You could just try a logon script for that OU that writes the Registry keys for the screen saver preferences to HKCU without applying them via a policy - clunky, but probably effective
2009/9/11 Sean Martin <[email protected]> > That sounds like an interesting solution, but you're right, deploying > Windows 2008 isn't realistic in our environment just yet. > > - Sean > > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:43 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Can you do this with a Group Policy Preference rather than a Policy >> Object? If I remember rightly the Policy option locks the option to change >> it regardless. The Preference option might give the user the option to >> change...although you will have to install a 2008 DC, load the GP management >> tool on a 2008/Vista client and install the Group Policy Client-Side >> Extensions on the clients if memory serves me right. Might be a bit too much >> work for what you are trying to achieve (if my recollection is correct, I >> may be talking complete garbage) >> >> 2009/9/11 Sean Martin <[email protected]> >> >> Windows 2003 Domain >>> Windows XP Clients >>> Windows 2003 Servers >>> Windows XPe Thin Clients >>> >>> I'm deploying a GPO to auto lock all desktops/servers after 15 minutes of >>> inactivity. This GPO also disables access to the screen saver tab in Display >>> properties. That works just fine. I have a couple of OUs containing Computer >>> Objects that need the same auto lock settings, except I don't want to >>> disable access to the screen saver settings. I thought this would be >>> possible by creating a separate GPO for that OU and enabling loop back >>> processing. I've disabled the feature "Hide Screen Saver tab", and the >>> screen saver tab is visible on those Computers, however I'm still unable to >>> modify the screen saver settings. >>> >>> Is there any way around that without disabling the auto lock settings >>> entirely? >>> >>> - Sean >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> http://raythestray.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
