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How can I lock my desktop properties?

BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
edited August 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
My mom has this habit of changing the background, and I don't want her to do that.

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    RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Bartholamue wrote: »
    My mom has this habit of changing the background, and I don't want her to do that.

    Create a separate user profile, maybe? Computers should come with a "do not let your mom on the admin account" warning sticker, I swear.

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    BartholamueBartholamue Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Haha, yeah.

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    Teslan26Teslan26 Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    I think the only effective way is to have seperate profiles as above.

    One thought:

    How does she change it? Is she going through the standard windows ones after hitting properties - in which case delete them all and she'll be SoL.

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    ProPatriaMoriProPatriaMori Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Googled "prevent changing windows background"

    Try it.

    http://www.securepcsolutions.com/tweak/cpl9.asp

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    TrentusTrentus Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    ProPatriaMori wrote: »
    Googled "prevent changing windows background"

    Try it.

    http://www.securepcsolutions.com/tweak/cpl9.asp

    You can still right click an image and select 'Set as Desktop Background' though.

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    ProPatriaMoriProPatriaMori Registered User regular
    edited August 2009
    Hmm hmm. Okay, there are a few ways to think about this.

    -Have VLC or somesuch autostart and hijack the desktop with a custom video looping. The video may be stationary.
    -Separate profiles
    -Deepfreeze/VM so changes don't stick

    There's also at least one payware program that claims to do the trick, and what looked like some Visual Basic scripts that probably run and reset the wallpaper.

    I'm honestly kind of amazed that I can't find better solutions, but I can't right now.

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