We just apply the screensaver/background GPOs to our workstations OU; the servers get different policies which simply run the "blank" screensaver. I learned to be very careful with server screensavers in the NT 4.0 days when everyone wanted to run that cool 3-D Pipes screensaver and then wondered why the servers ran so slowly...
-Malcolm From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 14:59 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Screensaver & Wallpaper Policies/Options? Point out to management that if your power settings don't turn off your monitors in a very short time frame, then your systems suck up power which sucks down money. Also, if I recall, such a GPO would affect everything which means any virtualized systems will now be trying to run a screen savor as well. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Don Guyer <don.gu...@prufoxroach.com> wrote: As long as the location and image name stays the same, it will. Don Guyer Systems Engineer - Information Services Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group 431 W. Lancaster Avenue Devon, PA 19333 Direct: (610) 993-3299 Fax: (610) 650-5306 don.gu...@prufoxroach.com -----Original Message----- From: Paul Hutchings [mailto:paul.hutchi...@mira.co.uk] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 3:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Screensaver & Wallpaper Policies/Options? Malcolm, personally I agree with not getting too creative, but equally it's good to know the options. I'll try some things when I'm back in the office (no access to GPO stuff right now) but I'm hoping that if you point wallpaper to \\server\share\wallpaper.jpg <file:///\\server\share\wallpaper.jpg> (for example) that if someone updates wallpaper.jpg, at some point (when the GPO refreshes?) Windows has the sense to re-read the JPG and reload the replaced image? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
