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[Guest]

I saved some photos that I used to use as desktops. My girl friend now uses
my computer too. How can I permanetly delete these photos so not to cause an
embarrassing moment. They are only on the display list and not in any file
that I can find.

 

[Malke]

I saved some photos that I used to use as desktops. My girl friend now
uses
my computer too. How can I permanetly delete these photos so not to cause
an
embarrassing moment. They are only on the display list and not in any
file that I can find.

Well, they have to be somewhere on your hard drive. From MVP Ramesh -
Windows XP fetches image files from the following paths:

BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS

BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:

C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL THE
SUB-FOLDERS]
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer
C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** & ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]

Malke

 

[Brian A.]

Look in c:\windows
or
Start > Search > For files or folders...
If you do not already have set: show hidden files and folders, not to hide
extensions of known types and not to hide protected operating system files.
On the menu bar click Tools > Folder Options... > View tab.
Put a tic for show hidden files and folders, uncheck hide extensions of known
types and hide protected operating system files.
Click Apply > Ok.

In the search window select Advanced Options and put a check in everything
that's not relevant.
Select c:\windows as the directory to search.
In the "files or folders named" input box type:
file name (replace file name w/the actual file name) and click the Search Now
button.
or
file name.bmp (replace file name w/the actual file name) and click the Search
Now button.
or
*.bmp (this will get many many results)

If not found in c:\windows, change the search to c:\.


--

Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts:
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Guest]

First look in mypictures
If your using windows XP windows stores it's preloaded background images in
c:\windows\Web\Wallpaper.

If you know the exact name of the image you are using do a search when you
find the picture open windows explorer goto to the loacation of that file and
delete it
Hopes this helps

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much! This was so easy, problem solved. I won't be doing
"that" again.

 

[Malke]

Thank you very much! This was so easy, problem solved. I won't be doing
"that" again.

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke