My Pictures in Desktop BAckground dialog

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"Dirtie" <Dirtie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My problem is that all the images in the My Pictures folder and all its
> subfolders are appearing in the list of images in the Deasktop Background
> dialog (Display Properties). Now the thing is I don't want any of them
> there,
> they were only added after I decided to set my wallpaper as something from
> a
> subfolder of the My Pictures folder.
>
> I've looked all over for answers for this problem and have found nothing
> that fixes the problem properly or permanently. I will not move my
> pictures
> to another folder, nor will I change the path for the My Pictures folder
> in
> the registry. There is no excuse for this behaviour, especially since it
> doesn't seem to happen on a clean install or until you use a picture from
> My
> Pictures as a background - indicating that perhaps it can be changed with
> something as simple as a registry setting. The problem is that I have
> found
> no answer to this problem, even from Microsoft certified technicians from
> other sites.
>
> If nobody has a permanent solution to the problem, could you please let me
> know how I could possibly contact someone from Microsoft directly to solve
> this problem?


This is how XP works.

Pictures list - Display Properties Background tab
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/background.htm

[Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]

--
William

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Then how come it doesn't happen until something specific is trriggered?

"WTC" wrote:

> "Dirtie" <Dirtie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E2BC8191-C9ED-476B-8CE2-5573CF07687D@microsoft.com...
> > My problem is that all the images in the My Pictures folder and all its
> > subfolders are appearing in the list of images in the Deasktop Background
> > dialog (Display Properties). Now the thing is I don't want any of them
> > there,
> > they were only added after I decided to set my wallpaper as something from
> > a
> > subfolder of the My Pictures folder.
> >
> > I've looked all over for answers for this problem and have found nothing
> > that fixes the problem properly or permanently. I will not move my
> > pictures
> > to another folder, nor will I change the path for the My Pictures folder
> > in
> > the registry. There is no excuse for this behaviour, especially since it
> > doesn't seem to happen on a clean install or until you use a picture from
> > My
> > Pictures as a background - indicating that perhaps it can be changed with
> > something as simple as a registry setting. The problem is that I have
> > found
> > no answer to this problem, even from Microsoft certified technicians from
> > other sites.
> >
> > If nobody has a permanent solution to the problem, could you please let me
> > know how I could possibly contact someone from Microsoft directly to solve
> > this problem?
>
>
> This is how XP works.
>
> Pictures list - Display Properties Background tab
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/background.htm
>
> [Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]
>
> --
> William
>
>
>
>

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"Dirtie" <Dirtie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> "WTC" wrote:
>
>> "Dirtie" <Dirtie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E2BC8191-C9ED-476B-8CE2-5573CF07687D@microsoft.com...
>> > My problem is that all the images in the My Pictures folder and all its
>> > subfolders are appearing in the list of images in the Deasktop
>> > Background
>> > dialog (Display Properties). Now the thing is I don't want any of them
>> > there,
>> > they were only added after I decided to set my wallpaper as something
>> > from
>> > a
>> > subfolder of the My Pictures folder.
>> >
>> > I've looked all over for answers for this problem and have found
>> > nothing
>> > that fixes the problem properly or permanently. I will not move my
>> > pictures
>> > to another folder, nor will I change the path for the My Pictures
>> > folder
>> > in
>> > the registry. There is no excuse for this behaviour, especially since
>> > it
>> > doesn't seem to happen on a clean install or until you use a picture
>> > from
>> > My
>> > Pictures as a background - indicating that perhaps it can be changed
>> > with
>> > something as simple as a registry setting. The problem is that I have
>> > found
>> > no answer to this problem, even from Microsoft certified technicians
>> > from
>> > other sites.
>> >
>> > If nobody has a permanent solution to the problem, could you please let
>> > me
>> > know how I could possibly contact someone from Microsoft directly to
>> > solve
>> > this problem?
>>
>>
>> This is how XP works.
>>
>> Pictures list - Display Properties Background tab
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/background.htm
>>
>> [Courtesy of Ramesh Srinivasan, MVP]
>>
> Then how come it doesn't happen until something specific is trriggered?


I am sorry, I do not know why. Maybe someone will come along and know the
answer.

Good Luck.

--
William

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 20:16:01 -0700, Dirtie wrote:

> My problem is that all the images in the My Pictures folder and all its
> subfolders are appearing in the list of images in the Deasktop Background
> dialog (Display Properties). Now the thing is I don't want any of them there,
> they were only added after I decided to set my wallpaper as something from a
> subfolder of the My Pictures folder.
>
> I've looked all over for answers for this problem and have found nothing
> that fixes the problem properly or permanently. I will not move my pictures
> to another folder, nor will I change the path for the My Pictures folder in
> the registry. There is no excuse for this behaviour, especially since it
> doesn't seem to happen on a clean install or until you use a picture from My
> Pictures as a background - indicating that perhaps it can be changed with
> something as simple as a registry setting. The problem is that I have found
> no answer to this problem, even from Microsoft certified technicians from
> other sites.
>
> If nobody has a permanent solution to the problem, could you please let me
> know how I could possibly contact someone from Microsoft directly to solve
> this problem?

Add more pictures to your folder. Once you get past a certain number, I
think it's 100, the images from My Pictures (other than one you've selected
as wallpaper) are no longer listed as available background images.

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User