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wallpaper dissapears

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by So0o0Confused, 2003/03/29.

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  1. 2003/03/29
    So0o0Confused

    So0o0Confused Inactive Thread Starter

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    im running win 98 on a gateway 266Pentium II with 126 ramn....HD is a 8 Gig and is 41% full
    why all of a sudden am i loosing my wallpapper to a black background when i open windows explorer?
     
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  2. 2003/03/30
    merlin

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    Not sure what you mean ..
    - you open Windows Explorer and it has a black background ?
    - when you exit Windows Explorer you have a black screen
    instead of your wallpaper ? If this is the case, right click on an
    empty part of the desktop. Click Properties and then the Display tab.
    What do you see ?
    regards
     
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  4. 2003/03/31
    So0o0Confused

    So0o0Confused Inactive Thread Starter

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    dissappearing wallpaper

    i mean periodically when i open windows explorer or refresh my desktop occasionally my wallpaper will turn to a solid black background, yet when i open the desktop properties and look in the wallpaper ta/background tab its still set on the correct setting and i will have to change it to tile or stretch then back to where it was and hit apply to bring it back up again- this happens about 4 or 5 times a day and would like to know whats causing it to do this all off a sudden... just very annoying is all
     
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    reboot

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    Turn off "view as web page ".
     
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  6. 2003/04/01
    So0o0Confused

    So0o0Confused Inactive Thread Starter

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    Wallpaper

    OK YOU are not following me - my windows explorer is NOT the problem here - MY desktop is!!! specificaly the background aka wallpaper is the problem because it dissappears for no reason at all periodically when i refresh of oppen explorer and im not talking about my browser OR any settings in my windows explorer
     
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  7. 2003/04/01
    KevinSaul

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    When 'view as a web page' is checked it affects the desktop as well as windows explorer.

    Try it, if it doesn't work you can always change it back.
     
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  8. 2003/04/01
    markp62

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    I am guessing that you really want that wallpaper on the desktop, and it is a JPG file. What you need to do is get IfranView [free], and open the JPG file that is your desktop, then Save As the file as a BMP file. Turn off Active Desktop, you will see your wallpaper disappear, then rechoose your wallpaper, but instead use the BMP file. Why is this you ask? It is because a JPG file needs Active Desktop to work, while a BMP file does not. Active Desktop has problems such as you are experiencing, and your computer will run better without it.
     
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