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Desktop Background Help

by girlinthegroove | February 12, 2005 9:04 AM PST

Hello,
Wondering if anyone can help, im runnin SP2. Lately i have been unable to set a desktop bg from within my folders, by right clickin set as..... i can set them from display option and frm the web. can anyone offer up a solution or tell me whats wrong?

Thanks

hp

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I've never seen

by MarkFlax Forum moderator | February 12, 2005 7:33 PM PST

a Right Click, set as Background before from within a Windows Explorer or My Documents folder.

The only right clicking option I can remember is an image from a web site in Internet Explorer, and selecting "Set as Wallpaper".

Are you sure your method is right?

There is another way to set a desktop background. Open up MSPaint, (Start > All Programs > Accessories > Paint), find and open your image and in the File menu select "Set as Background (centered, or tiled)".

Other than that, I'm not sure what method you mean.

Mark

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Re: Desktop Background Help

by Cetin Denislam | February 12, 2005 10:04 PM PST

Probable nothing is wrong, but your description misses specificities. For example, you can view a folder in Thumbnail View (instead of Details). In this case, just right click a jpg file and you?ll see the option. In Details view the option lacks.

So, I?ve just described a situation (normal) where the option lacks.

Good Luck,

Cetin

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