Re: Can no longer click a .jpg & set as desktop

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wsfortenberry

I have the opposite problem. I want to disable the "set as desktop
background" option. Do you have any suggestions for how to do that?

"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

> Alice,
>
> Set the folder view to Thumbnails. Right-click on a JPG file and choose "Set
> as Desktop Background". If that does not help or if that option does not
> appear, try these two commands from Start, Run dialog:
>
> regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
> regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
>
>
> "Alice M." <AliceM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B4A2F341-3AA9-43C0-BD66-B02C6189FDFD@microsoft.com...
> I can no longer right click on a .jpg and set it as my desktop background.
> I
> must instead do it via the Control Panel/Display. I've searched for an
> answer
> to no avail, and have also followed the advice once given by Ramesh, MS-MVP,
> concerning a revision to my registry. Suggestions?
>
> Alice M.
>
>
>
 
Hi,
See: http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=417
Index: http://www.boyce.us/gp/gplistall.asp

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"wsfortenberry" <wsfortenberry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E5AAB48C-0812-455F-9F6E-F6D1D716E7BE@microsoft.com...
> I have the opposite problem. I want to disable the "set as desktop
> background" option. Do you have any suggestions for how to do that?

> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
> > Alice,
> >
> > Set the folder view to Thumbnails. Right-click on a JPG file and choose
"Set
> > as Desktop Background". If that does not help or if that option does not
> > appear, try these two commands from Start, Run dialog:
> >
> > regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
> > regsvr32 /i shell32.dll

> > "Alice M." <AliceM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B4A2F341-3AA9-43C0-BD66-B02C6189FDFD@microsoft.com...
> > I can no longer right click on a .jpg and set it as my desktop
background.
> > I
> > must instead do it via the Control Panel/Display. I've searched for an
> > answer
> > to no avail, and have also followed the advice once given by Ramesh,
MS-MVP,
> > concerning a revision to my registry. Suggestions?
 
This did not help. I already have this feature enabled, and it is working
great except for the fact that the text of my icons now shows the background
color instead of being transparent.

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> See: http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=417
> Index: http://www.boyce.us/gp/gplistall.asp
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "wsfortenberry" <wsfortenberry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E5AAB48C-0812-455F-9F6E-F6D1D716E7BE@microsoft.com...
> > I have the opposite problem. I want to disable the "set as desktop
> > background" option. Do you have any suggestions for how to do that?
>
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > Alice,
> > >
> > > Set the folder view to Thumbnails. Right-click on a JPG file and choose
> "Set
> > > as Desktop Background". If that does not help or if that option does not
> > > appear, try these two commands from Start, Run dialog:
> > >
> > > regsvr32 shimgvw.dll
> > > regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
>
> > > "Alice M." <AliceM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:B4A2F341-3AA9-43C0-BD66-B02C6189FDFD@microsoft.com...
> > > I can no longer right click on a .jpg and set it as my desktop
> background.
> > > I
> > > must instead do it via the Control Panel/Display. I've searched for an
> > > answer
> > > to no avail, and have also followed the advice once given by Ramesh,
> MS-MVP,
> > > concerning a revision to my registry. Suggestions?
>
>
 
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