User Pictures

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Adrian

Just a small thing is annoying me. I can not change a
user account picture, the following message appears 'the
system cannot find the specified file'. I know that the
files are present and when I try to use a personal
picture nothing happens. Hope you an help.

Thanks
Adrian
 
Hi Adrian,

Are the pictures displayed when you click the "Change Picture" option? When does the error occur exactly?

Restore the default user account pictures
Line 58: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
or
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/Default_Pictures.zip

Extract the pics to this location:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


Just a small thing is annoying me. I can not change a
user account picture, the following message appears 'the
system cannot find the specified file'. I know that the
files are present and when I try to use a personal
picture nothing happens. Hope you an help.

Thanks
Adrian
 
Adrian,

See if you are able to create files in this folder. (to test if this is due to Permissions issue)

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures
and here
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures

You need 'Write' access to the 1st one.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


When I click on the user then click change the picture, the pictures are present here, however when I select a picture and then click change picture the message appears. Also when I was setting up this user I was not allocated a picture so beside the user is currently a box with a red X. The pictures are in the default folder.
 
Copy a BMP file from:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\Default Pictures
to
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\User Account Pictures\

and rename it to your user account name (say..Adrian). If there is a file with the same name, overwrite it.

Are the changes reflected in Control Panel User Accounts?

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

The Parasite Fight:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php


Ramesh,

Yes, I can create and save files to both these folders.

Adrian
 
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