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Re: Setting display resolution with group policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike King)
Thu May 24 13:46:58 2012
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Powershell way to set it:
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On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Umansky, Shawn <SUmansky@smcvt.edu> wrote:
> Has anyone on this listserv attempted to use group policy to control
> display resolution for all users of a group of computers? If so, I'd love
> to know what you discovered (i.e., did it work and was it difficult).
>
> I'll try to give you a snapshot of our situation. We are currently using
> Symantec Ghost for image capture and deployment, and have a single Windows
> 7, 64-bit image for all of our classroom computers. I should also mention
> that the computer hardware for all classroom computers is identical
> (including the video card). The default resolution of that image is
> currently 1280x1024.
>
> Historically, we have had to customize our classroom computer image with a
> lower resolution (1024x768) to ensure all of our various models of digital
> projector can display properly. However, as many of the projectors in
> those classrooms have been replaced over time, we now have a mix of
> projectors that can handle a resolution higher than 1024x768 and those that
> cannot.
>
> Ideally, instead of having to modify the image to set the resolution, we
> would be able to put the computers that connect to the older projectors
> into their own OU and leverage group policy to downgrade the resolution for
> just those classroom computers. This would also give us the flexibility to
> set the resolution at a more granular level (i.e., if 85% of the classroom
> projectors can handle 1280x1024, we only downgrade the other 15%). This is
> something we do not currently have the capacity to control to that degree
> of granularity. Pushing out a group policy to control this would give us
> that.
>
> My preference would be to push out a registry setting to HKCU for the
> classroom OUs. Server 2008 R2 makes this really easy to do. From what
> I've read, it does not appear to be quite that straight forward. I'm
> hoping that the collective intelligence of the group can tell me whether or
> not I'm barking up the wrong tree.
>
> Has anyone else out there dealt with this? If so, what did you choose to
> do?
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
>
>
> Shawn L. Umansky
> Network Engineer
> Saint Michael's College
> Phone: (802) 654-2763
> SUmansky@smcvt.edu
>
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Powershell way to set it:<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://gallery.tech=
net.microsoft.com/ScriptCenter/2a631d72-206d-4036-a3f2-2e150f297515/">http:=
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297515/</a>=A0<br>
<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Umansky, S=
hawn <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:SUmansky@smcvt.edu" target=3D"=
_blank">SUmansky@smcvt.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm=
ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex">
Has anyone on this listserv attempted to use group policy to control displa=
y resolution for all users of a group of computers? =A0If so, I'd love =
to know what you discovered (i.e., did it work and was it difficult).<br>
<br>
I'll try to give you a snapshot of our situation. =A0We are currently u=
sing Symantec Ghost for image capture and deployment, and have a single Win=
dows 7, 64-bit image for all of our classroom computers. =A0I should also m=
ention that the computer hardware for all classroom computers is identical =
(including the video card). =A0The default resolution of that image is curr=
ently 1280x1024.<br>
<br>
Historically, we have had to customize our classroom computer image with a =
lower resolution (1024x768) to ensure all of our various models of digital =
projector can display properly. =A0 However, as many of the projectors in t=
hose classrooms have been replaced over time, we now have a mix of projecto=
rs that can handle a resolution higher than 1024x768 and those that cannot.=
<br>
<br>
Ideally, instead of having to modify the image to set the resolution, we wo=
uld be able to put the computers that connect to the older projectors into =
their own OU and leverage group policy to downgrade the resolution for just=
those classroom computers. =A0This would also give us the flexibility to s=
et the resolution at a more granular level (i.e., if 85% of the classroom p=
rojectors can handle 1280x1024, we only downgrade the other 15%). =A0This i=
s something we do not currently have the capacity to control to that degree=
of granularity. =A0Pushing out a group policy to control this would give u=
s that.<br>
<br>
My preference would be to push out a registry setting to HKCU for the class=
room OUs. =A0Server 2008 R2 makes this really easy to do. =A0From what I=
9;ve read, it does not appear to be quite that straight forward. =A0I'm=
hoping that the collective intelligence of the group can tell me whether o=
r not I'm barking up the wrong tree.<br>
<br>
Has anyone else out there dealt with this? =A0If so, what did you choose to=
do?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Shawn<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Shawn L. Umansky<br>
Network Engineer<br>
Saint Michael's College<br>
Phone: <a href=3D"tel:%28802%29%20654-2763" value=3D"+18026542763">(802) 65=
4-2763</a><br>
<a href=3D"mailto:SUmansky@smcvt.edu">SUmansky@smcvt.edu</a><br>
<br>
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