They weren't. They are now having deleted the NoActiveDesktop key.
Yet I was able to reset to a jpeg background before I deleted the key by
right-clicking the opened image.
Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the help.
Neil
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Neil
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| Neil,
|
| If I understand correctly, none of the JPG files are listed in the
| Background tab?
|
| --
| Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
| Windows XP Shell/User
|
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
|
|
| | > Even though the commands didn't work, the following does:
| >
| > Open the jpeg image you want for your display - mine defaults to
Windows
| > Fax and Picture Viewer.
| > Right click on the image.
| > Select Set as Windows background.
| >
| > --
| > Neil
| >
| > Anti-spam - Domain is really oakleaf ~ idps ~ co ~ uk (change ~ to
dot)
| >
| >
| > | > |I also have this problem. When I got this computer, I changed the
image
| > | to c:\windows\web\wallpaper\crystal.jpg. Two days ago, I was
preparing
| > a
| > | new wallpaper in .bmp format for a client and tested it. Now I
cannot
| > | restore crystal nor any other jpeg files to the desktop.
| > |
| > | The commands listed do not work.
| > |
| > | Searching help for "Active desktop" says that Display
| > | Properties>Customize" should have a Web tab. This is missing.
| > |
| > | I recently upgraded the laptop from XP Home SP2 to XP Pro SP2.
Maybe
| > | this is relevant.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Neil
| > |
| > | Anti-spam - Domain is really oakleaf ~ idps ~ co ~ uk (change ~ to
| > dot)
| > |
| > |
| > | | > || Hi Marjay,
| > ||
| > || Unable to preview JPG GIF and HTM files in Display Properties
dialog:
| > ||
http://www.winxptutor.com/noimgpreview.htm
| > ||
| > || --
| > || Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
| > || Windows XP Shell/User
| > ||
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
| > ||
| > ||
| > || | > || >I went to change my desktop wall paper to a .bmp picture and
| > || > everything worked fine. When I went to change it back to a .jpg
it
| > || > allows me to select the file, but does not display it in either
the
| > || > preview or the desktop itself.
| > || >
| > || > I'm running SP2 and I haven't run anything weird on my computer
| > || > lately. I'm running Microsoft AntiSpyware, Norton Anti-Virus
and
| > and
| > | I
| > || > have also run Ad-Aware and Spybot to check for problems. I also
ran
| > || > SFC/SCANNOW as per a previous suggestion. My guess is a
registry
| > | entry
| > || > is screwed somehow.
| > || >
| > || > Any help would be greatly appreciated
| > ||
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
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