Wallpaper - Desktop Background

[Milw newbie]

I have used from time to time, other than the MS Windows XP supplied list of
wallpaper backgrounds. Ones from my own photos. They then appear in the
"list" of Backgrounds on the Desktop Tab of the Display Properties Window.

How do I remove them from this list after I stop using them as a current
wallpaper? Some I will never want to use again and the list just gets longer?
What file/ folder are they in so I can delete them? I have done a file
search and cannot locate them.

Win XP Home ed SP 2, IE 6.0

[justme]

"Milw newbie" > wrote in message
...
>I have used from time to time, other than the MS Windows XP supplied list
>of
> wallpaper backgrounds. Ones from my own photos. They then appear in the
> "list" of Backgrounds on the Desktop Tab of the Display Properties Window.
>
> How do I remove them from this list after I stop using them as a current
> wallpaper? Some I will never want to use again and the list just gets
> longer?
> What file/ folder are they in so I can delete them? I have done a file
> search and cannot locate them.
>
> Win XP Home ed SP 2, IE 6.0

Desktop wallpaper is typically stored in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper. Try your
search again making sure that in your Advanced search options you have
"Search system folders" checked.

[Malke]

Milw newbie wrote:

> I have used from time to time, other than the MS Windows XP supplied
> list of wallpaper backgrounds. Ones from my own photos. They then
> appear in the "list" of Backgrounds on the Desktop Tab of the Display
> Properties Window.
>
> How do I remove them from this list after I stop using them as a
> current wallpaper? Some I will never want to use again and the list
> just gets longer?
> What file/ folder are they in so I can delete them? I have done a
> file search and cannot locate them.
>
> Win XP Home ed SP 2, IE 6.0

(Credit Ramesh) Windows fetches image files from:

BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS

BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:

C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL
THE SUB-FOLDERS]
C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\Application
Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** & ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]

Your photos are probably in the My Pictures folder inside of My
Documents. Move your personal photo to a new folder you make inside of
My Documents - but *outside* of My Pictures. Then when you want to use
one of those images for your Desktop background, you can browse to the
location.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

[Milw newbie]

"Malke" wrote:

> Milw newbie wrote:
>
> > I have used from time to time, other than the MS Windows XP supplied
> > list of wallpaper backgrounds. Ones from my own photos. They then
> > appear in the "list" of Backgrounds on the Desktop Tab of the Display
> > Properties Window.
> >
> > How do I remove them from this list after I stop using them as a
> > current wallpaper? Some I will never want to use again and the list
> > just gets longer?
> > What file/ folder are they in so I can delete them? I have done a
> > file search and cannot locate them.
> >
> > Win XP Home ed SP 2, IE 6.0
>
> (Credit Ramesh) Windows fetches image files from:
>
> BMP Files from C:\WINDOWS
>
> BMP, JPG, GIF, JPE, DIB, PNG, HTM files from the following locations:
>
> C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper
> C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\My Documents\My Pictures [& ALL
> THE SUB-FOLDERS]
> C:\Documents and Settings\<USER NAME>\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
> C:\Program Files\Plus!\Themes [*** & ALL THE SUB-FOLDERS ***]
>
> Your photos are probably in the My Pictures folder inside of My
> Documents. Move your personal photo to a new folder you make inside of
> My Documents - but *outside* of My Pictures. Then when you want to use
> one of those images for your Desktop background, you can browse to the
> location.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic"
> Thanks....I will try this.....

[Milw newbie]

"justme" wrote:

> "Milw newbie" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I have used from time to time, other than the MS Windows XP supplied list
> >of
> > wallpaper backgrounds. Ones from my own photos. They then appear in the
> > "list" of Backgrounds on the Desktop Tab of the Display Properties Window.
> >
> > How do I remove them from this list after I stop using them as a current
> > wallpaper? Some I will never want to use again and the list just gets
> > longer?
> > What file/ folder are they in so I can delete them? I have done a file
> > search and cannot locate them.
> >
> > Win XP Home ed SP 2, IE 6.0
>
> Desktop wallpaper is typically stored in C:\Windows\Web\Wallpaper. Try your
> search again making sure that in your Advanced search options you have
> "Search system folders" checked.
>
> I have found this as you suggested but mine are not listed. Only the original MS ones are listed there in Web\Wallpaper. Thanks anyway. I think the solution may be as Malke says in his comments.
>