XP Background file folder options.

[T Moses]

I know this is kind of small potatoes, but here goes:

I used to have the "My Pictures" folder files show up in
the list of available background images when changing
backgrounds using the "Properties" - "Desktop" -
Background: list of files. Didn't ever have to "Browse"
for them. (A lot faster and easier to switch)

Now, for some reason unbeknownst to me, they do not show
up in the default list any more.

Any idea on how to get a folder's content to show up in
this menu again?

It sure made switching from one camera shot you get bored
with to another one a snap!

Thanks,
Tom

[Chris Jackson]

It will show the contents of your My Pictures folder until you get around
100 pictures in this folder, at which point it stops. If you want to start
seeing them again, you'll need to move some of your pictures elsewhere until
you are down below 100 again.

--
Chris Jackson
Software Engineer
Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
Windows XP Associate Expert
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"T Moses" > wrote in message
...
> I know this is kind of small potatoes, but here goes:
>
> I used to have the "My Pictures" folder files show up in
> the list of available background images when changing
> backgrounds using the "Properties" - "Desktop" -
> Background: list of files. Didn't ever have to "Browse"
> for them. (A lot faster and easier to switch)
>
> Now, for some reason unbeknownst to me, they do not show
> up in the default list any more.
>
> Any idea on how to get a folder's content to show up in
> this menu again?
>
> It sure made switching from one camera shot you get bored
> with to another one a snap!
>
> Thanks,
> Tom

[T Moses]

Thanks for the advice. It WAS kind of full, but now it
only has five or six in there. Still NO pics show up in
the list.

Could it be I have subfolders under My Pictures?
Do the pics in there count towards 100?
They didn't show up before, but might "trip the trigger".

Hmmmmmmmm......
>-----Original Message-----
>It will show the contents of your My Pictures folder
until you get around
>100 pictures in this folder, at which point it stops. If
you want to start
>seeing them again, you'll need to move some of your
pictures elsewhere until
>you are down below 100 again.
>
>--
>Chris Jackson
>Software Engineer
>Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
>Windows XP Associate Expert
>--
>"T Moses" > wrote in message
...
>> I know this is kind of small potatoes, but here goes:
>>
>> I used to have the "My Pictures" folder files show up
in
>> the list of available background images when changing
>> backgrounds using the "Properties" - "Desktop" -
>> Background: list of files. Didn't ever have
to "Browse"
>> for them. (A lot faster and easier to switch)
>>
>> Now, for some reason unbeknownst to me, they do not
show
>> up in the default list any more.
>>
>> Any idea on how to get a folder's content to show up in
>> this menu again?
>>
>> It sure made switching from one camera shot you get
bored
>> with to another one a snap!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom
>
>
>.
>

[T Moses]

Sorry to answer again, but I have an update.
Plus, I truly want to thank you.

I only had 10 files in the root portion
of My Pictures. I did have 3 sub-folders in
there though, and the files in them must count towards
the limit you set forth, even though they do NOT
show up in the Background list. Once I moved the
sub-folders to another directory, voila!

It worked.

Thanks again.
Tom Moses
>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the advice. It WAS kind of full, but now it
>only has five or six in there. Still NO pics show up in
>the list.
>
>Could it be I have subfolders under My Pictures?
>Do the pics in there count towards 100?
>They didn't show up before, but might "trip the trigger".
>
>Hmmmmmmmm......
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It will show the contents of your My Pictures folder
>until you get around
>>100 pictures in this folder, at which point it stops.
If
>you want to start
>>seeing them again, you'll need to move some of your
>pictures elsewhere until
>>you are down below 100 again.
>>
>>--
>>Chris Jackson
>>Software Engineer
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows XP
>>Windows XP Associate Expert
>>--
>>"T Moses" > wrote in message
...
>>> I know this is kind of small potatoes, but here goes:
>>>
>>> I used to have the "My Pictures" folder files show up
>in
>>> the list of available background images when changing
>>> backgrounds using the "Properties" - "Desktop" -
>>> Background: list of files. Didn't ever have
>to "Browse"
>>> for them. (A lot faster and easier to switch)
>>>
>>> Now, for some reason unbeknownst to me, they do not
>show
>>> up in the default list any more.
>>>
>>> Any idea on how to get a folder's content to show up
in
>>> this menu again?
>>>
>>> It sure made switching from one camera shot you get
>bored
>>> with to another one a snap!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tom
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>