default wallpaper path changed!

[wase4711]

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!

[JacKDynne]

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


--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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

[wase4711]

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

Thanks so much, man!

[JacKDynne]

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

[wase4711]

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

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

[richardc2000]

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.

[wase4711]

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...

[richardc2000]

If you have X SetUp look here

[wase4711]

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardc2000

If you have X SetUp look here

Tried that yesterday, still no go..

thanks for your help though!

[war59312]

So you just tried clearing the field?

Supprised, that should of worked.