Re: Set as Desktop Background

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From: Nico Tomacelli [MSFT] (nicot_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/11/04


Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 09:01:29 -0800

Hi Martin,

Sounds like you lost your picture file association.

Try doing the following:

Start -> Run -> regsvr32 %windir%\system32\shimgvw.dll
Close and reopen the window and see if it has restored the Picture Tasks.

Please let us know if this resolves your problem.

Thanks,
Nico Tomacelli
Microsoft Corp.
US - Windows Core:SOLID

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"Martin Dunsterville" <ickle_martin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Since installing the latest set of updates and Office
> Student and Teacher Edition 2003, a change has come over
> my system. Whenever I right-click on an image, it does
> not give me the option to set it as my desktop in the
> menu. Any ideas what might be causing this and how it can
> be fixed?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Martin



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