Specifying a resolution for a specific application

I am working for a university - running a network with Windows Server 2003
SE. We have several programs for the students to practice English. The
desktop resolution is set locally on all the clients to 1024 x 768. Now, we
have one program that is better if it runs in a lower resolution, like 640 x
480, but it does not switch to it automatically. Locally, it's possible to
solve this through Properties -> Compatibility tab -> Configuration group ->
Execute in ... check box. My question is, whether it is possible to set a
specific resolution for a specific program on the server, possibly using a
policy. I should mention that the program is installed locally on the clients.

Simon Swift wrote:
> I am working for a university - running a network with Windows Server 2003
> SE. We have several programs for the students to practice English. The
> desktop resolution is set locally on all the clients to 1024 x 768. Now, we
> have one program that is better if it runs in a lower resolution, like 640 x
> 480, but it does not switch to it automatically. Locally, it's possible to
> solve this through Properties -> Compatibility tab -> Configuration group ->
> Execute in ... check box. My question is, whether it is possible to set a
> specific resolution for a specific program on the server, possibly using a
> policy. I should mention that the program is installed locally on the clients.

I think the only resolution that this is easy for is 640x480 so maybe
you're in luck. The bad news is that unless you script this, you 'll
have to visit each machine. If you right-click on the executable for
the program and select properties, you'll see a tab labeled
compatibility. On this tab there should be a check box for 640-480
resolution, along with some other options you might want to look into.

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Thanks for your answer. I knew about the Compatibility tab trick. The problem
with this is that I have to do it per machine - as you said.

I just tried to make a link to that application, set the resolution
requirement there and copy the link to other machines, but it does not copy
this property.

The reason I posted the question was to learn whether there is a way to do
this from the server. Like there is this Group Policy that determines which
applications can be run on the clients, so I thought there could be something
similar. I went through the policies, but didn't find anything like that.
Maybe the "third-party" option.

Hi Scott,

Do you also know where the setting is saved in Windows?
If it is in the registry, one could possibly make an administrative GPO
template for this.

Richard

"Scott Napolitan [MSFT]" wrote:

> Simon Swift wrote:
> > I am working for a university - running a network with Windows Server 2003
> > SE. We have several programs for the students to practice English. The
> > desktop resolution is set locally on all the clients to 1024 x 768. Now, we
> > have one program that is better if it runs in a lower resolution, like 640 x
> > 480, but it does not switch to it automatically. Locally, it's possible to
> > solve this through Properties -> Compatibility tab -> Configuration group ->
> > Execute in ... check box. My question is, whether it is possible to set a
> > specific resolution for a specific program on the server, possibly using a
> > policy. I should mention that the program is installed locally on the clients.
>
> I think the only resolution that this is easy for is 640x480 so maybe
> you're in luck. The bad news is that unless you script this, you 'll
> have to visit each machine. If you right-click on the executable for
> the program and select properties, you'll see a tab labeled
> compatibility. On this tab there should be a check box for 640-480
> resolution, along with some other options you might want to look into.
>
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