lswanson
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posted on August 2, 2003 08:29:05 AM
Here's the problem, everytime I save a photograph into the "my pictures" folder, it also adds that picture into the wallpaper inventory. I'd rather not have a list of 1000s of potential wallpapers every time I go into desktop properties.
I'm assuming that this is peculiar to the "my pictures" folder because if I save to another folder this doesn't happen.
Anyone know the fix?
Thanks in advance.
ls
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fenix03
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posted on August 2, 2003 08:51:47 AM
Buy a Mac
Sorry - I just had to say it 
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If it's really Common Sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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Twelvepole
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posted on August 2, 2003 08:57:05 AM
Unfortunately you will need to move the pictures you don't want available for wallpaper into another directory out of the "My Pictures" folder.
AIN'T LIFE GRAND... 
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Helenjw
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posted on August 2, 2003 11:19:58 AM
I'm assuming that this is peculiar to the "my pictures" folder because if I save to another folder this doesn't happen.
I use "my pictures" and I don't have this problem. So, there must be a solution.
Could the answer be found in My Pictures folder options? Be sure that under "view" you have checked "show and manage the pair as a single file."
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Twelvepole
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posted on August 2, 2003 11:40:21 AM
Helen, do you have active Desktop turned on?
Do you use a background other than the ones that came with the computer?
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
[ edited by Twelvepole on Aug 2, 2003 11:46 AM ]
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Helenjw
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posted on August 2, 2003 01:28:07 PM
OK, Twelvepole,
I see what you are talking about now. 
Photo's in the "My Picture" program are all wallpaper now. LOL!
What geek is responsible for that screw up???
Helen
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Twelvepole
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posted on August 2, 2003 04:10:21 PM
Guess MS thought they were doing us a "Favor" by making them accessible for wallpaper...not knowing about online sellers LOL
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
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profe51
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posted on August 2, 2003 05:54:06 PM
Unfortunately you will need to move the pictures you don't want available for wallpaper into another directory out of the "My Pictures" folder.
another example of M$'s "intuitive" user interface
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What luck for the leaders that men do not think. - Adolph Hitler
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lswanson
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posted on August 3, 2003 07:29:06 AM
Fenix 03,
Cute quip.
In all reality, for some of us, the answer about Mac vs PC comes down to software support and/or availability. Regionally, I'm over 300 miles from any decent Mac support. Local eggspurts just don't, and won't support Mac.
Too, there is a lot of proprietary, i.e., job-specific software that is written only for PC, and unfortunately both my job and personal interests make heavy demands on such software.
Every time I buy a new computer I have to ask myself why Jobs and Wozniak couldn't have been a wee bit more open with licensing and development codes. Shame really.
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lswanson
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posted on August 3, 2003 10:05:25 AM
Twelvepole,
Thanks for the tip. Moving the pics indeed took them off the wallpaper list.
Again, MS makes another well meaning but ill researched decision concerning how real people use computers.
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Helenjw
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posted on August 3, 2003 10:21:58 AM
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