where are the desktop wallpaper picture files kept

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Paul wrote:
> Can anyone tell me where is the file directory that all the default
> desktop wallpaper picture files kept. I could not find them.
> For example the Windows Xp Professional wallpaper.

Assuming you have a standard installation, the BMP tiles are in C:\Windows
and the 800x600 background JPGs are in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper. Substitute
C:\Windows for your %systemroot% if necessary.

> Thank you.

No problem.

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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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"Paul" <sunfai02(sunfai)@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:uMm5tgn8EHA.824@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Can anyone tell me where is the file directory that all the default desktop
wallpaper picture files kept. I could not find them.
For example the Windows Xp Professional wallpaper.
Thank you.

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Paul

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Thank you, Andre, I found it.

"Andr?Gulliksen" <andre.gulliksen@start.no> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó·s»D:33vvrgF44goemU1@individual.net...
> Paul wrote:
>> Can anyone tell me where is the file directory that all the default
>> desktop wallpaper picture files kept. I could not find them.
>> For example the Windows Xp Professional wallpaper.
>
> Assuming you have a standard installation, the BMP tiles are in C:\Windows
> and the 800x600 background JPGs are in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper.
> Substitute C:\Windows for your %systemroot% if necessary.
>
>> Thank you.
>
> No problem.
>