Guest Fourth Isaiah Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 This is strange. When the computer boots up, the desktop image I want appears. But when the bootup nears completion and just before the desktop icons appear, the background image disappears, to be replaced by a generic blue background. I can't seem to find this image on the hard drive. Where is it getting it from? How can I get it to appear permanently?
Guest Malke Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Re: Desktop background disappears Fourth Isaiah wrote: > This is strange. When the computer boots up, the desktop image I want > appears. But when the bootup nears completion and just before the desktop > icons appear, the background image disappears, to be replaced by a generic > blue background. I can't seem to find this image on the hard drive. > Where > is it getting it from? How can I get it to appear permanently? Assuming the computer is virus/malware-free, this is just a bug that happens sometimes. The way to get around it is to set the background to None, Apply. Now use the Browse button to locate the wallpaper you really want and set it as your background. If you can't find the image on your hard drive, perhaps it was "Internet Explorer wallpaper"; an image that you set as your background from IE. In that case, it will be in your Temporary Internet Files and you might be able to rescue it and save it properly in your My Pictures/My Documents folder. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
Guest Kelly Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Re: Desktop background disappears Great reply. :o) -- All the Best, Kelly (MS-MVP/DTS&XP) Taskbar Repair Tool Plus! http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm SupportSpace http://www.supportspace.com/pages?aiu=kellyskorner "Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:%239hAVkf5IHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Fourth Isaiah wrote: > >> This is strange. When the computer boots up, the desktop image I want >> appears. But when the bootup nears completion and just before the >> desktop >> icons appear, the background image disappears, to be replaced by a >> generic >> blue background. I can't seem to find this image on the hard drive. >> Where >> is it getting it from? How can I get it to appear permanently? > > Assuming the computer is virus/malware-free, this is just a bug that > happens > sometimes. The way to get around it is to set the background to None, > Apply. Now use the Browse button to locate the wallpaper you really want > and set it as your background. If you can't find the image on your hard > drive, perhaps it was "Internet Explorer wallpaper"; an image that you set > as your background from IE. In that case, it will be in your Temporary > Internet Files and you might be able to rescue it and save it properly in > your My Pictures/My Documents folder. > > Malke > -- > MS-MVP > Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! > FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ >
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