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Thanks for that tip re. "paint" program. It worked just fine (saving me file
space to boot!)
What does happen when you try to save a file like that to a different
format, and the warning comes up that it may become unstable. What happens
when it is "unstable"?
"Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
news:OxwASyU7EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> rather than just changing the extension of the file from .bmp to .jpg you
> need to convert the file. If you open it in MS Paint you should then be
able
> to use Save As to save it as a .jpg
>
> Doing that will create a file which is reduced in size from 5.5MB down to
> around 250KB
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> news:SRlAd.201284$Np3.8405202@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > Thank you Ramesh! I don't know how it worked, but it did, and that's
> > what's
> > important. Somehow, the file "changed it's stripes" from a jpg to bmp
> > file.
> > (5.5mg, instead of 350kb!) but at least I have the picture. When I tried
> > to
> > save it as a jpg instead of bmp, a warning came up that it could become
> > unstable. What does that mean?
> > Thanks also to Harry Ohm for the Restoration file. I will keep that for
my
> > next deletion adventure!
> >
> > "Harry Ohrn" <harry---@webtree.ca> wrote in message
> > news:OQUwClQ7EHA.1112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Happy you might be able to find the file by running this free tool
> >> http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html. If possible download
> >> onto
> >> another computer, open the zip and save to a floppy then on your
computer
> >> run the Restoration.exe file from the floppy. This will locate most
> > deleted
> >> files. Please be advised that the more you use your computer the
greater
> > the
> >> risk of overwriting deleted files.
> >>
> >> On the other hand I am not certain how you can still be running the
file
> > as
> >> a desktop image if it has been deleted.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> >> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
> >>
> >>
> >> "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:tQfAd.201109$Np3.8399460@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >> > Just this one. What happened was I installed and used Olympus
CanMedia
> >> > software to fiddle with a few pictures. In the process of doing
> > something,
> >> > I
> >> > looked at the help screens, which indicated that deleting a picture
via
> >> > their software deleted from the HD, bypassing Recycle bin. Here is
> >> > their
> >> > wording
> >> > "
> >> > Deleting Files
> >> > Note
> >> > This operation completely deletes files from the computer hard disk,
> >> > without
> >> > transferring them to the Windows recycle bin or Macintosh trash."
> >> >
> >> > I think I may have deleted a picture or two, thinking it was just
being
> >> > deleted out of CanMedia software, as seems to happen with most other
> >> > software.
> >> > I rebooted overnight, and the picture is still on the desktop, but I
> > can't
> >> > find it anywhere else.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> > news:OKTbOwJ7EHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> >>> It is in colour on the desktop, but B/W on the display background,
> > under
> >> > display properties
> >> >
> >> > Is this happening to all the pictures, or the one in particular?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
> >> > Windows XP Shell/User
> >> >
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Happy" <happy@trial.ca> wrote in message
> >> > news:3b3Ad.200979$Np3.8377299@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> >> > Does anyone know how to restore a picture that is currently being
used
> > as
> >> > a
> >> > desktop picture?
> >> > It seems to have disappeared out of my HD. (It is in colour on the
> >> > desktop,
> >> > but B/W on the display background, under display properties)
> >> >
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