Using jpg's as background

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Stephen Howe

Is it possible to use jpg's as the background in Win2000?

I say this because if I right-click on the desktop, select background and
browse, all I see is Bitmaps (BMP files).

Can I change this? How?

Thanks

Stephen Howe
 
I say this because if I right-click on the desktop, select background and
browse, all I see is Bitmaps (BMP files).
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I think the reason I cannot change this is that Active Desktop is not
active.
I find that strange as this was upgraded from IE 5.0 -> 5.5 -> 6.0 -> 6.1
Windows 2000 Professional SP4. All updates, all patches applied.

How do I turn on Active Desktop for Win2000?
It can't be that I reinstall IE as I already have all of IE.

Cheers

Stephen Howe
 
I think the reason I cannot change this is that Active Desktop is not
active.
I find that strange as this was upgraded from IE 5.0 -> 5.5 -> 6.0 -> 6.1
Windows 2000 Professional SP4. All updates, all patches applied.

How do I turn on Active Desktop for Win2000?
It can't be that I reinstall IE as I already have all of IE.

Cheers

Stephen Howe
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See tip 4621 » The Active Desktop Wallpaper is NOT displayed after you apply the Active Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com
 
I think the reason I cannot change this is that Active Desktop is not
active.
I find that strange as this was upgraded from IE 5.0 -> 5.5 -> 6.0 -> 6.1
Windows 2000 Professional SP4. All updates, all patches applied.

How do I turn on Active Desktop for Win2000?
It can't be that I reinstall IE as I already have all of IE.

Cheers

Stephen Howe
Click to expand...
See tip 4621 » The Active Desktop Wallpaper is NOT displayed after you apply the Active Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com
 
See tip 4621 » The Active Desktop Wallpaper is NOT displayed after you
apply the Active Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com
Click to expand...

How do I inspect and change Group Policies?
I am an Administrator. I see Computer Management & Local Security Policies
tools under the Administrator menu (and other tools) but nothing connected
to group policy.

I see "IEAK" not installed under IE Summary settings (which may bit it - I
am not sure)

Thanks

Stephen Howe
 
How do I inspect and change Group Policies?

Got it. I already have it. GPEDIT.MSC

Stephen Howe
 
See tip 4621 » The Active Desktop Wallpaper is NOT displayed after you
apply the Active Desktop Wallpaper Group Policy?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com
Click to expand...

Nope. I changed the group policies. IE crashed (I think because I had
inadvertently had the Desktop dialog open in the background without
realising).

Screen has now changed to black background.
If I right-click on it, the context-senstive menu now has "Active Desktop"
as a sub-menu.
So something has improved.
In the display dialog, I see JPGs and BMPs so that is better.
But it is all greyed out, I can't choose. I have "None" for Wallpaper
So I cannot change anything.

I think I might change group polices back and then forward, hoping for no
crash.
The results might "take".

Any other suggestions?

Stephen Howe
 
Any other suggestions?

Done. It was another Group policy preving the change of Wallpaper

Stephen Howe
 
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