Hi,

I am trying to deploy desktop wallpaper to a group of computers, however, being the perfectionist I am, I want to deploy an image of the correct size depending on the resolution of the client receiving the package.

According to a previous post, detecting screen resolutin was not possible to do with configuration groups.

http://www.nbtnet.newboundary.com/forum/Topic1096-7-1.aspx?Highlight=resolution

My question therefore, is this possible todo with any of the NewBoundary products or not? And if so, how?

Brgds,

Magnus


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brgds
Magnus
Inuit AB

We have a workaround that should do the trick. It involves running a VB script to do a WMI query. The query writes the screen resolution to a registry value, then you can use the registry value as the basis for a configuration group.

Here are the steps:

1.       Download the attached  file GetScreenResolution.txt and save it in a shared location. Change the extension from .txt to .vbs. The location where you usually store your Prism packages would be a good choice.

2.       Configure the VB script to run as a Command Task in the Console. The syntax of the command task is : cscript \\server\share\GetScreenResolution.vbs. The task should be configured to run as an admin-level user if your users are not local admins.

3.       Assign the task to the computers in your Channel.

4.       Next create a predefined configuration group by pasting the following syntax into the dropdown box (instead of using one of the provided choices):
<Registry Value> "HKLM\Software\Lanovation\Prism Deploy\VBScriptResults\\Screen Resolution"
This group will populate with the various screen resolutions being used on your managed computers.  

Try it out on a few test machines to see if it gives you what you need.

Watch for exciting WMI enhancements to configuration groups coming in Prism 8.5!

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