Re: Domain computers screen resolution
From: Tim Springston [MS] (tspring_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:50:20 -0500
How are the users logging in, with local credentials or domain? If they
logon with domain credentials, what group memberships (domain and local) do
they have?
-- Tim Springston Microsoft Corporation This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:013301c48ebb$563551e0$a401280a@phx.gbl... > Hi Tim, > > Your feedback is really great. Howerver, the problem > that I am having is that the users display settings is > set to 1024x768. when the users restart the computers > the next day, the screen res changes back to 1280x768. I > started having this problem after I removed the domain > users group from the local administrator group of the > workstations. I looks like the screen res is being > forced by a GPO to change to the higher res.. > > For security resason I need to remove the domain users > group from the local admin group and make them power > users, but then the res has problems. > > Please help > > Thanks, > > Matt >>-----Original Message----- >>Hi Matt- >> >>The screen resolution is a user-specific setting, and is > stored in the >>user's profile (located in Documents and Settings). >> >>Although there is not a group policy setting which would > allow you to set a >>specific setting for the screen resolution for users > (this could be an >>accidental disaster if set to one the hardware doesn't > support), it is >>possible to prevent users from altering a predefined > screen resolution via >>group policy. >> >>In a group policy which linked to a container the user > objects reside in, >>and where the users have permissions to that group > policy, edit the policy >>and go to: >> >>User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Control > Panel->Display. >> >>You can remove the Display CPL from appearing entirely, > or simply remove the >>Settings folder tab from being visible for those users. >> >>Please repost if we can help further. >> >>-- >>Tim Springston >>Microsoft Corporation >>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and > confers no rights. >> >>"Matt" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > message >>news:03b901c48c91$a4793550$a401280a@phx.gbl... >>> Why does the screen resolution change on computers when >>> users logon. We set the resolution to 1024x768 and > after >>> a reboot, the user logs in and the resolution changes > to >>> 1280x768 >> >> >>. >>
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