Desktop Background..?

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Is there a way to stop every single picture on your drive being displayed,
when
Display Properties, Desktop..Background.

Got pictures of Kids xmas presents etc. in a hidden folder..! And They Keep
appearing.
Do I need to ZIP with a PWD to Hide these.
btw. Windows ZIP-Folders Function (New Compressed(Zipped) Folder)
has vanished, But I'll Post this another Time/place)
TIA
 
Re: Desktop Background..?

Andrew wrote:

> Is there a way to stop every single picture on your drive being displayed,
> when
> Display Properties, Desktop..Background.
>
> Got pictures of Kids xmas presents etc. in a hidden folder..! And They
> Keep appearing.
> Do I need to ZIP with a PWD to Hide these.
> btw. Windows ZIP-Folders Function (New Compressed(Zipped) Folder)
> has vanished, But I'll Post this another Time/place)

Windows XP fetches image files from the following paths:

BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS

BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:

C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL THE
SUB-FOLDERS]
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer
C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** & ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]

Simply make a folder called something clever like "pictures" or "photos" and
keep it in your My Documents directory. No need to hide anything; it will
not show up in the Desktop background list.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
 
Re: Desktop Background..?

Thanks for That,
It will help stop kids spotting xmas gifts.

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:u5ZuHaGNJHA.4248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| Andrew wrote:
|
| > Is there a way to stop every single picture on your drive being
displayed,
| > when
| > Display Properties, Desktop..Background.
| >
| > Got pictures of Kids xmas presents etc. in a hidden folder..! And They
| > Keep appearing.
| > Do I need to ZIP with a PWD to Hide these.
| > btw. Windows ZIP-Folders Function (New Compressed(Zipped) Folder)
| > has vanished, But I'll Post this another Time/place)
|
| Windows XP fetches image files from the following paths:
|
| BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS
|
| BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:
|
| C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
| C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL THE
| SUB-FOLDERS]
| C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet
| Explorer
| C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** & ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]
|
| Simply make a folder called something clever like "pictures" or "photos"
and
| keep it in your My Documents directory. No need to hide anything; it will
| not show up in the Desktop background list.
|
| Malke
| --
| MS-MVP
| Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
| FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
|
 
Re: Desktop Background..?

As usual your absolutely correct.
Moved images, now not appearing in
Desktop Background.
Thankyou.

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in
message
news:u5ZuHaGNJHA.4248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
| Andrew wrote:
|
| > Is there a way to stop every single
picture on your drive being displayed,
| > when
| > Display Properties,
Desktop..Background.
| >
| > Got pictures of Kids xmas presents
etc. in a hidden folder..! And They
| > Keep appearing.
| > Do I need to ZIP with a PWD to Hide
these.
| > btw. Windows ZIP-Folders Function
(New Compressed(Zipped) Folder)
| > has vanished, But I'll Post this
another Time/place)
|
| Windows XP fetches image files from
the following paths:
|
| BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS
|
| BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM
files from the following locations:
|
| C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
| C:\Documents and Settings\<USER
NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL
THE
| SUB-FOLDERS]
| C:\Documents and Settings\<USER
NAME>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet
| Explorer
| C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** &
ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]
|
| Simply make a folder called something
clever like "pictures" or "photos" and
| keep it in your My Documents
directory. No need to hide anything; it
will
| not show up in the Desktop background
list.
|
| Malke
| --
| MS-MVP
| Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
| FAQ -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
|
 
Re: Desktop Background..?

Andrew wrote:

> As usual your absolutely correct.
> Moved images, now not appearing in
> Desktop Background.
> Thankyou.

Glad that sorted it for you. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
 
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