My pictures leak into desktop backgrounds

[Sherri]

Anything I put into my pictures "leaks" into my desktop
backgrounds. I will save something in my pictures and
then if I go into the list of desktop backgrounds the
pictures will be there!!!! That didn't always happen.

 

[rich]

-----Original Message-----
Anything I put into my pictures "leaks" into my desktop
backgrounds. I will save something in my pictures and
then if I go into the list of desktop backgrounds the
pictures will be there!!!! That didn't always happen.
.
Hi Sherri, I've just springcleaned my display properties

via a folder in drive C:\My Programmes\ (Plus\Themes),
could be you have duplicates that have been installed to
your desktop/theme default install location.

 

[Sherri]

Thanks Rich but now I can't figure out how to access
that. I'll figure it out.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Sherri,

The pictures that show up under display properties, desktop are located in
these folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents\My Pictures
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes

Under My Computer scroll down to Shared Documents/Shared Pictures. If
Shared Pictures is listed, remove it.

TweakUI for XP: Unchecking "Lock Web Content" under Explorer to be added
to desktop disables the pictures from being listed.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp

Workarounds:

Create another folder (under your user profile), remove the pictures from My
Pictures that you don't want listed under Backgrounds and in the My Pictures
folder, create a shortcut to the new folder. Or create subfolders within My
Pictures.

Add Folders to the "Save As" Dialog (Places Bar) Line 117
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Disable Default Save As to My Pictures (Line 263)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Add Folder to Start Menu to replace/re-route My Pictures (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.