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Question

change desktop picture

Jan 10, 2012 1:24PM PST

iMac 2ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo, 1GB 667MHz

OSX 10.6.8

<div>I like changing my desktop picture occasionally. There used to be in
the System Preferences an icon that I
used in order to do that. By dragging a
photo and dropping it over the thumbnail of the old image I would have new art
to look at.

I updated my iMac to Snow Leopard and somehow I have lost this ability.


I tried, "Help" and got the following instructions:

</div>

Discussion is locked

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Answer
It should be in System Preferences
Jan 10, 2012 9:03PM PST

on the top row of icons.
Mine is between General and Dock

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yes I am...
Jan 11, 2012 1:51PM PST

I am in System Preferences. Looking at the line marked Personal I see that I have nothing labeled, "General". I have the following:

Appearance, Dock, Expose & Spaces, Language & Text and Spotlight.

Why is mine different?

JiminTenn

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Not sure right now,
Jan 11, 2012 8:59PM PST

but it could have something to do with your install of Snow Leopard.

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version
Jan 12, 2012 6:06AM PST

I upgraded from Leopard.
Do I need to reinstall? I have two disks for Snow Lep. Which do I use?

JiminTenn

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download and install an app called Pacifist
Jan 12, 2012 7:16AM PST

run it, follow the instructions and you should find a bunch of apps on that Snow Leopard disc that you can install.