Desktop screen saver Group policy enable settings & Supported file.

Dear All,
My requirement is i need to apply Screensaver to all my domain member computers using my DC Group policy.
Could you please guide me how can i create my own Screensaver for file and support format ( what is the software do i need to use to create Screen save ) and please confirm will windows 2008 server will support .ppt file as a screensaver file.
Operating system details,
DC : Windows 2008 ent server
Member machines : Windows 7 prof.
Regards,
Kumar V
Regards, Kumar.V

Hi,
I agree with SenneVL.
After you have created the .scr file that you want to apply, you may deploy the screensaver via the following group policy.
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Control Panel\Personalization\Force specific screen saver
If you enable this setting, type the name of the file that contains the screen saver, including the .scr file name extension. If the screen saver file is not in the %Systemroot%\System32
directory, type the fully qualified path to the file.
Note: This setting can be superseded by the "Enable Screen Saver" setting. If the "Enable Screen Saver" setting is disabled, this setting is ignored,
and screen savers do not run.
For more information, you can refer to the following thread:
how do i deploy custom screen saver in group policy?
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/60bd2b0e-58e9-46ac-83d2-3e4a4ab4de5d/how-do-i-deploy-custom-screen-saver-in-group-policy
Best Regards,
Erin

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