Selected wallpaper missing when network user logs on due to network drive.
Cause:
The wallpaper file is located on a secure network drive and is not accessible until a password is entered. The wallpaper is actually loaded before the user logs on; the system does not reload the selected wallpaper after the user has entered the password.
Solution:
Copy the wallpaper file from the network to the local hard drive and change wallpaper settings in 'Display' to point to the local drive. Or, enable user preferences on the 'User Profiles' tabbed page in 'Passwords'.
Do one of the following:
1) Enable user settings to be restored each time the user logs on:
a) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
b) Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
'Control Panel'
c) Double-click the 'Passwords' icon. (The 'Passwords Properties' dialog box appears.)
'Passwords' icon
d) Click the 'User Profiles' tab. (The 'User Profiles' tabbed page appears.)
e) Select 'Users can customize their preferences and desktop settings.'
'User Profiles'
f) Select the following options in the 'User Profile Settings' group:
1] 'Include desktop icons and Network Neighborhood contents in user settings'.
NOTE: This option allows saving of desktop shortcuts and 'Network Neighborhood' settings.
2] 'Include Start menu and Program groups in user settings'.
NOTE: This option saves custom settings for the 'Start' menu and program groups.
g) Click 'OK'.
2) Copy the wallpaper bitmap file to the local drive from the network drive:
a) Select 'Windows Explorer' from the 'Start' menu.
Explorer in 'Start' menu
b) Open the network drive folder containing the wallpaper bitmap (.bmp) file.
c) Click on the file to select it.
d) Select 'File' and select 'Copy'.
e) Scroll to the 'local drive' folder in the left-hand window.
f) Open the 'Windows' folder on the local drive.
g) Select 'File' and select 'Paste' to copy the bitmap file.
h) Set up the wallpaper in 'Display':
1] Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2] Select 'Settings' and select 'Control Panel'. (The 'Control Panel' window appears.)
'Control Panel'
3] Double-click the 'Display' icon. (The 'Display Properties' dialog box appears.)
'Display' icon
4] Click the 'Background' tab. (The 'Background' tabbed page appears.)
5] Select the wallpaper from the 'Wallpaper' list box that you copied from the network drive.
'Background' tabbed page
6] Click 'OK'.
