Hi James,
I have now identified the reason why my wallpaper was not removed. It was
not, as I thought, related to the logged-on User's status, but directly to
whether or not they had the "Lock Desktop Items" property checked in the
"Desktop Items" "Web" properties page (accessed via the "Desktop" tab in the
"Display Properties" Control Panel applet. - very well-buried!). If the item
is checked the wallpaper is not removed and vice versa. As you indicated, the
VNC connection must be re-established to effect the change. Your remarks were
extremely informative and forced me to think harder. Thanks for your rapid
response.
Cheers, Neil.
----- Original Message -----
From: James Weatherall
To: 'Neil Baird' ; 'VNC'
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: Defaulting "Command Line" options for non-Admin Users
Neil,
VNC 4 (Service-Mode) uses the same settings regardless of the currently
logged on user. What can happen if you log in over the VNC connection is
that Windows re-enables the affected settings after VNC Server has disabled
them, causing the desktop wallpaper to reappear. Disconnecting &
reconnecting will cause the desktop settings to be reapplied in this case.
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neil Baird
> Sent: 29 November 2004 01:47
> To: VNC
> Subject: Defaulting "Command Line" options for non-Admin Users
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have a simple home network with 2 PCs both running VNC4
> servers/viewers.
> This works incredibly well and, by manipulating my FW ports,
> I can access (and frequently do) either machine via the
> Internet. My only issue (and it's minor) is that, logged-on
> as an XP "Power User", with VNC running as a service, the
> "Desktop Settings" are not removed when I am connected. They
> are when I am logged-on as "Administrator". I have tried this
> command-line ("runas"
> "Administrator") whilst logged-on via my regular "Power User"
> User account, ""C:\Program Files\RealVNC\VNC4\winvnc4.exe"
> -register DisableEffects=1
> RemovePattern=1 RemoveWallpaper=1" (ignore outer quotes) to
> try and make the settings stick during "registration", but to
> no avail. (Perhaps I have the wrong syntax as there are no
> specific examples documented?) The service registers OK but
> the command line options have no apparent effect; for
> example, my "Wallpaper" is still sent to the connecting VNC viewer.
> My only concern is that, particularly over slow
> connections, removal of these "Desktop Settings" would surely
> increase the performance. However, I would not wish to be
> logged-on as an "Administrator" all the time simply to
> speed-up the VNC connection when it's used (regularly but not
> daily) and, as it's still working (extremely reliably - a
> fantastic program!), will happily tolerate the reduced speed
> when I need to .... unless there's a known fix or workaround?
> Thanks for any advice.
>
> Cheers, Neil.
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