Background images

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Why does all my images stored in "My Pictures" automatically get copied into
my background folder by default? How can I edit the background file?
Thanks

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Hi,

If you dont want all the pictures located at "My Pictures" to be diplayed in the desktop tab of
display properties, move the pictures to an alternate location. Images located in "My Pictures"
automatically show up on the desktop tab.

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"skidboot" <skidboot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AF447FA0-A6DE-4E96-89BF-A206A25817DB@microsoft.com...
> Why does all my images stored in "My Pictures" automatically get copied into
> my background folder by default? How can I edit the background file?
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

The pictures that show up under display properties, desktop are located in
these folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents\My Pictures
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes

Another checkpoint:

Type in Start Run
"%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer"

To hide and/or remove/relocate:

Under My Computer scroll down to Shared Documents/Shared Pictures. If
Shared Pictures is listed, remove it.

TweakUI for XP: Unchecking "Lock Web Content" under Explorer to be added
to desktop disables the pictures from being listed.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] ertoys.asp

Workarounds:

Create another folder (under your user profile), remove the pictures from My
Pictures that you don't want listed under Backgrounds and in the My Pictures
folder, create a shortcut to the new folder. Or create subfolders within My
Pictures.

Add Folders to the "Save As" Dialog (Places Bar) Line 117
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Disable Default Save As to My Pictures (Line 263)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Add Folder to Start Menu to replace/re-route My Pictures (Line 2)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.


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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
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"skidboot" <skidboot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AF447FA0-A6DE-4E96-89BF-A206A25817DB@microsoft.com...
> Why does all my images stored in "My Pictures" automatically get copied
> into
> my background folder by default? How can I edit the background file?
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Please ignore my above question, I opened a new topic with this question as
the current topic may be overdue ;-)