There are two methods of deploying the Logoff Screen Saver. The method you use is determined by the type of network you have. If you have a stand alone computer or a peer-to-peer network, use the stand alone method. If you have a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 server in a client-server environment, you should use the client-server based method of installation.
To install the Logoff Screen Saver on a single computer or a peer-to-peer network you will need to follow this procedure for all of the computers on your network.
- Logon to the computer as an administrator. This step is only required for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
- Create a directory anywhere you like. For example C:\Logoff Screen Saver.
- Extract the contents of the download archive to the directory you created.
- Right click on logoff32.scr and select “Configure”. This will setup the basic configuration for all users of the computer. See “Configuring the Screen Saver” for complete details.
- Logon as each user on each, right click on logoff32.scr, and select install. The Screen Saver Display Properties window should be displayed so you can make any necessary configuration changes.
- Create a shared folder on your server.
- Set the security for the shared folder to Read Only for the user group "Everyone" and Full Control for “Administrators”. The file level security at minimum should match the share level security; however you may have other groups you wish to grant change rights to such as “Server Operators”.
- Copy the contents of the archive to the shared folder.
- In Active Directory Users and Computers right click on the Organizational Unit (OU) that has the group policy for the user group you wish to install and select Properties
- On the Group Policy Tab, highlight the policy you wish to add the screen saver to, then press the Edit button
- Under User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Display there are five settings that need to be set.
- Hide Screen Saver tab Enabled
- This is done so that users can not alter the behavior you have set for the Logoff Screen Saver
- Activate Screen Saver Enabled
- This forces the activation of the screen saver.
- Screen Saver Executable Name
- Enter the path to the location where you installed the program. This needs to be in the form of \\server name\share name\logoff32.scr.
- Password Protect the Screen Saver
- This should be set according to your company’s policy. We normally disable this feature on the networks we support since the machine is going to be logged off shortly anyway.
- Screen Saver Timeout
- This needs to be enabled and set to the number of seconds you wish to wait before displaying the logoff warning.
To uninstall the Logoff Screen Saver, the simply is delete the folder where you installed the program. When the screen saver was installed, no changes to the registry were made except for the screen saver settings.
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