Screen saver lockout for 98

[GeneC]

I would like to lock the screen saver on a 98 system so that once set it can not be changed again. Anyone know of the exact registry key I need to set and what it needs to be set to?

Thanks
Gene

[GaryRouth]

I think to do this, you'd probably need to use User Profiles, then set the Users to be unable to make interface changes.

As you can probably tell, I haven't had to do this in a Win98 setup, so I'm just giving you a general idea [since I'm quite foggy on it]

One of the techs who've used Win98 in a large office network might be able to help us. . .
. . . Gary

[andyms18a]

hi genec hi gary an option i used once was to search the hard drive for all file ending in .scr then move all but the screan saver you want in to a zip file in the same folder or change the .scr to .old on every file except the one you want to use

[GaryRouth]

Hi again fellas

Thanks andy for the zip/rename info!

And GeneC, if you decide you want to completely lock out any such changes (so that the users can't bring a new screensaver in on a disk & install it, for example) here's a link to the TechNet/TechRepublic tutorial for User Profiles from their Windows 98 Archive http://www.microsoft.com/technet/archive/default.mspx

From that link, go down the menu to Windows 98 / Tips / "Windows 98: Protecting Users From Themselves"

[The title of the article rather gives away it's origin from the I.T. side of life ] . . . after a screen or two of introductory chatter, it gets to the details of User Profiles.
. . . Gary

[GeneC]

Thanks guys. So far I've just used the zip rename trick, should have thought of that one myself. DOH!