Guest Ekka Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Hi, I am doing an exercise and need to edit the registry to enable wallpapers etc so the desktop is not blue. Could some one point me to the right key and how I might export the keys contents to notepad. -- Ekka@DeeWhy
Guest Malke Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Re: Registry settings question Ekka wrote: > Hi, I am doing an exercise and need to edit the registry to enable wallpapers > etc so the desktop is not blue. > Could some one point me to the right key and how I might export the keys > contents to notepad. > I see school has started in your part of the world. The most basic skill is that of knowing how to use a good search engine. Start here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=XP+registry+key+enable+wallpaper&btnG=Google+Search Malke -- Elephant Boy Computers http://www.elephantboycomputers.com "Don't Panic!" MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Guest Newbie Coder Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Re: Registry settings question Ekka, Technically you have 3 Desktops (login screen, lock screen & the normal Desktop) You can use the following policy keys to enable Desktop Wallpaper change: Current User: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDeskt op All Users: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesk top Key Name: NoChangingWallpaper Key Type: DWORD Value: 0 = allow wallpaper change, 1 = disable Key Name: NoHTMLWallpaper Key Type: DWORD Value: 0 = allow HTML wallpaper, 1 = disable HTML Wallpaper (BMP only) You can also specify centered/tiled/stretched... here: Current User: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System Key Name: Wallpaper Key Type: STRING Value: path to bmp ("C:\SomeDirectory\SomeFile.bmp) Key Name: WallpaperStyle Key Type: STRING Value: 0 = centered, 1 = tiled, 2 = stretched If you want the SAFE MODE wallpaper then you can change like so: Current User (only): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\SafeMode\General Key Name: Wallpaper Key Type: STRING Value: path to wallpaper ("C:\SomeDirectory\SomeFile.htt) etc You can also take things one step further and specify the lop left pixel to show picture: Current User: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop Key Name: WallpaperOriginX Key Type: STRING Value: in pixels (100 for example) Key Name: WallpaperOriginY Key Type: STRING Value: in pixels (100 for example) If you want to change the LOGON wallpaper then you can here: Key Name: Wallpaper Key Type: STRING Value: path to bmp ("C:\SomeDirectory\SomeFile.bmp) Key Name: Pattern Key Type: STRING Value: "(none)" - include brackets too surrounding none Key Name: TileWallpaper Key Type: STRING Value: 0 = dont tile... I hope this helps, -- Newbie Coder (It's just a name) "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:uXaXSka3HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Ekka wrote: > > Hi, I am doing an exercise and need to edit the registry to enable wallpapers > > etc so the desktop is not blue. > > Could some one point me to the right key and how I might export the keys > > contents to notepad. > > > > I see school has started in your part of the world. The most basic skill > is that of knowing how to use a good search engine. Start here: > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=XP+registry+key+enable+wallpaper&btnG=Google+Search > > > Malke > -- > Elephant Boy Computers > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com > "Don't Panic!" > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
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