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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You enable the Load a specific theme Group Policy setting and point to the path of a valid theme file.

  • The theme has a configuration that changes the wallpaper in an interval.

  • You enable the Prevent changing desktop background Group Policy setting.

  • You apply the Group Policy settings to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

  • You log on the computer by using a new user account.

In this scenario, the Load a specific theme Group Policysetting is not applied correctly on the computer. The theme and the first desktop background are applied. However, the desktop background does not change.

Note You can find all the Group Policy settings that are mentioned in this section in the following location:

User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Control Panel/Personalization

Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem that is described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems:

  • Windows 7

  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Registry information

You do not have to make any changes to the registry to use the hotfix in this package.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes


Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.1.760
    0.20xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    RTM

    LDR

    6.1.760
    1.21xxx

    Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

    SP1

    LDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintaining the state of the updated component. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

227,840

14-Feb-2011

05:34

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

228,864

16-Feb-2011

06:14

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

227,840

14-Feb-2011

05:34

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

228,864

16-Feb-2011

06:14

x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

256,512

14-Feb-2011

06:18

x64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

257,536

16-Feb-2011

07:38

x64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

256,512

14-Feb-2011

06:18

x64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

257,536

16-Feb-2011

07:38

x64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

227,840

14-Feb-2011

05:34

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

228,864

16-Feb-2011

06:14

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

227,840

14-Feb-2011

05:34

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

228,864

16-Feb-2011

06:14

x86

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

450,048

14-Feb-2011

05:21

IA-64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

452,096

16-Feb-2011

06:40

IA-64

Stobject.dll

6.1.7600.20901

227,840

14-Feb-2011

05:34

x86

Stobject.dll

6.1.7601.21661

228,864

16-Feb-2011

06:14

x86

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

More Information

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

980628 The "Load a specific theme" Group Policy setting is not applied correctly on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684

Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name

X86_32719a48fd7d12794f69609c27c77586_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7600.20901_none_d4b181d9f0f66a89.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

696

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_5f932ecd037e47a3f9e1793281169108_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_d341b7b25c587c11.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

696

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_65c26bb9ee21ddbdf82f55c6694a587c_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.21661_none_4d4a67c0ebe24243.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

696

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_9c40bf132cf5dc918800adac4040d708_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_f81c10d1c847b28c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

696

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_4ad5706dcfafe6c0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:04

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_4c7aec05cd06fd2b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:43

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7600.20901_none_3c45ecb35a968f8f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,328

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:05

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.21661_none_3deb684b57eda5fa.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,328

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:37

Platform

Not applicable

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Amd64_25a130e607413c4635fdb05ae093b5b6_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7600.20901_none_85062e06bc170bcf.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_4c7f3ebded222530b6e19da8f3bc0150_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.21661_none_4b703ca211a0a02c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_7072d09639cd1902191d87a97d2e02df_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_16251c758491a2fe.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_79a94498a35318560ba7e1f9f9d26edf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_f173a3870b8f3da7.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,040

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_a6f40bf1880d57f6.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,822

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

07:02

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_a899878985646e61.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,822

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

08:08

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7600.20901_none_9864883712f400c5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,332

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:55

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.21661_none_9a0a03cf104b1730.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,332

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

08:02

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_4ad5706dcfafe6c0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:04

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_4c7aec05cd06fd2b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:43

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7600.20901_none_3c45ecb35a968f8f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,328

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:05

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_7.1.7601.21661_none_3deb684b57eda5fa.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

33,328

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:37

Platform

Not applicable

Additional files for all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name

Ia64_7fbf6a87275e2a26918cb204af369cc8_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_6e325731c8d94a51.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,038

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Ia64_cf22b081ccd0751e99b88fc5afb857d5_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_5740c59c6c93f57d.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,038

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

19:34

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_4ad71463cfadefbc.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,820

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

07:03

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Ia64_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_4c7c8ffbcd050627.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,820

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

07:40

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.20901_none_4ad5706dcfafe6c0.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

14-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:04

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-stobject_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.21661_none_4c7aec05cd06fd2b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

35,818

Date (UTC)

16-Feb-2011

Time (UTC)

06:43

Platform

Not applicable

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