Re: Desktop Background from dos

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Use the REG.EXE to change the Wallpaper in the registry, pointing to a BMP
file.

Example:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper = "C:\Win.bmp"

Then, execute this command to refresh the views.

rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters
(Tip from Torgeir Bakken)

 

[Guest]

I Executed the Reg.EXE File and I Don't Know what command to type the example
in under.

Use the REG.EXE to change the Wallpaper in the registry, pointing to a BMP
file.

Example:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
Wallpaper = "C:\Win.bmp"

Then, execute this command to refresh the views.

rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters
(Tip from Torgeir Bakken)

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Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org

Is there a way to change the desktop background from the command prompt?

 

[Guest]

Was I suppose to put it in a reg file and then put in the example? That is
what I Just did and I made the win.bmp file then executed the file and it
said it added it to the registry but nothing happened

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Hi Black,

Examples:

REG.EXE /ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d
"%Systemroot%\XP.bmp"
REG.EXE /ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d
"C:\WindowsXP.bmp"

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Correction:

REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d
"%Systemroot%\XP.bmp"

REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v Wallpaper /t REG_SZ /d
"C:\WindowsXP.bmp"

Then, use "rundll32.exe user32.dll,UpdatePerUserSystemParameters" to refresh
the Desktop.

 

[Guest]

thanks for your help so far but how do you use rundll32.exe and user32.dll?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Type in Command Prompt or execute from a Batch file.

Also for the REG.EXE, use the "/f" parameter to turn off the Prompt.

 

[Guest]

When I type rundll32.exe in the prompt nothing happens. When I type
user32.dll it asks me what program I want to open it with.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Please read my post again. You should type the command-line exactly as given
(and it's case-sensitive)