Placing images anywhere in the desktop

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Alex

Hi,

Has anybody got any idea how to place an image, let´s say in the
inferior right corner of the desktop? Whenever I want to set a
photograph as a wallpaper the only options I get are either tiled or
centered. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanx
Alex
 
Hi Alex,

1. Set the background image (Make it *Centered*) and open Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]
3. Create two string values one WallpaperOriginX and WallpaperOriginY

Set the X Axis and Y Axis values accordingly. In my case (800x600 display), I've set WallpaperOriginX to 690 and
WallpaperOriginY to 490, so that the image appears at the lower right-side just above the Notification area.

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Hi,

Has anybody got any idea how to place an image, let´s say in the
inferior right corner of the desktop? Whenever I want to set a
photograph as a wallpaper the only options I get are either tiled or
centered. Any help will be appreciated.
Thanx
Alex
 
Hi Alex,

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Create two new string values of 'Wallpaperoriginx' and 'Wallpaperoriginy'.
If the values already exist then you simply modify them.

Set the value of 'Wallpaperoriginx' to equal the horizontal offset, and set
the value of 'Wallpaperoriginy' to equal the vertical offset. Then either
restart Windows, or change your background image through the Control Panel.

Note: The image is offset from the center of your desktop, so you can use
positive and negative values.
 
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