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Manage Display settings on Terminal Server 2003 through GPO
- Hi
Is it possible to manage the Display settings for our TS users on a Server 2003 Terminal Server?
/Lasse
/Lasse
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- There are only Policies that enable you to limit the Settings, but not to set them for the user.
Hey Microsoft! That would be a nice extension for GP Preferences...
As a workaround this could serve:
There are tools that can do the screen settings change for you:
I have built one on my own some years ago but there are also some available in WWW, e.g. http://www.naughter.com/qres.html
You could trigger that tool via GPO logon script on the specific Terminal Servers.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757265(WS.10).aspx
Patrick- Marked As Answer byMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM
- You can build an RDP file with the settings you require and distribute it to the users to use when connecting to TS.Guy
- Marked As Answer byMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM
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- Hai,
See this microsoft link to help you http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782203(WS.10).aspx
regards from www.windowsadmin.info
ManuPhilip - Hi
I don't want to limit the maximum color depth, I want to control all the display settings (Resolution, color depth and so on....) so that it's done for the user.
/Lasse - Anyone???????
/Lasse - There are only Policies that enable you to limit the Settings, but not to set them for the user.
Hey Microsoft! That would be a nice extension for GP Preferences...
As a workaround this could serve:
There are tools that can do the screen settings change for you:
I have built one on my own some years ago but there are also some available in WWW, e.g. http://www.naughter.com/qres.html
You could trigger that tool via GPO logon script on the specific Terminal Servers.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757265(WS.10).aspx
Patrick- Marked As Answer byMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM
- You can build an RDP file with the settings you require and distribute it to the users to use when connecting to TS.Guy
- Marked As Answer byMervyn ZhangMSFT, ModeratorFriday, November 06, 2009 6:00 AM
- Patrick: I will take a look at the links you send me to see if they can help. I am considering trying to create a VBScript that does it, but don't know if it's possible.
And this would be a really nice GP Preference, can't see why it isn't already a part of the GPO/GPP settings.
Guy: I already use the self-made RDF file, but that still requires me to send out a new file if we change anything. I would like to minimize administration and do it through a GPO/GPP but that doesn't seem to be possible.
/Lasse
