Changing desktop picture of another user

Is it possible to change another users desktop picture from within my account? I am the administrator of the computer and all other users have limited accounts. Where is the setting stored?

Thanks in advance.

 

You do not mean this do you?

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q292434

If you are having issues doing it the conventional way try this re-registration:

Start button, Run, regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

 

Nope

Nope...I mean the actual background picture on their desktop.

Thanks

 

Only by logging on as the user.

The background is stored in the registry hive ntuser.dat, unique to each user profile.

In a Domain you could force the background with Group Policy, but I suspect we are talking about a non-Domain setting.

 

Registry

Can you be more specific regarding how to edit the registry to reflect the picture change? Thanks

 

Code:

;wallpaper.cmd  [b]Example of a logon script push of wallpaper changes[/b]
;-------------------------
copy \\share_server_name\share_name\Windows\Your_wallpaper.bmp c:\windows\ /y
copy \\share_server_name\share_name\wallpaper\wallpaper.reg c:\windows\ /y
regedit /s c:\windows\wallpaper.reg
;-------------------------  End of example

;wallpaper.reg -- Registry settings
-------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]

 "Wallpaper "= "C:\\WINDOWS\\Your_wallpaper.bmp "
 "WallpaperStyle "= "0 "
 "TileWallpaper "= "0 "

; Note - Wallpaper must be .BMP and not .JPG

 

Confused

Okay, I am a little confused. If I am going under the CURRENTUSER key in the registry, it is showing my wallpaper settings, not the person I want to change. Am I missing something?

 

I did explain:

. Logon as the user and change the wallpaper; or,
. Add the script above to the user logon script.

The HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive is drawn in the main from NTUSER.DAT, a file located in the User profile.

 

Gotcha

Gotcha...sorry for the confusion