No JPG backgrounds

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Hi -

I am running Windows XP SP2, patched to the latest security patches. I
normally use 'azul.jpg' as my wallpaper. Recently, I was on a website and
inadvertently set an image as my wallpaper. After a few minutes, I went to
Destkop Properties, Desktop tab and looked in the 'Background' list to reset
my background to my beloved 'azul.jpg', but alas it was missing! In fact,
all I see in the list are files of type '.bmp'. Any idea of what could have
happened, and how I get the jpg's back in my list??? In addtion, if I try
to browse to 'azul.jpg', or another jpg for that matter, the file will not
get opened.

Thanks in advance.

Mike
 
Mike added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
Hi -

I am running Windows XP SP2, patched to the latest security
patches. I normally use 'azul.jpg' as my wallpaper.
Recently, I was on a website and inadvertently set an image as
my wallpaper. After a few minutes, I went to Destkop
Properties, Desktop tab and looked in the 'Background' list to
reset my background to my beloved 'azul.jpg', but alas it was
missing! In fact, all I see in the list are files of type
'.bmp'. Any idea of what could have happened, and how I get
the jpg's back in my list??? In addtion, if I try to browse
to 'azul.jpg', or another jpg for that matter, the file will
not get opened.
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On my XP Pro SP2 system, while I can easily use any JPEG as
wallpaper, if I go back to the Desktop Properties, indeed the
previous one isn't listed nor are any I've previously used.
Instead, I must re-browse to get it back. A nuscience to be sure
but probably a "feature" going back to when Windows only recognized
BMP files for wallpaper. But, I do not understand why your system
won't re-open the file, if it is still valid and didn't get
corrupted somehow; seems to work OK for me, but I use the Power
Towy Wallpaper Changer to flip through an entire folder full of
JPEGs at pre-set time intervals and haven't manually set wallpaper
in sometime.
 
Well, I figured out what it was. Not sure how this got set, but, in the
registery I found the following item:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop\NoHTMLWallPaper

set to 1. I reset it to 0, and I could finally see the list of all
backgrounds. Anyone know how/why this would have been set?

Mike
 
Mike added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...
Well, I figured out what it was. Not sure how this got set,
but, in the registery I found the following item:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol
icies\ActiveDesktop\NoHTMLWallPaper

set to 1. I reset it to 0, and I could finally see the list
of all backgrounds. Anyone know how/why this would have been
set?
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Thanks for the info, Mike! I never knew about this Registry
key/item, maybe that will help me, also. How did you discover this?
BTW, you may like the Power Toy Wallpaper Changer; I find it makes
seeing a variety of pictures very easy to do.
 
Display Properties Desktop background tab lists only BMP files:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/jpgbackground.htm

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Hi -

I am running Windows XP SP2, patched to the latest security patches. I
normally use 'azul.jpg' as my wallpaper. Recently, I was on a website and
inadvertently set an image as my wallpaper. After a few minutes, I went to
Destkop Properties, Desktop tab and looked in the 'Background' list to reset
my background to my beloved 'azul.jpg', but alas it was missing! In fact,
all I see in the list are files of type '.bmp'. Any idea of what could have
happened, and how I get the jpg's back in my list??? In addtion, if I try
to browse to 'azul.jpg', or another jpg for that matter, the file will not
get opened.

Thanks in advance.

Mike
 
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