GPO to push different wallpaper files dependant on resolution

October 4, 2013

So we're trying to role out a company wide desktop background. The only problem is we have a few different resolutions running on the network. I've narrowed it down to having two files - a widescreen one and a normal one but I cant see a way to deploy this. Deploying it per usergroup wont work as we have different resolutions there too. Any of you guys come across this before? I'm assuming there must be a script somewhere but i wouldn't know how to check the current resolution etc.

8,882 · October 4, 2013

Cant you make a generic one with a "fit to screen" option or will it distort the image?

October 4, 2013

Yeah i tried that but it distorts :( They want an image that really has to be at least aspect ratio compliment.

October 4, 2013

You can either create one OU in AD for each device resolution and apply a different GPO for each or use a script to detect the screen resolution and apply the correct wallpaper at logon

Have you any idea of where i can find some documentation on what would need to be included in that script? I would prefer that option as it would be automatic for new machines and not require a new OU.

6,046 · October 4, 2013

Couldn't you do one wallpaper with the resolution 2560x1440 to cover the largest 16:9 resolution, and a 2560x1600 resolution to cover the largest 16:10 resolution.

October 4, 2013

Detect resolution

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_DisplayConfiguration")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.DeviceName
    Wscript.Echo "Color depth: " & objItem.BitsPerPel
    Wscript.Echo "Horizontal resolution: " & objItem.PelsWidth
    Wscript.Echo "Vertical resolution: " & objItem.PelsHeight
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Change wallpaper using VBScript

Dim WshShell

 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
 WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", mybitmap.bmp
 WshShell.Run "%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll, 
 UpdatePerUserSystemParameters", 1, False

 Set WshShell = Nothing

Sorry I cant quote or paste hyperlinks on this forum as I use IE11. Just google run vbscript via GPO on user logon

Excellent thanks! I'll give this a go :)

October 4, 2013

Detect resolution

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * From Win32_DisplayConfiguration")

For Each objItem in colItems
    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.DeviceName
    Wscript.Echo "Color depth: " & objItem.BitsPerPel
    Wscript.Echo "Horizontal resolution: " & objItem.PelsWidth
    Wscript.Echo "Vertical resolution: " & objItem.PelsHeight
    Wscript.Echo
Next

Change wallpaper using VBScript

Dim WshShell

 Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
 WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", mybitmap.bmp
 WshShell.Run "%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll, 
 UpdatePerUserSystemParameters", 1, False

 Set WshShell = Nothing

Sorry I cant quote or paste hyperlinks on this forum as I use IE11. Just google run vbscript via GPO on user logon

Presumably there needs to be some sort of condition in there? Like if resolution 1280x1024 then use wallpaper1280x1024.jpg?

October 7, 2013

Yes indeed. let me get out of work (about 2 hours) and I will write you the script

Thank you :) That would be amazing.

October 15, 2013

Resident Fanatic

Did you ever get around to re-writing this script with the if statement?

October 15, 2013

Riva do you have an update?

October 15, 2013

you assistance with this would be greatly appericated, as i'm facing the same issue.

October 16, 2013

what would i add if i have 4 different resolutions?

1024x768

800x600

1280x800

1680x1050

would it look like this

If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1024 Then
        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1024.jpg"
If objItem.ScreenWidth > 800 Then
        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\800.jpg"
If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1280 Then
        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1280.jpg"

If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1680 Then
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1680.jpg"

Else
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\normal.jpg"
End If

will this work?

October 16, 2013

Riva,

in that post i just posted, would i use this instead of a desktop GPO meaning would i just put the script and images in a folder then great a logon script inside the GPO??

ideally i would like to run the script once let it determine the image to put out then ignore it moving forward.

The real issue that i'm facing is we have 4 images at dif resolutions, i can push out via GPO but the images look streached or messed up...i'm hoping running this script will help me in this situation.

Could you chim in to the steps i need to take?

26,500 · October 16, 2013

what would i add if i have 4 different resolutions?

1024x768

800x600

1280x800

1680x1050

would it look like this

If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1024 Then

        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1024.jpg"If objItem.ScreenWidth > 800 Then

        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\800.jpg"If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1280 Then

        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1280.jpg"

If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1680 Then

        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1680.jpg"

Else        WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\normal.jpg"    End If

will this work?

Been a while since I did programming like this and I didn't do much VB(any) but I don't think you can do if/else like that, then you have to nest them. So for multiple resolution you would instead use another function with multiple cases, or you could use nested if's.

October 16, 2013

On Error Resume Next
Dim WshShell

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_DesktopMonitor",,48)
For Each objItem in colItems 
	If objItem.ScreenWidth > 1024 Then		
		WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\wide.jpg"

	Else
		WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\normal.jpg"
	End If
	WshShell.Run "%windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE user32.dll, UpdatePerUserSystemParameters", 1, False
Next
Set WshShell = Nothing

Thank you so much! :)

October 16, 2013

+Maximum Error

did this work for you?

Were you trying to roll out desktop background to all users in your environment?

did this work with dif resolutions?

How did you complete?

October 17, 2013

Interesting script, I'd be interesting in knowing how well this works for you +Maximum Error.

I tried rolling out a static wallpaper to all my users a while ago through GPO and locked down the Display applet so it couldn't be modified only to find that you could still from within IE set a different wallpaper and override the one specified within the GPO. Annoyingly so did my users, not that it was a big deal. Shortly after we abandoned the idea of using a static wallpaper and allowed the to choose their own.

October 17, 2013

So is this what the entire script looks like?

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _

("Select * From Win32_DisplayConfiguration")

For Each objItem in colItems

Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.DeviceName

Wscript.Echo "Color depth: " & objItem.BitsPerPel

Wscript.Echo "Horizontal resolution: " & objItem.PelsWidth

Wscript.Echo "Vertical resolution: " & objItem.PelsHeight

Wscript.Echo

WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1024.jpg"

ElseIf objItem.ScreenWidth = 800 Then

WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\800.jpg"

ElseIf objItem.ScreenWidth = 1280 Then

WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1280.jpg"

ElseIf objItem.ScreenWidth = 1680 Then

WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\1680.jpg"

Else

WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper", "C:\normal.jpg"

End If

??

October 17, 2013

When running the script i get and error?

---------------------------

Windows Script Host

---------------------------

Script: C:\Users\cgratton\Desktop\blue.vbs

Line: 15

Char: 1

Error: Object required: 'objItem'

Code: 800A01A8

Source: Microsoft VBScript runtime error

---------------------------

OK

---------------------------

1,718 · October 17, 2013

I've done very little with VB over the years but I can see that the conditions aren't in the loop and therefore objitem doesn't exist :P

In short move "Next" to the bottom.

October 17, 2013

could you show my what you mean?

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