Re: Win 98se wallpaper question.
"kraut" <NewsGroupsPlease@NewsGroupsPlease.org> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:02:02 -0400, "Ben Myers"
> <benjmyer@mindR-e-m-o-v-Espring.com> wrote:
>
>>> kraut wrote:
>>> > On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:13:50 -0400, "dadiOH" <dadiOH@invalid.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >> kraut wrote:
>>> >>> On my one system that has 98se on it when I use a pic for wallpaper
>>> >>> that is in portrait size (Taller then wide) Windows stretches the
>>> >>> width so it fills the whole screen but the height stays the same.
>>> >>> My second system which also has 98se shows it in portrait size with
>>> >>> blank space on side of it.
>>> >>> How and where would I find / change the setting for the first system
>>> >>> that stretches it so it shows it as is like my second system?
>>
>>Go to "Control Panel", "Display" and on the "Background" tab, see if
>>"Display" is enabled. If so, click on the drop-down box, select "Stretch"
>>and click "OK".
>>
>>Ben
>
>
> People are talking about "Stretch", "Stretch", "Stretch", "Stretch".
>
> I looked at both my 98se machines (The one that "Stretched" the
> wallpaper and the one that did not) and under the background tab in
> display properties for wallpaper it has for display JUST tile and
> center. There is no place to enable "Display". You just check "Tile"
> or "Center" and no drop down box. I have no idea where everyone is
> coming up with this "Stretch", "Stretch", "Stretch", "Stretch" stuff.
> I looked at other 98se machines and neither do they have "Stretch",
> "Stretch", "Stretch", "Stretch".
>
> I am beginning to wonder if people are talking about windows98se or
> some other OS!!!
Actually, I am beginning to wonder what OS *you* are really talking about.
If you go to the web link below, you will see a typical Win98SE Display properties
sheet opened to the Background tab:
http://home.triad.rr.com/glenvee/files/Display.jpg
There is a dropdown box named Display that has Tile, Center, and Stretch options, as
shown. If you do not have that, you are either using a highly modified (or highly
borked) installation, or you are using another OS.
What you are describing that you see, sounds like you are using Windows 95, not
Windows 98. This is what the Background tab in Display properties looks like in
Win95:
http://home.triad.rr.com/glenvee/files/Display95.jpg
I believe you are actually using Win95, not Win98
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