Default Backgroundswith GP without using Active desktop

[NADIAZIPPER]

OK first question why does an active desktop bakground look different than your standard bakground picture...Or even better why is there a difference.

Only reason I am asking is because I need to change the background on abot 50 XP machines. I would use GP, but all I find is active desktop backgrounds. Is there any simple way to just change the picture without changing to active desktop? I will take a script, regkey, or a GP setting.

Thanks

 

[electronicsfreak]

This page may be of some use

http://www.updatexp.com/tip12.html

 

[linney]

Does anything in this thread apply?

Desktop Wallpaper not persistent
thread779-1184747

Active Desktop.

http://www.google.com/search?source...LG:2005-48,GGLG:en&q="what+is"+Active+Desktop

http://groups.google.com/groups?sou...LG:2005-48,GGLG:en&q="what+is"+Active+Desktop

 

[NADIAZIPPER]

First link is nice, but deals with the logon screen, which I already know and use.

The problem is when I use active desktop it does not keep the picture as nice compared to just setting a picture as your background. All the icons show up with different color blocks under the descpritions. I don't wany anything to change other than the background picture. I am trying to find regkeys, but there seems to be a lot involved to change backgrounds.
The closet I have got is the background copied to the machine and when I go to the background tab it shows the picture I want, but it has to be manually applied in order to tale affect

 

[linney]

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