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A freind of mine added a nice pic o my desktop in XP . I like it but would
like to edit it. The problem is I can't figure out where the actual pic is on
my hard drive. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
 
Hi,

The image could be anywhere on the drive. And I am assuming you don't
know the name of the file. First start by checking in the My Documents
and My Pictures folders.

If no joy, go to Start - Search - All Files and folders and do a
search on these file extensions one at a time. Set the view in Search
to Thumbnails so you can view the files.

*.jpg
*.bmp
*.gif
*.tif
 
A freind of mine added a nice pic o my desktop in XP . I like it but would
like to edit it. The problem is I can't figure out where the actual pic is on
my hard drive. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
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If you mean the backgropund/wallpaper picture, then do this:-

Right click on vacant area of desktop and select "Properties"

Click on "Desktop" tab

The name of the background pic should be highlighted. Make a note of
it.

Do a search of your computer hard drive for that name.
 
Oops, sorry Bert, meant that post for the aussie bomber. I will try that
suggestion, aussie but I think it's going to be a daunting task - I have LOTS
of pics on my hard drive.

Bert Kinney said:
Hi,

The image could be anywhere on the drive. And I am assuming you don't
know the name of the file. First start by checking in the My Documents
and My Pictures folders.

If no joy, go to Start - Search - All Files and folders and do a
search on these file extensions one at a time. Set the view in Search
to Thumbnails so you can view the files.

*.jpg
*.bmp
*.gif
*.tif

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
A freind of mine added a nice pic o my desktop in XP . I
like it but would like to edit it. The problem is I can't
figure out where the actual pic is on my hard drive. Can
anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
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Click to expand...
 
Thanks Bert. But I tried that. I found the name of the file (100_0198) and I
ran a search on it but to no avail. It's driving me crazy!!! LOL

Bert Kinney said:
Hi,

The image could be anywhere on the drive. And I am assuming you don't
know the name of the file. First start by checking in the My Documents
and My Pictures folders.

If no joy, go to Start - Search - All Files and folders and do a
search on these file extensions one at a time. Set the view in Search
to Thumbnails so you can view the files.

*.jpg
*.bmp
*.gif
*.tif

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/
A freind of mine added a nice pic o my desktop in XP . I
like it but would like to edit it. The problem is I can't
figure out where the actual pic is on my hard drive. Can
anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Another way to determine the active wallpaper is from the registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

In the right-pane, look at the "Wallpaper" value. It probably contains a BMP file name.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


A freind of mine added a nice pic o my desktop in XP . I like it but would
like to edit it. The problem is I can't figure out where the actual pic is on
my hard drive. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks!
 
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