"Old" wallpaper

[E McCann]

I'm trying to figure out where Windows XP (home, if it makes a difference)
is getting information on what wallpaper to display when.

Explanation: I've got the "classic" NT login (as opposed to the XP "list of
users." Behind it, I'll have an older wallpaper, or different wallpaper,
displayed than what's on my account. My account is the only one (besides the
hidden "administrator," which has nothing and is, after all, only accessible
in safe mode) on the system.

I have three different programs that will, on occasion, be used to change
wallpaper- Mozilla, Windows pic/fax viewer, and IE. I rarely use IE. I
sometimes use Mozilla. Normally, though, it's "browse through image
directory, find one I like, double click - Pic/fax viewer comes up, set as
background."

I'll have one of three things happen:
1. Same pic shows up behind login screen as on desktop.
2. Old pic shows up in logon screen, new shows on desktop.
3. Distorted pic shows up in login screen, shows fine on desktop (normally
with smaller pics or tile patterns - most noticable with the tile pattern,
as it will not tile but just blow up a single one to fit the screen.)

Ideally, I'd just have a plain, solid color behind the login window,
regardless of what's on the account screen.

No, it's not earth shattering, life-halting, or data-threatening, I'd just
like to get this minor irritant figured out. Apparently my search skills are
rusty, as I couldn't find anything on this.

TIA,
Eric

 

[Guest]

Nothing to worry. Navigate to this path:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer

This folder is hidden by default. So:
Double-click My Computer, then C: drive.
Choose Tools, Folder Options, View, choose "show hidden files and folders,"
and uncheck "hide operating system files," Click Apply, and then OK.

Change this back to hidden after completing as it is needed for security
reasons.

 

[E McCann]

I know I didn't mention it, but I'd checked there. The image in *there*
is neither the user nor the login wallpaper. (Yes, I was expecting it to be
one or the other, as well.)

(Though maybe it should be. Saab Drakens just look nifty.)

 

[Guest]

have you checked in All user path and Default user path too ?

 

[Rock]

I'm trying to figure out where Windows XP (home, if it makes a difference)
is getting information on what wallpaper to display when.

Explanation: I've got the "classic" NT login (as opposed to the XP "list of
users." Behind it, I'll have an older wallpaper, or different wallpaper,
displayed than what's on my account. My account is the only one (besides the
hidden "administrator," which has nothing and is, after all, only accessible
in safe mode) on the system.

I have three different programs that will, on occasion, be used to change
wallpaper- Mozilla, Windows pic/fax viewer, and IE. I rarely use IE. I
sometimes use Mozilla. Normally, though, it's "browse through image
directory, find one I like, double click - Pic/fax viewer comes up, set as
background."

I'll have one of three things happen:
1. Same pic shows up behind login screen as on desktop.
2. Old pic shows up in logon screen, new shows on desktop.
3. Distorted pic shows up in login screen, shows fine on desktop (normally
with smaller pics or tile patterns - most noticable with the tile pattern,
as it will not tile but just blow up a single one to fit the screen.)

Ideally, I'd just have a plain, solid color behind the login window,
regardless of what's on the account screen.

No, it's not earth shattering, life-halting, or data-threatening, I'd just
like to get this minor irritant figured out. Apparently my search skills are
rusty, as I couldn't find anything on this.

TIA,
Eric

[Courtesy of Ramesh - Microsoft MVP]

Windows XP fetches the 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 ***]