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# Put your background file on a share that can be read by all | # Put your background file on a share that can be read by all | ||
# Configure a rule to copy the file to the local machine | # Configure a rule to copy the file to the local machine | ||
# | #* <code> Computer Configuration <nowiki>|</nowiki> Preferences <nowiki>|</nowiki> Windows Settings <nowiki>|</nowiki> Files </code> | ||
# | #** EG ''Source'' - <code>\\file-svr\priv$\Branding\MyCompany_1680x1050.jpg</code> - update as required | ||
# | #** EG ''Destination'' - <code>C:\Backgrounds\MyCompany_1680x1050.jpg</code> - note that you must specify the filename, even if its unchanged by the copy | ||
# Configure a rule to update the registry | # Configure a rule to update the registry | ||
## <code> User Configuration <nowiki>|</nowiki> Polices <nowiki>|</nowiki> Administrative Templates <nowiki>|</nowiki> Desktop <nowiki>|</nowiki> Desktop</code> | ## <code> User Configuration <nowiki>|</nowiki> Polices <nowiki>|</nowiki> Administrative Templates <nowiki>|</nowiki> Desktop <nowiki>|</nowiki> Desktop</code> | ||
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#* Links (which appear in the Favorites bar above the webpage in IE, if viewable) can be added to the '''Links''' section | #* Links (which appear in the Favorites bar above the webpage in IE, if viewable) can be added to the '''Links''' section | ||
#* Don't check ''Delete existing Favorites and Links, if present'' unless you're sure users won't have their own links there already | #* Don't check ''Delete existing Favorites and Links, if present'' unless you're sure users won't have their own links there already | ||
== Fonts == | |||
In order to deploy/install fonts to client machines you need to do two things... | |||
# Copy the font file(s) to <code>C:\Windows\Fonts</code> | |||
# Create a registry value to make the font available to the system (in <code>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts</code>) | |||
This is very laborious if you need to deploy a large number of font files, but it does work. Note that <code>gpupdate /force</code> doesn't always succeed in making the fonts available to Word etc, restart the client machine in question. | |||
To set-up... | |||
# Install the font(s) onto an example machine 1st | |||
#* This enables you to copy the registry keys required | |||
# Put the font file(s) on a share that can be read by all | |||
# Configure a rule to copy the file(s) to the local machine | |||
#* <code> Computer Configuration <nowiki>|</nowiki> Preferences <nowiki>|</nowiki> Windows Settings <nowiki>|</nowiki> Files </code> | |||
#** EG Source - <code>\\file-svr\priv$\Branding\Fonts\LTYPO.TTF</code> - update as required | |||
#** EG Destination - <code>%windir%\Fonts\LTYPO.TTF</code> | |||
#** Suppress errors on individual file actions - Check | |||
# Configure a rule to create the required registry values (using the registry on the example machine as a reference) | |||
#* <code> Computer Configuration <nowiki>|</nowiki> Preferences <nowiki>|</nowiki> Windows Settings <nowiki>|</nowiki> Registry </code> | |||
#** ''Hive'' - <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</code> | |||
#** ''Key Path'' - <code>SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts</code> | |||
#** ''Value name'' - <code>Example Font (TrueType)</code> - update as required | |||
#** ''Value'' - <code>REG_SZ LTYPO.TTF</code> - update as required | |||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
[[Category:Windows]] | [[Category:Windows]] | ||
[[Category:Active Directory]] | [[Category:Active Directory]] | ||