Re: Copying Screensavers & Wallpapers



Screensavers .scr should be in the C:\Windows and C:\Winnt
Directories. You can do a search for them using *.scr
Wallpaper should be in C:\Windows\Web folder in WinXP. Not sure about
Win2K. But do a search for them.
"a144mb" <a144mb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7E74E655-7890-4509-95C6-C32EF2FC78C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have users that I'm upgrading from one laptop to another. The old laptop
>is
> running Windows 2000. The new laptop is running Windows XP. I've used the
> Files and Settings Transfer (FAST) Wizard to copy over their Outlook
> contacts, PSTs, and IE Favorites. But most users have personal
> Screensavers
> and desktop wallpapers that are not copied over. The users are offsite, so
> I'm piping into their box (ie, \\computer_name\c$) and surfing for their
> Screensaver\Wallpaper pic files. The only thing is that there isn't a 'My
> Pictures' folder in their My Documents folder. Additionally, the pics in
> "Desktop" & "Screen Saver" tabs in Display Properties don't list their
> file
> location (ie, C:\Windows\etc...) when selected. My question is, "Where are
> the screensavers & wallpaper pics located on the root level of Windows
> 2000
> and Windows XP"?


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