Guest Doug Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Hi, Got a simple problem, but I'm baffled... I have 3 user accounts on this system, and everytime someone changes the wallpaper on their account, it changes it for everyone to the same one. How do I prevent this?? I"m sure there's a global setting or something somewhere?? TIA, Doug
Guest mms911 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 RE: Wallpaper problem Dear Doug\ I think this problem happens due to these users have an administrator privileges, this problem will be solved as soon as you change thier account type from administrator account to limited account. "Doug" wrote: > Hi, > > Got a simple problem, but I'm baffled... I have 3 user accounts on this > system, and everytime someone changes the wallpaper on their account, it > changes it for everyone to the same one. How do I prevent this?? I"m sure > there's a global setting or something somewhere?? > > TIA, > > Doug > > >
Guest Nightowl Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Re: Wallpaper problem Doug <DZappyNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote on Thu, 5 Jul 2007: >Got a simple problem, but I'm baffled... I have 3 user accounts on this >system, and everytime someone changes the wallpaper on their account, it >changes it for everyone to the same one. How do I prevent this?? I"m sure >there's a global setting or something somewhere?? Hi Doug This can happen if everyone is using the same application to set their wallpaper, such as a web browser. Instead of being saved in the user account, the wallpaper file is saved in a common location, so when the next person changes their wallpaper the file is overwritten with the new image. MVP Ramesh has a page explaining this and gives a nifty workaround here: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wpcommon.htm Hope this helps. Let us know how you get on! -- Nightowl
Guest Doug Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Re: Wallpaper problem You are correct!! We were using ACDSEE to set the wallpaper instead of going into Desktop Properties and changing it. Once I went into Desktop Properties and did it, on each account, it stuck for each individual account... Thanks for the help! I knew it was something simple, but the problem eluded me for some reason Thanks for all that replied! Doug > Hi Doug > > This can happen if everyone is using the same application to set their > wallpaper, such as a web browser. Instead of being saved in the user > account, the wallpaper file is saved in a common location, so when the > next person changes their wallpaper the file is overwritten with the new > image. > > MVP Ramesh has a page explaining this and gives a nifty workaround here: > http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wpcommon.htm > > Hope this helps. Let us know how you get on! > > -- > Nightowl
Guest Nightowl Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 Re: Wallpaper problem Great, glad you've got it working now :-) Thanks for posting back and letting us know. -- Nightowl Doug <DZappyNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote on Thu, 5 Jul 2007: >You are correct!! We were using ACDSEE to set the wallpaper instead of >going into Desktop Properties and changing it. Once I went into Desktop >Properties and did it, on each account, it stuck for each individual >account... > >Thanks for the help! I knew it was something simple, but the problem eluded >me for some reason > >Thanks for all that replied! > >Doug > >> Hi Doug >> >> This can happen if everyone is using the same application to set their >> wallpaper, such as a web browser. Instead of being saved in the user >> account, the wallpaper file is saved in a common location, so when the >> next person changes their wallpaper the file is overwritten with the new >> image. >> >> MVP Ramesh has a page explaining this and gives a nifty workaround here: >> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/wpcommon.htm >> >> Hope this helps. Let us know how you get on! >> >> -- >> Nightowl -- Nightowl
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