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More info?)
John,
If Windows is on the C: drive...
%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures
is the same thing as
C:\Documents and Settings\user name\My Documents\My Pictures
%Systemroot%\Web\Wallpaper
is the same thing as
C:\WINDOWS\Web\Wallpaper
%Systemroot%\Resources\Themes
is the same thing as
C:\Windows\Resources\Themes
%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
is the same thing as
C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news
A9A4D09-3148-47C4-89C5-3118733466A2@microsoft.com,
John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Thanks Kelly all of the MS-MVPs are really helpful
> --
> John
>
>
> "Kelly" wrote:
>
>> In addition:
>>
>> 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/pro/downloads/powertoys.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.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> All the Best,
>> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>>
>> Troubleshooting Windows XP
>>
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4F021DCB-703B-4DB6-9B70-62478F327822@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>> --
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>
>>>> %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>
>>>> Wes
>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>
>>>> In news:74FD48C8-0CB8-45DC-AABE-90DB1D72DBE2@microsoft.com,
>>>> John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>> I tried all of the items on this link, but it only brought up the
>>>>> desktop
>>>>> backgrounds that are part of Windows XP OS. It did not bring up the
>>>>> pictures that were added to this list from my pictures folder.
>>>>> --
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Pictures list - Display Properties Background tab
>>>>>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/background.htm
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wes
>>>>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In news:A8D64B67-8658-4415-9845-D1C3CBE95063@microsoft.com,
>>>>>> John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>>>>>> How do I delete desktop background items from desktop background
>>>>>>> dropdown list? This is in desktop properties. Every time I open a
>>>>>>> picture stored on my computer it adds the picture to my desktop
>>>>>>> background list. --
>>>>>>> John
>>>> Wesley,
>>> This link did solve my problem it took me a little while to figure out
>>> what
>>> the link was telling me but I studied it a while and then was OK.
>>> Thanks
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