Second, the background for clients when a user logs in. I know that there is a KB article on this, and if I remember correctly, I attempted to push out the relevant change using group policy.(yes. the gpresult shows an error on the registry update.) I also set the group policy on the dc. Relevant pictures: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/LordSephiroth/settings.png http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/LordSephiroth/gpmc.png any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Hi, You need to copy source file from the network share, and replace their local %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\user.bmp with it. Use GPP to achieve this. The link you posted has step by step instruction. Make sure you select the "replace" option. Previous discussions: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/218e61c1-24a0-405e-85c7-3c4b702c4eb2 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/9e80bf9e-8153-4e5a-9bd5-67f13f46a8a5 For Background image please go through the article below. Alan's blog has step by step guide. Best Practice: Using Group Policy to configure Desktop Wallpaper (Background) http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2011/03/best-practice-using-group-policy-to-configure-desktop-wallpaper-background/ For group policy related queries kindly post in the group policy specif forum http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/threads Regards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!

Hi, You need to copy source file from the network share, and replace their local %PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\user.bmp with it. Use GPP to achieve this. The link you posted has step by step instruction. Make sure you select the "replace" option. Previous discussions: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/218e61c1-24a0-405e-85c7-3c4b702c4eb2 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/thread/9e80bf9e-8153-4e5a-9bd5-67f13f46a8a5 For Background image please go through the article below. Alan's blog has step by step guide. Best Practice: Using Group Policy to configure Desktop Wallpaper (Background) http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2011/03/best-practice-using-group-policy-to-configure-desktop-wallpaper-background/ For group policy related queries kindly post in the group policy specif forum http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverGP/threads Regards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!

That is exactly what I have done, the file is on the file share, and the policy as described in the article is set to replace the user.bmp on the pc. It is not doing so. In the wallpaper article, does the hotfix need to be applied on the server, or all the clients?

Hi, Please run the gpresult /v and see whether the settings has been applied to the client. Post the output to troubleshoot further. Regards, Rafic If you found this post helpful, please give it a "Helpful" vote. If it answered your question, remember to mark it as an "Answer". This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights! Always test ANY suggestion in a test environment before implementing!

Hi, Before going further, would you please let me know whether only one user or all users in the test domain failed to load the specific picture and wallpaper? In order to narrow down the cause of the issue, please help to collect the following information for further research. GPMC.log ================== a. On domain controller, click Start ->Run, type GPMC.MSC, it will load the GPMC console. b. Right click on "Group Policy Result" and choose wizard to generate a report for the problematic computer and user account (please place appropriately). (Choose computer and select the proper user in the wizard) c. Right click the resulting group policy result and click the "Save Report" => save report to save the report to a HTML file. Collect Gpsvc.log(Vista/Win 7) ============== To collect the GPSVC.log, we need to modify the following registry: Subkey: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics Entry: GpSvcDebugLevel Type: REG_DWORD Vaule data: 0x30002 The Gpsvc.log is located in the following folder: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Debug\UserMode\ Collect gpresult output ============== Run the command gpresult /v>C:\gpresult.txt. Also, for the wallpaper issue, please try to install the hotfix KB977944 to see if it could work. The "Desktop Wallpaper" Group Policy setting is not applied in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977944 Regards, Andy

Hi, Before going further, would you please let me know whether only one user or all users in the test domain failed to load the specific picture and wallpaper? In order to narrow down the cause of the issue, please help to collect the following information for further research. GPMC.log ================== a. On domain controller, click Start ->Run, type GPMC.MSC, it will load the GPMC console. b. Right click on "Group Policy Result" and choose wizard to generate a report for the problematic computer and user account (please place appropriately). (Choose computer and select the proper user in the wizard) c. Right click the resulting group policy result and click the "Save Report" => save report to save the report to a HTML file. Collect Gpsvc.log(Vista/Win 7) ============== To collect the GPSVC.log, we need to modify the following registry: Subkey: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics Entry: GpSvcDebugLevel Type: REG_DWORD Vaule data: 0x30002 The Gpsvc.log is located in the following folder: %SYSTEMDRIVE%\Debug\UserMode\ Collect gpresult output ============== Run the command gpresult /v>C:\gpresult.txt. Also, for the wallpaper issue, please try to install the hotfix KB977944 to see if it could work. The "Desktop Wallpaper" Group Policy setting is not applied in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977944 Regards, Andy

OMG this so annoying on a PC with no internnet access... i'll get this as soon as i can.