In the VNC Getting Started guide, there are many registry hacks. This is from the Documentation from this site. http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/winvnc.html
Local per-user settings. These override the local default user settings. If there is no current user, the username SYSTEM will be used. Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\<username> Global per-user settings. These are only read if AllowProperties has not been set to zero (see below) Location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3 RemoveWallpaper Indicates whether or not WinVNC should remove the user's background wallpaper when an incoming connection is made. It is necessary to reconnect in order for this setting to take effect. Local or Global per-user setting. I have this working on a Windows 2000 Machine here. I did the Hkey_Current _User setting. Christina Zeleny Desktop Support Technician Kewill ERP [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Alex Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Wallpaper confusion with TightVNC / Windows 2000 I've tried searching the list archives and the FAQs, but haven't found the answer. I'd be grateful if someone points me in the right direction if the answer is publicly available. I regularly use TightVNC to control a PC running Windows 2000 Professional. This PC has been set to show a specific wallpaper bitmap ("Wallpaper A") when it's sat at the login box waiting for someone to sign in. This wallpaper is set in the Registry value HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper When I connect to the PC via VNC the wallpaper vanishes, like it's supposed to. When I sign into the PC (also over VNC) my normal wallpaper ("Wallpaper B") appears for a few seconds and then reverts back to Wallpaper A. I don't mind terribly since Wallpaper A is just some text warning any nosy parker that use of my machine is restricted and that they should leave well alone. Windows policies which restrict login to just me, and VNC disabling of local inputs help to enforce that. :-) If I disconnect from VNC while logged in to the PC the wallpaper reverts to Wallpaper B again. If I reconnect the wallpaper vanishes altogether, but when I disconnect again then Wallpaper A flashes for a second before reverting to Wallpaper B. I think my question is this: how does TightVNC manage to *change* the wallpaper, as opposed to merely blanking it? Does TightVNC use HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper, expecting a null value? If it then finds a non-null value does it then blank the wallpaper? If that is the case then why bother checking the value in the first place; why not just blank the wallpaper regardless? This happens regardless of whether I use my web browser or the VNC Viewer application. Can anyone help? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
