Display Properties

[Guest]

How do I get Windows XP HE to display .jpg files located in the Windows
directory in the Background list in Display Properties? Right now, it only
lists .bmp files, but I can use jpeg's if I select them from another file
location--they just don't remain in the list after I deselect them.

Thanks,
Nat Turner

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Nat,

This is normal. For the Display Properties Background tab, Windows XP
fetches the image files from the following locations:

BMP Files from %Systemroot% folder. This is usually C:\Windows

BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:
%Systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures (& sub-folders)
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
%ProgramFiles%\Plus!\Themes (& sub-folders)

I don't think the default behavior can be changed. You may instead move the
..JPG file to My Pictures or the Web\Wallpaper folder.

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com

 

[Curt]

In addition to what Ramesh has said, you can also open those .bmp files in a
photo editor, use the "save as" option, and save them as .jpeg files in the
same folder as the .bmp's.

 

[Guest]

Ramesh--

Thanks for the help--I moved the jpeg's to Windows/Web/Wallpaper, and they
appeared in the Background list just fine.

'Ppreciate it!

Nat Turner

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

You're welcome Nat.

--
Ramesh Srinivasan
MS-MVP, Windows Shell

Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com