default wallpaper path changed!
 

as we all know, the default wallpaper path is windows/web/wallpaper

suddenly, when I try to change my wallpaper in the display properties, my path is documents and settings/mypictures/

that causes a very long delay when trying to change wallpaper..

I have tried to reset the path back to where it should be, but it keeps on going back to the \mypictures folder...

I assume there is a registry hack to fix this; any ideas?

thanks so much!

Wasie try this (the step in bold and underlined in particular):


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Now start Regedit.exe.

• Drill down to [HKEY_USERS.DEFAULTControl PanelDesktop]
  
• Here you will find the following keys:
  "ScreenSaveTimeOut"="900"
  "SCRNSAVE.EXE"="logon.scr"
  "Wallpaper"="(Default)"
  "TileWallpaper"="0"

Here you change the value of these keys by double-clicking on them to the following:

<LI>"ScreenSaveTimeOut"="60" (This will enable the screensaver after 1 minute of no activity.)

<LI>"SCRNSAVE.EXE"=".scr" (Here you will replace the name of the screen saver logon.scr with the name of your company or your personal screensaver eg. Tomjerry.scr.)

<LI>"Wallpaper"="c:winntMy wallpaper.Bmp" (As it suggests, the name of wallpaper with the complete path.)

<LI>"TileWallpaper"="0" (Change this value to 1 in case you want to tile your wallpaper.) That's it. Restart your machine you're set.
<LI>------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hope that helps some :)

/JD

I'll try that JD, but I think all that does it change the "default" wallpaper, NOT the default path...

Thanks so much, man!

Yah man but if the default paper is changed, along with the default path, you should start up in the aforementioned path and have your original ones back ;)

/JD

one would think so, but it doesn't work!

something else must be screwed up in the registry..its off to Google I go!

Hey Wase - have you tried going to the desktop tab and browsing to the folder that you want as a default - choosing any background file e.g. GIF or JPG - from the folder that you want as the default then rebooting and changing to another background to see what becomes the default folder? Rebooting is the key IMHO.

hi richard;

yes, I have done that, and it keeps returning to the damn/mypictures folder, insted of windows/web/wallpaper..
I found 2 places in the registry that referred to wallpaper, but even changing those hasnt helped...

If you have X SetUp look here

Tried that yesterday, still no go..

thanks for your help though!

So you just tried clearing the field?

Supprised, that should of worked.