Desktops not all .bmp images?

[Fat Bloke]

When I look in the windows directory, I see only some of the files used for
the Desktop background. Where do all the others lurk?

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[Ramesh [MVP]]

BMP Files from %Systemroot% (WINDOWS folder)

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

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

When I look in the windows directory, I see only some of the files used for
the Desktop background. Where do all the others lurk?

 

[iainlang]

BMP Files from %Systemroot% (WINDOWS folder)

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

Thank you.

 

[Alex Nichol]

When I look in the windows directory, I see only some of the files used for
the Desktop background. Where do all the others lurk?

Two places may be accessed: Windows\web\wallpaper, and also your My
Pictures folder
Also you can select a .jpg picture, which will then be converted to a
bmp for use and stored in your own profile folder