Windowsxp88 Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 HELP!! **** it..now for some *weird* reason XP will not let me set jpg files as my desktop background...the files MUST be bmp...other wise the wont show up on the desktop tab in desktop prop. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 With the JPG in your pictures folder, right click on the file and select "set as desktop background". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUrbanMyth Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) HELP!! **** it..now for some *weird* reason XP will not let me set jpg files as my desktop background...the files MUST be bmp...other wise the wont show up on the desktop tab in desktop prop. any ideas?Very wierd, and maybe a good answer by Harley, although Another way you can go about it is to convert the pictures into BMP format. You can do this easily by opening the picture in Paint or any other such image editor, and simply Save As then choose the appropriate format for you. I love alternatives. Oh BTW Now you will have a JPG and a BMP verion of the picture/pictures.Also if looking for good Backgrounds checkout www.VisualParadox.com I hope I didn't break any rules there. Sorry if I did. All high quality pics that will work great for your desktop. No matter where they are.Wow, alot of Oldies in here eh? Edited July 30, 2008 by TheUrbanMyth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Do you have SP3 or at least SP2 installed ? I think that problem was fixed that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hj_fr Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Do you have disabled "active desktop" ?No active desktop = no jpg for wallpapers.Check these reg keys:[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]"NoActiveDesktop"=dword:00000000"NoSetActiveDesktop"=dword:00000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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