Re: Remove Picture from Background Picture List

Is there another way to do it and still leave all my pictures in the My
Pictures folder?

Yes, you can set a policy to only display .bmp files.

You can still set a JPG file as a background image using the Common Tasks
Set as desktop background link.

To display only .bmp files use Group Policy.

If XP Pro, see one of these...
Active Desktop Wallpaper
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=417

Allow only bitmapped wallpaper
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=418

If XP Home, you have to use a registry setting...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explore
r
or
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explor
er
NoHTMLWallpaper
or
NoActiveDesktop

See NoHTMLWallpaper here for how to do it...
Active Desktop Restrictions
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/443/

Allow only bitmapped wallpaper
[[Permits only bitmap images for wallpaper. This setting limits the desktop
background (wallpaper) to bitmap (.bmp) files. If users select files with
other image formats, such as JPEG, GIF, PNG, or HTML, through the Browse
button on the Desktop tab, the wallpaper does not load. Files that are
autoconverted to a .bmp format, such as JPEG, GIF, and PNG, can be set as
Wallpaper by right-clicking the image and selecting Set as Wallpaper.]]
from...
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=418

Or here...
NoHTMLWallPaper
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/93225.asp
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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:945F6543-8808-4CD5-81B1-DFEAFE83408A@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
thy <thy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
As stated in my original post, I know that moving the pictures away from
"My Pictures" folder would remove the pictures from the list.

BUT

Is there another way to do it and still leave all my pictures in the My
Pictures folder? Because moving the pictures away would effectively mean
that the My Pictures folder is useless as I cannot store any pictures
there.



"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Remove items from Desktop Background

Pictures list - Display Properties Background tab
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/background.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:FBD4719E-CFCC-453C-BD24-87E17E181F4D@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
thy <thy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
The Background Picture (wallpaper) list is displaying all the pictures
from "My Picture" folder. How do I stop that other than removing all my
pictures from that My Pictures folder and putting it in another folder
which defeats the whole purpose of that folder.

Additional Information: These pictures are not in the Wallpapers folder
in the Windows folder so it is not just a matter of removing the
pictures from that folder.

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