Problem setting desktop background

[Gregg Hill]

Hello!

I recently ran across an XP Pro SP2 system that will not change backgrounds
properly. When I right-clicked the desktop and hit Properties, then the
Desktop tab, if I select a name for the new background, the preview window
(the picture of a monitor) will not change to the newly selected choice,
UNLESS that choice is a GIF file. If it is a JPG, it does not show the
preview.

After selecting a JPG, **sometimes** the background will change to the new
choice when I hit OK, sometimes it will not. If I open the JPG in MSPaint
and save it as a GIF, it works normally.

I have never seen this odd behavior before. Does anyone have an idea why the
background changes only work correctly when selecting GIF files and not JPG
files?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

 

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[Gregg Hill]

Sweet!

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

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Hello!

I recently ran across an XP Pro SP2 system that will not change
backgrounds properly. When I right-clicked the desktop and hit
Properties, then the Desktop tab, if I select a name for the new
background, the preview window (the picture of a monitor) will not
change to the newly selected choice, UNLESS that choice is a GIF
file. If it is a JPG, it does not show the preview.

After selecting a JPG, **sometimes** the background will change to
the new choice when I hit OK, sometimes it will not. If I open the
JPG in MSPaint and save it as a GIF, it works normally.

I have never seen this odd behavior before. Does anyone have an idea
why the background changes only work correctly when selecting GIF
files and not JPG files?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

 

[Ayush]

Glad to help !

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Sweet!

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

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Hello!

I recently ran across an XP Pro SP2 system that will not change
backgrounds properly. When I right-clicked the desktop and hit
Properties, then the Desktop tab, if I select a name for the new
background, the preview window (the picture of a monitor) will not
change to the newly selected choice, UNLESS that choice is a GIF
file. If it is a JPG, it does not show the preview.

After selecting a JPG, **sometimes** the background will change to
the new choice when I hit OK, sometimes it will not. If I open the
JPG in MSPaint and save it as a GIF, it works normally.

I have never seen this odd behavior before. Does anyone have an idea
why the background changes only work correctly when selecting GIF
files and not JPG files?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

 

[Guest]

HELP, HELP, HELP
In my desktop display properties I have thousands of background images that
have accumulated from my pictures folder. I can NOT delete these images.
VERY IRRITATING everytime I work with new photos using paint shop pro, these
jpg are loaded into the display properties.
TELL ME PLEASE how to delete this excess of background images

 

[Gregg Hill]

I emailed the commands to my client because I had no time to go there, and
it did not work. I will go by there this week and do it myself, since I have
no idea if he did it right.

Gregg Hill

Glad to help !

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Sweet!

Thank you!

Gregg Hill

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Hello!

I recently ran across an XP Pro SP2 system that will not change
backgrounds properly. When I right-clicked the desktop and hit
Properties, then the Desktop tab, if I select a name for the new
background, the preview window (the picture of a monitor) will not
change to the newly selected choice, UNLESS that choice is a GIF
file. If it is a JPG, it does not show the preview.

After selecting a JPG, **sometimes** the background will change to
the new choice when I hit OK, sometimes it will not. If I open the
JPG in MSPaint and save it as a GIF, it works normally.

I have never seen this odd behavior before. Does anyone have an idea
why the background changes only work correctly when selecting GIF
files and not JPG files?

Thank you!

Gregg Hill