I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.

rmo555 wrote:
> I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
> every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.

Don't run it at startup/logon.

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MS-MVP
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1. msconfig.exe - uncheck if it's there.
2. Windows Services - switch from Auto to Manual if it's there.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
> every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
> every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.

After removing it from the Startup group, change your wallpaper. BGInfo
takes your current wallpaper, imprints the data on it, saves it as BGInfo,
and sets it as your current one. Changing to your old one will put you back
where you were.

SC Tom

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:04:26 -0400, "SC Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
>> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
>> every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.
>
>After removing it from the Startup group, change your wallpaper. BGInfo
>takes your current wallpaper, imprints the data on it, saves it as BGInfo,
>and sets it as your current one. Changing to your old one will put you back
>where you were.
>
>SC Tom
>
The only problem is: next time I run it, it will stay there again.

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:46:40 -0700, "Just D." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>1. msconfig.exe - uncheck if it's there.

Not there.

>2. Windows Services - switch from Auto to Manual if it's there.

Not there either.

>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
>> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
>> every time I boot. It's messing up my wallpaper.
>

On Aug 25, 9:42*am, rmo...@cox.net wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:46:40 -0700, "Just D." <n...@spam.please> wrote:
> >1. msconfig.exe - uncheck if it's there.
>
> Not there.
>
> >2. Windows Services - switch from Auto to Manual if it's there.
>
> Not there either.
>
>
>
>
>
> ><rmo...@cox.net> wrote in message
> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
> >> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
> >> every time I boot. *It's messing up my wallpaper.

It is not in the Startup group, so there is nothing to remove.

It is not in msconfig, so there is nothing to uncheck if it is there.

It is not a service, so you can't switch it from Auto to Manual if it
is there.

If you run BGInfo it will lay a copy of your information over your
existing wallpaper by your choice. That is what it does. It is not
messing up your wallpaper, it is doing what you told it to do.

If you don't like it, change your wallpaper back, or tell BGInfo not
to do that when you run it, or tell it to do something else using
command line switches or a configuration file:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897557.aspx

On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:53:22 -0700 (PDT), Jose <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On Aug 25, 9:42*am, rmo...@cox.net wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:46:40 -0700, "Just D." <n...@spam.please> wrote:
>> >1. msconfig.exe - uncheck if it's there.
>>
>> Not there.
>>
>> >2. Windows Services - switch from Auto to Manual if it's there.
>>
>> Not there either.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ><rmo...@cox.net> wrote in message
>> >news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>I installed bginfo (Sysinternals) just to have it when I needed it.
>> >> However, I can't find a way to keep it from showing up on my Desktop
>> >> every time I boot. *It's messing up my wallpaper.
>
>It is not in the Startup group, so there is nothing to remove.
>
>It is not in msconfig, so there is nothing to uncheck if it is there.
>
>It is not a service, so you can't switch it from Auto to Manual if it
>is there.
>
>If you run BGInfo it will lay a copy of your information over your
>existing wallpaper by your choice. That is what it does. It is not
>messing up your wallpaper, it is doing what you told it to do.
>
>If you don't like it, change your wallpaper back, or tell BGInfo not
>to do that when you run it, or tell it to do something else using
>command line switches or a configuration file:
>
>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb897557.aspx

Thank you for the help.........

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> The only problem is: next time I run it, it will stay there again.

Yes - because it creates a new image from your wallpaper and the info.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

On Aug 25, 12:31*pm, "Shenan Stanley" <newshel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> rmo...@cox.net wrote:
> > The only problem is: *next time I run it, it will stay there again.
>
> Yes - because it creates a new image from your wallpaper and the info.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> * * *MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Wayhttp://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan is correct - and I did not make that clear...

Your old wallpaper is still available to choose, BGInfo sets WP to
BGInfo wallpaper.