Windwos 2003 Terminal Services

[Guest Dali Osmane]

Greetings, how do I configure same background wall paper for all TS clients

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Windwos 2003 Terminal Services

 

Dali Osmane wrote:

> Greetings, how do I configure same background wall paper for all TS clients

 

You can do it via Group Policy.

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Dali Osmane]

Re: Windwos 2003 Terminal Services

 

Hello,

 

Yes, which setting control this function? Thank you

 

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> Dali Osmane wrote:

> > Greetings, how do I configure same background wall paper for all TS clients

>

> You can do it via Group Policy.

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Windwos 2003 Terminal Services

 

On Windows 2003, the default configuration is to enforce removal of

wallpaper on remote connections.

And you might want to think twice before changing it, because

enabling wallpaper can have a strong negative effect on performance

and bandwidth requirements.

 

That said, you'll find the setting here:

 

Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - Windows

Components - Terminal Services

"Enforce Removal of Remote Desktop Wallpaper"

 

And here's the text from the "Explain" tab:

 

"Specifies whether desktop wallpaper is displayed to remote clients

connecting via Terminal Services. You can use this setting to

enforce the removal of wallpaper during a remote session. By

default, Windows XP Professional displays wallpaper to remote

clients connecting through Remote Desktop, depending on the client

configuration (see the Experience tab in the Remote Desktop

Connection options for more information). Servers running Windows

Server 2003 do not display wallpaper by default to remote sessions.

If the status is set to Enabled, wallpaper never appears to a

Terminal Services client. If the status is set to Disabled,

wallpaper might appear to a Terminal Services client, depending on

the client configuration. If the status is set to Not Configured,

the default behavior applies."

 

Which means that you cannot *enforce* wallpaper, you can only

enable it. RDP clients configure if they want to use wallpaper or

not.

 

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Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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<DaliOsmane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 02 jan 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello,

>

> Yes, which setting control this function? Thank you

>

> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> Dali Osmane wrote:

>> > Greetings, how do I configure same background wall paper for

>> > all TS clients

>>

>> You can do it via Group Policy.

>>

>> --

>>

>> Regards,

>> Hank Arnold

>> Microsoft MVP

>> Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Windwos 2003 Terminal Services

 

I can confirm Vera's comments about performance. We tried (in a 50+ user

Citrix farm) to allow wallpaper choices and the impact was noticeable.

 

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Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP -

Terminal Server

 

Vera Noest [MVP] wrote:

> On Windows 2003, the default configuration is to enforce removal of

> wallpaper on remote connections.

> And you might want to think twice before changing it, because

> enabling wallpaper can have a strong negative effect on performance

> and bandwidth requirements.

>

> That said, you'll find the setting here:

>

> Computer Configuration - Administrative templates - Windows

> Components - Terminal Services

> "Enforce Removal of Remote Desktop Wallpaper"

>

> And here's the text from the "Explain" tab:

>

> "Specifies whether desktop wallpaper is displayed to remote clients

> connecting via Terminal Services. You can use this setting to

> enforce the removal of wallpaper during a remote session. By

> default, Windows XP Professional displays wallpaper to remote

> clients connecting through Remote Desktop, depending on the client

> configuration (see the Experience tab in the Remote Desktop

> Connection options for more information). Servers running Windows

> Server 2003 do not display wallpaper by default to remote sessions.

> If the status is set to Enabled, wallpaper never appears to a

> Terminal Services client. If the status is set to Disabled,

> wallpaper might appear to a Terminal Services client, depending on

> the client configuration. If the status is set to Not Configured,

> the default behavior applies."

>

> Which means that you cannot *enforce* wallpaper, you can only

> enable it. RDP clients configure if they want to use wallpaper or

> not.

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?RGFsaSBPc21hbmU=?=

> <DaliOsmane@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on 02 jan 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> Yes, which setting control this function? Thank you

>>

>> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

>>

>>> Dali Osmane wrote:

>>>> Greetings, how do I configure same background wall paper for

>>>> all TS clients

>>> You can do it via Group Policy.

>>>

>>> --

>>>

>>> Regards,

>>> Hank Arnold

>>> Microsoft MVP

>>> Windows Server - Directory Services